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An Oscar for Andy Serkis

As you are obviously aware, each year your organization gives out the Academy Awards, the most prestigious film awards in the world, across several categories. It also gives out honorary Academy Awards, which celebrate achievements in fil [...]

Posted On : Aug, 10 2011 | Comments : 0

Polly Platt dies at 72; Oscar-nominated art director

She was best known for her work on 'The Last Picture Show' and 'Paper Moon', both directed by former husband Peter Bogdanovich. She also was an executive in filmmaker James L. Brooks' company. Polly Platt, the Oscar [...]

Posted On : Jul, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Oscar winner Danny Boyle to give Cameron sneak Olympic previ...

Oscar-winner Danny Boyle is giving Prime Minister David Cameron a sneak preview of the London 2012 Olympic opening ceremony this week. Boyle, the opening ceremony artistic director, will be using a model of the Olympics Stadium, musi [...]

Posted On : Jul, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

Oscar Winner Helen Mirren Takes Bette Midler's Place In HBO ...

Helen Mirren, Oscar winner for her role in The Queen, will step into Bette Midler’s role opposite Al Pacino in the HBO film Phil Spector. The Hollywood Reporter reports that Bette Midler had to step down from the role after a hernia [...]

Posted On : Jul, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Rahman stole Oscar awards, claims Ismail

At a press conference held recently in Nagpur, music director Ismail Darbar unsealed few boxes of secret which is likely to draw few controversies in B-town in future. Ismail accused internationally acclaimed film composer, A R Rahman for [...]

Posted On : May, 31 2011 | Comments : 0

I did not buy the Oscar: Rahman

Rahman’s big O has run into big trouble — the singer’s Oscar awards, alleges composer Ismail Darbar, were ‘bought’, to which the 45-year-old Academy winner retorts, “Oscars cannot be bought. It’s [...]

Posted On : May, 30 2011 | Comments : 0

Oscar voting to move online

Academy Award organizers plan to move voting online, replacing the current mailed ballot system. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has contacted its members asking for e-mail addresses, so they can cast their votes electroni [...]

Posted On : May, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

Oscar voting to be done online

And the winner is... going to be determined online. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is planning to change its Oscars voting system to allow members to make their picks electronically, rather than through mailed, paper ball [...]

Posted On : May, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

Oscar winner Cotillard gives birth to a boy

Oscar-winning French actress Marion Cotillard (Mah-ree-OHN Ko-tee-YAR) and her partner - actor-director Guillaume Canet (Gee-YOM Ka-NAY) - are parents. The Adequat talent agency said Friday that the actress gave birth in Paris a day earli [...]

Posted On : May, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Kirstie Alley wants an Oscar for starring in 'Dancing With t...

Kirstie Alley admits to being an "airhead" about some things. While training to appear on "Dancing With the Stars," she told reporters how clueless she had been about the grueling regimen endured by professional hoofer [...]

Posted On : May, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

‘Milk’ is decade’s top gay film

Sean Penn’s Oscar-winning movie Milk has been voted the best gay film of the last decade. Penn won an Academy Award in 2008 for his role as gay activist and politician Harvey Milk in the biopic, which topped the poll of the mo [...]

Posted On : May, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Nicole Kidman lets fans touch her Oscar

Nicole Kidman has joked people are welcome to visit her parents' house and touch her Oscar. The Australian actress won an Academy Award for her portrayal of Virginia Woolf in The Hours and has described the experience as magical. [...]

Posted On : May, 16 2011 | Comments : 0

'The Illusionist,' an Oscar nominee

This week's new DVD releases include an animated film that picked up an Oscar nomination and the concert film of a young music superstar. The Illusionist, Grade A: This is a brilliant effort from director Sylvain Chomet, whose past wo [...]

Posted On : May, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

Black Moon Theatre Company Stages Erotic Oscar Wilde Classic...

The Flea Theater presents Black Moon Theatre Company's production of Oscar Wilde's erotic and decadent 1891 classic SALOME. Directed by Rene Migliaccio, previews begin July 8 at The Flea. Opening night is slated for Wednesday, Jul [...]