Academy Awards: News

22 Jan 2019

Entertainment

Oscars 2019 nominations: Here's the complete list

Oscars 2019 is going to be held on February 24, 2019. As we had reported, the final list of nominations was to be announced today.

22 Jan 2019

Bradley Cooper

Oscars 2019: Five films to watch out for this year

The Oscars will unveil their complete list of nominations today, January 22, 2019.

10 Jan 2019

Ellen DeGeneres

Kevin Hart confirms he will not host Oscars 2019

Kevin Hart has put all speculations to bed regarding him hosting the 2019 Oscars.

05 Jan 2019

Ellen DeGeneres

Oscars ready to take back Kevin Hart as host?

Kevin Hart was supposed to host this year's Oscars as we had reported.

20 Dec 2018

Netflix

Amblin Television working on 'Rashomon' television series

Currently, entertainment industry is seeing a shift from films to TV.

19 Dec 2018

South Korea

Oscars 2019: 9 category shortlists announced, India's entry misses out

As the year draws to a close, the award season begins.

07 Dec 2018

X

After old-homophobic tweets surface, Kevin Hart steps down as Oscars-host

Comedian Kevin Hart will not host Oscars 2019, he confirmed on Twitter. The decision came after old homophobic tweets of him surfaced.

05 Dec 2018

Kevin Hart

Kevin Hart, of 'Ride Along' fame, to host Oscars 2019

Academy Awards 2019 will be aired on ABC on February 24, and this ceremony has found an emcee in US-based actor and comedian Kevin Hart.

26 Nov 2018

Paris

RIP Bernardo Bertolucci : Oscar-winning Italian director dies

Bernardo Bertolucci, one of the finest Italian filmmakers to grace the world of cinema, died on Monday at the age of 77.

16 Nov 2018

Hollywood

Oscar Buzz: Could 'Black Panther' win Best Picture?

'Black Panther' was Marvel's most significant movie in 2018, despite 'Avengers: Infinity War' drawing more crowd.

22 Sep 2018

India

'Village Rockstars', an Assamese film, is India's Oscar entry

In the rat race to Oscars 2019, 'Village Rockstars', an Assamese film has become India's official entry in 'Best Foreign Language film' category.

22 Sep 2018

India

Oscars 2019: 'Raazi', 'Padmaavat' to be India's official entries?

As we get closer to Oscars 2019, the Indian Film Industry looks firmly determined to bag the golden trophy in 'Best Foreign Language' Category this time.

13 Sep 2018

Hollywood

Viola Davis regrets doing the movie which earned her Oscar-nomination

Viola Davis, who won an Oscar for 'Fences', recently said that she regretted acting in 'The Help'.

07 Sep 2018

Hollywood

It's confirmed: Oscars will not introduce 'Most Popular' movie category

The Academy of Motion Picture and Sciences, that awards the Oscars, shelved their recent plan to introduce a 'Most Popular' movies category.

05 Sep 2018

Facebook

Adil Hussain's film declared Norway's official entry for the Oscars

Actor Adil Hussain has announced that his film 'What Will People Say' has been declared as the official entry of Norway for the 2019 Academy Awards.

10 Aug 2018

India

Will Smith 'flew', Jolie 'seduced', courtesy this Oscar-winning Indian animator

When the Academy Awards' list of winners for technical achievement was announced last year, India had a big reason to raise a toast.

09 Aug 2018

Hollywood

Oscars introduce 'popular films' category, decoding what it means

The Academy of Motion Picture and Sciences, that awards the Oscars, announced new changes for Oscars 2019 and 2020.

29 Apr 2018

Rajkummar Rao

CRPF officer files defamation case against makers of Rajkummar's 'Newton'

Rajkummar Rao starrer 'Newton' has landed in a legal soup.

24 Apr 2018

Winter Olympics

Date set for 91st Oscars already!

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced the entire schedule for the 91st Oscars. The ceremony will air on February 24, 2019.

28 Mar 2018

Sexual Harassment

Academy dismisses sexual harassment charges against president John Bailey

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has issued a statement saying that president John Bailey has been cleared of sexual harassment charges.

25 Mar 2018

Netflix

Netflix films shouldn't be eligible for the Oscars: Steven Spielberg

Movie maverick Steven Spielberg has opined that Netflix movies should not be considered for the Academy Awards.

