Los Angeles: Rick Carter, Robert Stromberg, Kim Sinclair bagged the best art direction Oscar for “Avatar”, one of the most expensive films ever made, at the 82nd Academy Awards.
Sandy Powell walked away with the Oscar for best costume design for “The Young Victoria”. This was Powell’s third win at the Academy awards. Earlier, she won [...]
‘Avatar’ bags Oscar for best art direction
Jeff Bridges bags best actor Oscar for ‘Crazy Heart’
Los Angeles: Jeff Bridges walked away with the best actor Oscar for his performance as a washed-up country singer in “Crazy Heart” at the 82nd Academy Awards here.
Directed by Scott Cooper, the film sees Bridges as singer Bad Blake whose meeting with a young journalist may help him to turn his life around.
“I want to [...]
Sandra Bullock wins best actress Oscar
Los Angeles: After being named named worst actress for “All About Steve” at the Razzie Awards this weekend, Sandra Bullock bagged best actress Oscar for playing a high society woman who adopts an orphaned black boy in “The Blind Side” at the 82nd Academy Awards.
“I have so many people to thank but not enough time. [...]
‘The Hurt Locker’ big win at the Oscars
Los Angeles: The Iraq-based war drama “The Hurt Locker” was named best picture at the 82nd Academy Awards and also got the best director Oscar for Kathryn Bigelow.
“This is the moment of a lifetime… it is so extraordinary to be in the company of such powerful filmmakers. I really want to thank the Academy. The [...]
OWN Acquires Precious from Lionsgate
Los Angeles: THE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK has acquired television rights to the critically acclaimed, box office hit PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL PUSH BY SAPPHIRE from Lionsgate (NYSE:LGF). OWN Chief Executive Officer Christina Norman and Lionsgate Television President of Programming & Production Kevin Beggs made the announcement today. OWN has licensed the first broadcast window [...]
‘The Hurt Locker’ awarded best film at BAFTA
London: Iraq war drama “The Hurt Locker” swept to success at the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs) Sunday in London with director Kathryn Bigelow also winning the best director award.
Bigelow beat out competition from ex-husband James Cameron, whose sci-fi blockbuster “Avatar” had also been nominated in both categories.
But the surprise of the evening’s award ceremony [...]
Hollywood actors shrugging off nudity?
New Delhi: Nudity in Hollywood has been variously described as beautiful, creative or explicit. But lately many famous actors have been vowing never to bare it all.
Oscar winner Kate Winslet, who showed off her bare body in a series of films like “Titanic”, “Hamlet”, “Iris”, “Holy Smoke” and “The Reader”, has said no to nude [...]
Film on Nazi sparks controversy in Germany
Berlin: A movie about the making of one of the most notorious Nazi propaganda films stirred a controversy at its premiere at the Berlin Film Festival Thursday.
“Jud Suess – Film ohne Gewissen” (Jew Suss – Rise and Fall) by German-born director Oskar Roehler charts the rise and fall of the actor Ferdinand Marian who was [...]
Lady Gaga bags three Brit Awards
London: British pop star Lady Gaga continues her quest for world domination by walking away with three major trophies at the Brit Awards here.
The “Poker Face” hit maker was the big winner Tuesday, winning prizes for all the international categories she was nominated for, reported femalefirst.co.uk.
Her record “The Fame” was named the best international album. [...]
Russian centre in Nepal stops screening gay film
Kathmandu: Nepal’s sexual minorities are stung by the refusal of the Russian Cultural Centre in Kathmandu, run by the Russian government, to screen a documentary on gay rights even though the auditorium at the centre had been booked in advance by Nepal’s pioneering gay rights organisation Blue Diamond Society (BDS).
BDS had planned a premiere of [...]