The story of a high-spirited Scottish princess in 'Brave' charmed the Academy voters to win the coveted golden statuette in the best animated feature film category while the love story of a young office worker won the best animated short film Oscar.
	Directed by Mark Andrews, 'Brave' defeated veteran Hollywood filmmaker Tim Burton's 'Frankenweenie', Sam Fell and Chris Butler's 'ParaNorman', Peter Lord's 'The Pirates! Band of Misfits' and Rich Moore's 'Wreck-It Ralph'.
	The movie follows the story of Merida, a high-spirited Scottish princess who resists her mother's efforts to transform her into a more ladylike young woman.
	Faced with an arranged marriage she doesn't want, Merida runs away into the forest, where she encounters a witch who teaches her a dangerous spell.
	This is the second Academy Award nomination for Andrews as he was previously nominated for 'One Man Band' in 2005.
	On the other hand 'Paperman', is about a young man working in an office who desperately tries to ...

'Brave' best animated feature, 'Paperman' best animated short

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Hot favourite Daniel Day-Lewis completed a historic hat-trick as he took home the Best Actor Oscar for his poignant portrayal of a battle weary Abraham Lincoln in Steven Spielberg's civil-war set biopic "Lincoln".
	The win for the British actor, who played a brief role in Richard Attenborough's "Gandhi", did not come as a surprise as he was strongly tipped to win. He had already collected the Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild and British BAFTA awards, in the long award season of Hollywood ahead of Oscars.
	Interestingly, the 'notoriously'-selective actor had initially refused the role as he thought it would be proper for an American to play Lincoln but once he agreed, Day-Lewis devoted himself on painfully researching every little detail about the 16th president for an year to bring out an intense and touching portrayal.
	"I do know that I've received so much more than my fortune. Three years go, I'd actually been committed to play Margaret Thatcher and my role was Steven's first ...

Daniel Day-Lewis wins best actor Oscar for 'Lincoln'

In a unique race, 22-year-old Jennifer Lawrence defeated the oldest and youngest Oscar nominees to take home the Best Actress Oscar for her role of a recovering sex addict in David O Russell's 'Silver Linings Playbook'.
	The actress, who established herself as a box office superstar with 'The Hunger Games' franchise, won the Oscar voters' affection with her grabby, comedic and very quirky character of Tiffany, a young widow in a shaky new relationship with a man fresh from a mental hospital.
	"This is embarrassing... It is nuts...Thank you to the Academy, to the women this year. Thank you to the best production team, our crew and my family... Thank you so much," said Lawrence as she accepted her trophy. The actress had a embarrassing moment as she fell down while climbing the stairs to accept her trophy.
	She beat off competition from 86-year-old Emmanuelle Riva (Amour), nine-year-old Quvenzhane Wallis (Beasts of the Southern Wild), Jessica Chastain (Zero Dark Thirty) and Naomi Watts .

Jennifer Lawrence wins Best Actress Oscar

Taiwanese-American Ang Lee beat master directors like Steven Spielberg and Michael Haneke to take home the best director Oscar for "Life of Pi", his visually stunning 3D tale of an Indian boy adrift in the ocean for months with a Bengal tiger.
     With his second Oscar win, Lee brings focus back to India, whose culture and ethos are an important part of the narrative and unlike previous Academy-winner "Slumdog Millionaire" which earned some brickbats for promoting slum porn, Lee has presented Pondicherry and Munnar beautifully through his 3D lenses.
	Lee, 58, beat Spielberg ("Lincoln"), Haneke ("Amour"), David O Russell ("Silver Linings Playbook") and indie filmmaker Benh Zeitlin ("Beasts of the Southern Wild") to win his second Academy in the directing category.
	"I really need to share this with everybody who worked in 'Life of Pi'. I need to thank Yann Martel for writing this marvelous book...," Lee said in his speech before ending it with a 'Namaste'.
	The auteur, a five-time ...

Ang Lee wins best director Oscar for 'Life of Pi'

Bombay Jayshri, the sole Indian nominee at the this year's Oscars lost the Best Original Song trophy to British singer Adele, who won the statuette for her soulful rendition of James Bond theme 'Skyfall'.
	This is the very first James Bond theme to win an Oscar.
	The 24-year-old singer went into the elite competition looking like the smart bet to bring home the trophy as the song became an instant classic after its release.
	The British songstress, who also performed the song at the ceremony, co-wrote it with Paul Epworth especially for the film and the opening words 'This is the end' fit perfectly with the film's themes of death and rebirth.
	"This is amazing... Thank you for believing in me," said a teary eyed Adele while accepting her trophy at the glittering award ceremony.
	Adele defeated Jayashri's Pi's Lullaby from 'Life Of Pi' which she co-wrote with composer Michael Danna and late sitarist Ravi Shankar's daughter Norah Jones for 'Everybody Needs a Friend' from 'Ted'.
	She ...