17 Mar 2018

Hollywood

Oscars chief John Bailey faces sexual harassment charges

In yet another shocker for Hollywood, the president of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, John Bailey, has been leveled with sexual harassment allegations, reported Hollywood trade publications.

13 Mar 2018

Hollywood

Shabana Azmi dubs Oscars red carpet culture as 'huge pity'

Shabana Azmi is visibly offended by the Oscars for endorsing unrealistic standards of beauty.

07 Mar 2018

Donald Trump

Jimmy Kimmel's 'lowest rated President' jibe at Donald Trump

Jimmy Kimmel fired back at US President Donald Trump after the latter took pot-shots at the low ratings of the 90th Academy Awards.

06 Mar 2018

Hollywood

Man absconds with Frances McDormand's Oscar; held

Frances McDormand could not relish her Oscars win for long, as a thief walked off with her trophy shortly after the ceremony was concluded.

05 Mar 2018

Sridevi

A tribute to Shashi Kapoor and Sridevi at Oscars 2018

The 90th Academy Awards paid homage to Bollywood legends Shashi Kapoor and Sridevi.

05 Mar 2018

Samsung

Watch: Samsung's tribute to queer women in new Oscars ad

Have you watched Samsung Galaxy's new ad 'Make It Yours'?

05 Mar 2018

Ali Fazal

Ali Fazal's 'Victoria & Abdul' loses Oscars to 'Darkest Hour'

Period drama "Victoria & Abdul", starring Indian actor Ali Fazal alongside veteran British star Judi Dench, lost Makeup and Hairstyling and Costume Design Oscars to "Darkest Hour" and "Phantom Thread", respectively.

04 Mar 2018

Hollywood

Oscars 2018: Have a look at this year's major nominations

It's that time of the year when the best movies from across the globe compete at the most prestigious film awards - The Academy Awards, also known as the Oscars.

23 Feb 2018

Hollywood

Here's what went behind Jacob Tremblay's look in 'Wonder'

Make-up artist Arjen Tuiten was handed over a difficult job of making nine-year-old Jacob Tremblay look like a boy who had a genetic disease that causes facial deformities in the movie 'Wonder.'

20 Feb 2018

Hollywood

Oscar-winning actor Geoffrey Rush accused of touching actress's genitals

Oscar-winning Australian actor Geoffrey Rush has sued The Daily Telegraph for defamation over publishing two stories accusing him of sexually assaulting a fellow actress.

22 Jan 2018

Celebrity

Priyanka Chopra to announce Oscar nominations

Last year, the Academy Awards introduced a new way of announcing nominations through sketch featuring actors. There are some surprises awaiting us this year as well.

19 Jan 2018

Israel

Netanyahu recreates viral Oscar selfie with Bollywood biggies in India

What is one of the prime proofs of the "great friendship" between India and Israel? An iconic selfie.

04 Jan 2018

Bollywood

Radhika Apte all set to work with an Oscar-nominated actor

Actress Radhika Apte always manages to floor the audience by her bold choices.

15 Dec 2017

Bollywood

Rajkummar Rao's 'Newton' out of Oscars

Rajkummar Rao's Newton, India's official entry in the Best Foreign Language category at the 90th Academy Awards, unfortunately, failed to make a cut in the Oscars.

15 Oct 2017

Hollywood

Sexual harassment: Oscar board does the unthinkable, expels Harvey Weinstein

At least 34 actresses have accused Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein of sexual harassment in recent days.

22 Sep 2017

India

'Newton' is India's official entry for the Oscars

It's official: Amit Masurkar's acclaimed political satire 'Newton' is India's entry for Oscars this time. it will compete in the Best Foreign Language Film category.

21 Jun 2017

Hollywood

3 times Oscar-winning actor Daniel Day-Lewis retires from acting

Triple Oscar-winning actor Sir Daniel Day-Lewis is formally retiring from acting.

03 Mar 2017

Emma Stone

Duo behind Oscar goof-up given bodyguards after death threats

The two PricewaterhouseCoopers accountants reportedly responsible for the Oscar best picture award goof-up have been given bodyguards after they received death threats on social media.