Oscars in Hollywood cliffhanger over Best Picture, Director Despite getting 12 nominations at the Oscars, Steven Spielberg's 'Lincoln' is still undermined for a win. ...  
02:21 PM, Feb 21, 2013

Strange but true stories from past Academy Awards The Academy Awards are usually well scripted events, but sometimes even Oscar gets a taste of the most unexpected. ...  
01:51 PM, Feb 21, 2013

Little audience for 'Zero Dark Thirty' in Pakistan In Pakistan people who have seen 'Zero Dark Thirty' on DVD are also talking much of what they say are factual errors. ...  
01:28 PM, Feb 21, 2013

Freida Pinto to host pre Oscar bash Freida Pinto will host a special pre-Oscar party where she will promote the issue of education for the girl child. ...  
11:13 AM, Feb 21, 2013

Powerful performances from Anne Hathaway, Sally Field, Helen Hunt and Amy Adams makes the race for the Best Supporting Actress award tougher and interesting. Anne Hathaway's portrayal of a mother forced into prostitution to save herself and her child from starvation in Tom Ford's Les Miserbales has already rave reviews. She has won a BAFTA, a Golden Globe, a SAG to name a few and trade pundits are heavily betting on Hathaway to take away the Oscar home as well.Veteran actress Sally Field's portrayal of Mary Todd Lincoln in Steven Spielberg's 'Lincoln' is being touted as a strong contender for the award after Hathaway.
09:36 AM, Feb 21, 2013

Winning actresses are more weepy at Oscars
by IANS
However, a study suggests that crying is a recent trend at the Oscars since 1995. ...  
03:50 PM, Feb 20, 2013

Even though Ben Affleck fetched the Best Director award in almost all the award ceremonies this year, he will not feature in the nomination list of Best Director category at the 85th Academy Awards.Ang Lee won his first academy award for 'Brokeback Mountain' in 2005 and is being considered as a strong contender at this year's Oscars. Lee's visually spectacular 'Life Of Pi' wasn't an easy film to shoot. Based on a book by the same name, the mid-sea odyssey of survival and companionship has also been nominated in 'Best Film' actor. David O Rusell's 'Silver Lining Playbook' is the only light hearted film which has got a Oscar nod in several categories including 'Best Director', 'Best Film', 'Best Actor (Male) and 'Best Actor (Female)'.
06:32 PM, Feb 19, 2013

Salma Hayek to host this year's Oscar Awards Academy has added actors Salma Hayek Pinault, Melissa McCarthy, Liam Neeson and John Travolta to its star-studded list of Oscar presenters. Hayek earned an Oscar nomination for her leading performance in 'Frida'. She will be seen next in 'Grown Ups 2'. ...  
05:20 PM, Feb 19, 2013

Oscar movies are hits too, for a change From 'Argo' to 'Life of Pi,' they've largely been popular at the box office, too. ...  
10:33 AM, Feb 19, 2013

10 things to look forward to in the next thirty days Exciting times ahead for fans of movies and music and television. From honouring the best of cinema at the 85th Academy Awards to Norah Jones performing in India live to Charlie Sheen making his debut on Indian television ...  
08:05 PM, Feb 18, 2013

For her portrayal of a CIA agent who undertakes a decade-long search for Osama bin Laden, Jessica Chastain is the frontrunner for the best actress at Oscar. Known for being a character-actor, Jessica Chastain has nailed 'Zero Dark Thirty' with her performance. Jessica Chastain comes forth as a strong character in Kathryn Bigelow's 'Zero Dark Thirty' and she has already bagged the Golden Globes for the best actress. Her biggest contender at the Oscars is Jennifer Lawrence for her performance in 'Silver Linings Playbook'. The oldest Oscar best actress nominee Emmanuelle Riva, who will turn 86 on the Oscar night, has already won herself a BAFTA. And, the French actress seems a promising contender to take back the golden lady with her brilliant performance in 'Amour'. Emmanuelle plays Anne Laurent in the touching tale of an elderly couple whose love for each other is tested after she suffers two strokes.
05:01 PM, Feb 18, 2013

Anne Hathaway prefers marriage to winning an Oscar Nominated for an Oscar next week, actress Anne Hathaway says nothing will ever top the feeling of getting married, not even winning the coveted Hollywood honour. ...  
01:08 PM, Feb 18, 2013