India's Bombay Jayashri loses best song Oscar to Adele

Music director Mychael Danna won an Oscar in the Best Original Score category for his work in Ang Lee's 'Life Of Pi', about a shipwrecked Indian boy.
	Danna has had a very close collaboration with Lee as they have worked together in the past for films like 'The Ice Storm' and 'Ride with the Devil'.
	'Life Of Pi', which is based in India and stars Bollywood actors Irrfan Khan and Tabu, follows the story of a young boy who is lost in the ocean on a lifeboat with a Bengal tiger for some 200-odd days.
	Danna, who is married to Indian origin Aparna Dana, spent more than a year working on the music for the film with Lee, at first discussing the philosophical elements of Yann Martel's novel, on which the movie is based.
	The orchestra was recorded in LA on the 20th Century Fox lot, while various other elements were recorded around the world.
	The first composed piece for the film was the song 'Pi's Lullaby', which he wrote with the South Indian singer Bombay Jayashri.
	Danna, who is known ...

Life of Pi's Mychael Danna wins Best Original Score Oscar

Swedish-British production 'Searching fo Sugar Man', about the search for American folk icon Sixto Rodriguez, won the best documentary feature Oscar while documentary short trophy went to 'Inocente'.
	In the early 1970s, A&M released two albums by a singer-songwriter known only as Rodriguez, who dropped out of sight and was rumored to have died after the records failed to sell.
	When Rodriguez unexpectedly attracted a cult following during the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa, two of his ardent fans decided to track down the truth behind his disappearance from the music scene and discovered that he was working as a builder in Detroit.
	'Sugar Man', directed by Malik Bendjelloul, beat off competition from '5 Broken Cameras', 'The Gatekeepers', 'How to Survive a Plague' and 'The Invisible War'.
	This is the first Academy Award nomination for Bendjelloul while Simon Chinn, the producer, previously won for 'Man On Wire' in 2008.
	'Inocente', by Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine, is ...

'Searching for Sugar Man' wins best documentary Oscar

James Bond film 'Skyfall' won its first Oscar in three decades by tying up for best sound editing trophy with Osama bin Laden manhunt drama 'Zero Dark Thirty' while 'Les Miserables' won in the sound mixing category.
	Skyfall's Per Hallberg and Karen Baker Landers tied up with Zero Dark Thirty's Paul NJ Ottosson for the best sound editing Oscar at the 85th Academy award.
	Tom Hooper directed musical scored a win in sound mixing category for Andy Nelson, Mark Paterson and Simon Hayes.

'Les Mis' wins sound mixing, 'Skyfall', 'Zero Dark Thirty' tie

Anne Hathaway took home the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role of a mother-turned-prostitute, Fantine, in Tom Hooper's musical 'Les Miserables'.
	The 30-year-old was a favourite to win the trophy for the difficult role, which saw her chopping off her tresses and losing about 25lb.
	This is Hathaway's first Academy Award, she was previously nominated for her 2008 movie 'Rachel Getting Married'.
	Her award was announced by last year's best supporting Oscar winner Christopher Plummer.
	Looking stunning in a baby pink gown, Hathaway thanked her husband Adam Shulman, director Tom Hooper, fellow nominees and made a special mention of co-star Hugh Jackman in her speech.
	'It came true... I hope sometime in near future. The misfortunes of Fantine will only be found in stories and not in real life,' Hathaway said.
	She beat actresses Amy Adams ('The Master'), Sally Field ('Lincoln'), Helen Hunt ('The Sessions') and Jacki Weaver ('Silver Linings Playbook') to take home the trophy.
	The .

Anne Hathaway wins best supporting Oscar

Joe Wright's 'Anna Karenina' won the Oscar for the best costume while the award for best makeup and hairstyling went to musical 'Les Miserables'.
	'Anna Karenina' is a epic adaption of Leo Tolstoy's novel of the same name. The best costume Oscar was won by Jacqueline Durran.
	'Les Miserables', the Top Hooper directed musical, again an adaptation of Victor Hugo's French novel, registered an early win in the makeup and hairstyling category for Lisa Westcott and Julie Dartnell.
	The musical saw its starcast of Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Sacha Baron Cohen. Helena Bonham Carter and Eddie Redmayne performing live on the Oscar stage.

