Los Angeles: Even the hundreds of photographers, TV cameras and webcams around the Hollywood & Highland Center can't capture every starry moment of Sunday's 84th annual Academy Awards. Celebrities reunite on the red carpet, mingle during commercial breaks and experience impromptu star-crossings in the wings - and we've got our eyes and ears trained on those moments. From arrivals to after-parties, here's a running account of what you didn't see...
06:37 AM, Feb 27, 2012
Los Angeles: Hollywood's biggest fashion parade, the red carpet outside the Oscars, began heating up on Monday morning ahead of the world's top film awards where silent movie "The Artist" is widely seen as the choice for best movie. Early arrivals included 'Artist' actress Berenice Bejo, who is nominated in a supporting role, in a mint green dress, "The Help" star Jessica Chastain in a stunning black gown embroidered in...
06:25 AM, Feb 27, 2012
Uggie, the 10-year-old jack russell terrier is the scene stealer of ten time Oscar-nominated film 'The Artist'. ...
11:28 PM, Feb 26, 2012
Beijing: Chinese acrobats will perform at the Academy Awards for the first time on Sunday, hitting the stage in Los Angeles at the Kodak Theater as part of the ceremony. Nine performers from east China's Shandong Province will perform grueling feats of physical prowess, Zhou Yonghui, the acrobatic team's coach said. No stage props will be used by the performers, Zhou said, adding that the performers won high honors at...
03:26 AM, Feb 26, 2012
New Delhi: The names of Academy Awards winners are a closely guarded secret until the envelope is opened during the Oscar night. But Google, armed with its search statistics takes a go at predicting the winners at the 84th Annual Academy Awards. The search engine giant has closely analysed the search trends over the last three years to identify indications that point towards the actual winners who took the gold...
01:47 PM, Feb 25, 2012
Rajeev Masand takes you through the nominations for Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director and Best Film for the Academy Awards. ...
12:09 PM, Feb 25, 2012
Los Angels: Known for his portrayal of three unorthodox fictional characters - Ali G, Borat, and Brno, actor Sacha Baron Cohen has been barred from attending the 84th Academy Awards Sunday - because of the costume he wanted to wear! Cohen has been told he can't walk the red carpet dressed as General Aladeen, a character he is playing in his upcoming comedy 'The Dictator', reports nypost.com. 'The Dictator' is...
07:32 PM, Feb 24, 2012
Los Angeles: Hollywood glamour meets French chic in a battle of charm for Oscar's best actor accolade on Sunday that pits George Clooney and close friend Brad Pitt against dashing Jean Dujardin. Clooney, 50, beloved by his peers and regarded as the most eligible bachelor in the world, is thought to have the edge for his performance as a back-up dad forced to pull his family together in the emotional...
12:12 PM, Feb 24, 2012
Rajeev Masand spoke to Hollywood biggie Brad Pitt who said his India experience was good as he was able to explore the country. ...
10:01 AM, Feb 24, 2012
New Delhi: The Academy Of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has often been criticized for its safe, conventional and (as some in the know call it) the Harvey Weinstein choices (yes, its the same Academy which chose 'Rocky' over 'Taxi Driver'). This year especially it has ruffled lot of critics and cine goers with its decision of keeping out some marvellous artists out of the contention. Heres some of my...
03:06 PM, Feb 23, 2012
The Oscar nominees for the Best Actress include Rooney Mara for 'The girl with the dragon tattoo'. ...
04:03 PM, Feb 22, 2012
Los Angeles: Viola Davis knew she had big shoes to fill when she agreed to play the role of a lowly black maid to a rich white family in 1960s Mississippi in 'The Help'. They included those of her mother, her late grandmother and thousands of African-American women who were maids themselves, many of whom would rather forget those years. Although Davis is now neck-and-neck with Meryl Streep for the...
12:31 PM, Feb 22, 2012
Beverly Hills: Anyone who knows their Oscars knows that nominees' fashion plans are strictly top secret until the big day. They seem to be more revealing about their designer undergarments, though. While it may fit into the too-much-information file, some of the year's most celebrated actors and directors aren't afraid to talk about the product placement underneath those tuxes and gowns. "What I do, because I get chilly, I like...
12:04 PM, Feb 22, 2012
The countdown has begun as the Oscars are a week away and Rajeev Masand talks about the nominees in Best Director category. ...
09:36 AM, Feb 21, 2012
New Delhi: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on January 24 the nominations for the 84th Academy Awards. The winners will be revealed in Hollywood on February 26. The list of films, actors, technicians, make-up artists and musicians honoured each year for outstanding work in their field is not just impressive, but also confusing. We have compiled a list of five great films that you must watch...
07:04 PM, Feb 18, 2012
This week Rajeev Masand takes a look at the five nominations for the Best Director. ...
10:26 AM, Feb 18, 2012
Mumbai: Labelled as France's answer to George Clooney, Jean Dujardin talks about dealing with the unprecedented success of 'The Artist' and being rather tough on himself. He has already won the BAFTA and the Golden Globe this year for his outstanding performance in Michel Hazanavicius' 'The Artist'. Now, all eyes will be set on Jean Dujardin on the night of February 26. Will he score once more and take home...
04:13 PM, Feb 17, 2012
Los Angeles: Uggie, the canine star of 'The Artist', won't be taking part in the Oscars or appearing on the red carpet next week, despite having won the hearts of millions of moviegoers. "Uggie has not been asked to participate or appear at the Oscars," a spokesperson for The Weinstein Company, distributors of 'The Artist', told Reuters on Tuesday. Without an official invitation or credential, the playful Jack Russell terrier,...
11:28 AM, Feb 15, 2012
New Delhi: Just as the human cast of director Steven Spielbergs Oscar nominated film 'War Horse' was vital, equally important was the casting of horses. Never before 'War Horse' had a film been attempted that was so dependent on the expressive abilities of so many horses. For this DreamWorks and Reliance Entertainment film a large horse unit was forged, comprising of over 100 horses and just for the role of...
05:41 PM, Feb 07, 2012