Bird droppings part of pre-Oscar beauty treatment Hollywood stars wanting to look their best for Tinseltown's biggest night of the year are being offered beauty treatments ranging from the lavish to plain loony such as $250,000 black diamond nail varnish and bird excrement facials. ...  
10:19 AM, Feb 18, 2013

After bagging the best actor award at the BAFTAs, Golden Globe and Screen Guild Awards, Daniel Day-Lewis seems the most promising actor to take away the golden lady this time. With his brilliant portrayal of President Abraham Lincoln in Steven Spielberg's film 'Lincoln', the actor yet again sweeps you off your feet with his great acting skills. 'Lincoln' brings forth the story of Honest Abe's juggling act of slavery abolition and end of civil war. And, the method actor Daniel Day Lewis breathes life into the character and it is very difficult that you will not get overwhelmed by his performance in the film. Hugh Jackman did not just lose a few pounds to shoot the opening scenes of his Oscar nominated film 'Les Miserables', but the actor later even had to put on weight for the rest of the musical. Considering it a total challenge, the actor had to not learn his lines but had to actually strike the right note for the musical by straining his vocal chords.
03:58 PM, Feb 17, 2013

Oscar-nominated documentaries capture history The Oscar-nominated features '5 Broken Cameras' and 'How to Survive a Plague' represent documentaries in the truest, purest form of the word: They capture a spark, a moment in history, and they make us feel as if we were there, too. ...  
06:59 PM, Feb 16, 2013

Of the nine films nominated in the Best Picture category, here is why you should watch some and give the others a pass. A favourite this awards season, Ben Affleck's 'Argo' is just the kind of movie that is needed in this day and age. Based on a true incident when six Americans were miraculously rescued by CIA from Iran during the peak of Iran hostage crisis, 'Argo' gives an amazing glimpse of a society that can work towards if everyone is willing to give it a shot. David O'Rusell's 'Silver Lining Playbook' seems like an unlikely choice in the Best Film nomination list. While other nominees are primarily drama, 'Silver Lining Playbook' is romantic-comedy. Many of the critics have panned the film and called it too superficial and frothy. Will it get an Oscar nod or not is something we will have to wait and watch but its lead actors- Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper are being considered as strong contenders to clinch the trophy of Best Actress and Best Actor category respectively.Katheryn Bigelow's 'Zero Dark Thrity' is based on how American troupes raided Osama Bin Laden's hideout in Pakistan and eventually killed the world's most dreaded terrorist. The war docu-drama is a very detailed film- something which is needed when one is making a film based on real life incident. The film is seen through the eyes of Maya (Jessica Chastain), a female CIA officer handling the case. It also gives out a powerful message of how a woman calls the shots in world full of men.
06:52 PM, Feb 15, 2013

Actor Steve Martin welcomes first child at age 67

According to People Magazine, Steve Martin and his wife Anne Stringfield, 41, has welcomed a baby back in December. But the couple managed to keep the birth a secret. Martin and stringfiled have been married since 2007. ...
06:37 PM, Feb 15, 2013

Dolby Theatre turns up the volume for Oscars 2013 Dolby is ready for its first date with Oscar. The Academy Awards will be broadcast from the Dolby Theatre for the first time since the audio-visual technology company plastered its name and logo on the awards venue last summer. While the 11-year-old space mostly looks the same as it has in years past, Dolby has diligently worked for the past seven months to ensure it will sound different come Feb....  
01:25 PM, Feb 15, 2013

Hope 'Zero Dark Thirty' will win Oscar: Manimajra residents The residents of Manimajra town here, where large parts of Kathryn Bigelow's Oscar nominated film 'Zero Dark Thirty' were shot, are hoping that the film will win the prestigious award. ...  
11:19 AM, Feb 12, 2013

Robert De Niro: Surprised to get Oscar nod after 21 years Hollywood legend Robert De Niro, who has earned an Oscar nomination for his role in 'Silver Linings Playbook', is surprised that the nod comes 21 years after his last win. De Niro last took home an Oscar in 1981, for his portrayal of the real-life world middle-weight champion, Jake LaMotta, in 'Raging Bull', reported CBS News. ...  
11:46 AM, Feb 05, 2013