'Anna Karenina' wins best costume, 'Les Mis' best make-up

Austrian 'Amour' (Love), a poignant drama about a retired music teacher's desire to die as she struggles with old age, won the best foreign film trophy at the 85th Academy Awards.
	The Michael Haneke directed movie, also nominated for the best picture and director, was a strong favourite to win the foreign film Oscar.
	The story revolves around a retired music teacher and her husband of 60 years as they struggle with the debilitating effects of two strokes on both her health and her quality of life.
	As Georges cares for the increasingly unhappy Anne, the pair finds the nature of their life together irrevocably changed.
	'Amour' saw off competition from Norway's 'Kon-Tiki', Chile's 'No', Denmark's 'A Royal Affair' and 'War Witch' from Canada.
	The film has had an extraordinary run this award season. It was first screened at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival where it won the Palme d'Or. Emmanuelle Riva, the lead actress of the movie, became the oldest person to win a BAFTA at the age of ...

'Amour' wins best foreign film Oscar

Ang Lee's 'Life of Pi', about a shipwrecked Indian boy, registered early wins at the 85th Academy awards by taking home the trophies for the best cinematography and visual effects.
	Claudio Miranda won the best cinematography trophy for his stunning camera work in the 3D movie.
	A nervous Miranda said the film, which was largely shot in a huge water tank, was "quite a piece" to make.
	"Wow, this movie was quite a piece to make. We did it.... I can't even speak," said a nervous Miranda before ending his speech by thanking director Lee, his wife and daughter.
	The film also won in the visual effects category with Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton and R Christopher White taking home the golden statuette.
	The team paid tribute to the Rhythm & Hues, the company behind the VFX, which has filed for bankruptcy.
	The awards were presented by 'The Avengers' team Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Jeremy Renner and Samuel L Jackson.

'Life of Pi' wins cinematography, VFX Oscars

'The OC' star Mischa Barton says she is not responsible for a USD 95,000 bill owed to a team of Nurses, who helped keep her sober in 2009 as her mother hired them.
 	The 27-year-old actress-turned-handbag designer was ordered to pay Doctors' Choice Nursing (DCN) for services they provided her in 2009 but she claims she is not responsible for the outstanding bill as she didn't hire the team to look after her, reported TMZ.
	A default judgement was entered against Barton in 2011 after she failed to show up in court when the company filed a lawsuit to recoup the money owed to them for helping her to stay sober.
	But Barton's lawyer argued in court that her mother hired the sobriety nurses and therefore she ran up the bills so the actress isn't responsible for them.
	The actress is fighting the default judgement and her lawyer pointed out that the owner of the DCN failed to notify Barton directly about the mounting bill, saying it didn't make sense if they thought she was responsible for .

Mischa Barton refuses to pay sobriety bill

Actor David Oyelowo has heaped praises on co-star Zoe Saldana's portrayal of singer Nina Simone in a new biopic, insisting his co-star will blow away critics with her vocals.
	Cynthia Mort, the director of the upcoming film 'Nina', was forced to defend Saldana's casting last year after receiving backlash from the late musician's daughter, reported Femalefirst.
	 "I think a lot of people are going to be surprised of the sheer power of her. She went to work. She is a huge admirer of Nina Simone and that crept into what she did.
	"She wanted to tell the truth and every day we were on that set, that's what I saw. She did do her own singing. It was fantastic, surprisingly... I was pretty blown away," Oyelowo said.

Zoe Saldana will surprise fans with singing prowess: Oyelowo

"Men In Black" actor Tommy Lee Jones has reportedly listed his Florida home for USD 27 million.
	The 66-year-old, who is nominated for Best Supporting actor at the Oscars this year for his work in "Lincoln", has put his 50-acre San Saba Polo Ranch estate in Wellington, Florida on the market, reported Radar Online.
	The 66-year-old actor bought the property for USD 4.6 million a decade ago but spent millions upgrading the ranch and it's impressive equestrian facilities, which include several barns, state-of-the-art stables, training arenas and a regulation size polo field.
	The plush mansion itself boasts four bedrooms and two bathrooms.
	Jones owns another cattle ranch outside San Antonio, Texas as well as a home in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Tommy Lee Jones selling home for USD 27 million

Kanye West's grandfather Portwood Williams Sr is convinced that the rapper's marriage to Kim Kardashian will not last and said that he won't attend the impending nuptials.
	West recently took the reality star to meet his grandfather and though Portwood liked Kardashian, he believes that nobody today works hard enough to make a marriage work, reported Sun Online.
	Portwood, 97, was left stunned when his grandson turned up with his girlfriend at his home in Oklahoma City.
	"I don't do weddings. I don't like weddings. I've never seen one make it. You spend a lot of money, then in weeks you're separated," he said.
	Portwood also said that all of his daughters didn't make it, which included West's mother and father.
	About Kardashian he said, "She's beautiful and just as sweet as she is beautiful - and that's what I like. She was down to earth, she's rich and those kind of people have got everything.

West's grandfather doesn't think marriage to Kim will last

Actor-director Ben Affleck credits his mother for bringing him up to know the rights and wrongs in the world and says she is his role model.
	Affleck's mother, Christine, was the one who got him and his brother Casey into acting via a casting agent she knew, reported Ok! magazine.
	"She is an exceptional woman. She has been my role model. She was a really attentive, loving mother and she always made it clear growing up that there is a right way and a wrong way to treat people and that they are not here to tend to my whims and desires," he said.
	The 40-year-old, who has kids Violet, seven, Seraphina, four and Samuel with wife Jennifer Garner, also feels grateful to have a healthy family of his own.
	"I'm very lucky. And I feel blessed to look around and see that I've got a healthy family. And a job! So yeah, I'm in a pretty good zone right now. So far so good. But I say that, and then I'll go home to everything exploding," he added.

Mother is my role model: Ben Affleck

Actress Jessica Biel says she feels more secure after marrying Justin Timberlake.
	Biel, who married the 'Cry Me A River' hitmaker in Italy, last October, said she is willing to make bolder choices because she feels more confident as a married woman, reported Contactmusic.
	"I definitely think any woman changes after she gets married. I feel like she feels more secure and safe on the planet having found her partner. It's not 'should I do this or should I do this?' It's like 'Okay, great!'," she said.
	Biel also said being married to the 'Suit & Tie' singer feels amazing.
	"It feels like nothing's changed, and yet, everything's changed. It's like that intangible thing, you can't quite put your finger on it. But I guess the idea of having a sort-of partner in crime, and the word 'husband,' is pretty amazing.

Jessica Biel feels more secure post marriage

Pop star Lady Gaga received pre-surgery pep talk from an unlikely source - Alex Rodriguez, Cameron Diaz and Kate Hudson's ex-boyfriend.
	The 'Bad Romance' singer, who was forced to undergo a serious operation on her hip this week, shared the same surgeon as New York Yankees baseball star Rodriguez, who assured her that the procedure would go smoothly, reported New York Post.
	"Alex was at Dr Kelly's office for a follow-up, while Gaga was preparing for surgery. It's natural for anyone to be nervous ahead of this type of surgery, especially as a performer or athlete under tremendous pressure to make a quick recovery and be back at peak performance...
	"Gaga was anxious, but Alex talked to her for a while and was able to reassure her," said a source.
	Gaga, 26, admitted the injury had left her in "chronic pain" after she hid it from her colleagues for a long time and continued performing.
	But the singer announced last week she could no longer continue the final leg of her 'Born This Way 

Gaga gets pre-surgery pep talk from Alex Rodriguez

Singer Dido says she underwent hypnotherapy to cure her stage fright.
	The 41-year-old 'White Flag' hitmaker underwent treatment to combat her nerves and was pleased it was successful as her anxiety was affecting her performances, reported Hello! magazine.
	"I went to hypnotherapy for stage fright years ago and it completely worked. I always get nervous, but it was getting to the point where it would mess with my singing.
	"My mum said that if you stop getting nervous you stop caring but there's nerves and there's complete meltdown," she said.
	The 'Thank You' singer - who has 19-month-old son Stanley with husband Rohan Gavin - also admitted she enjoyed turning 40 - until she suffered a nasty fall from a treadmill that left her scarred.
	"I loved turning 40, other than falling off the treadmill while trying to get fit on my birthday on Christmas Day. That threw me out for a bit. More than a year later, I still have scrapes on my legs.
	"It was so sort of Laurel and Hardy I was crying .

Dido used hypnotherapy to cure stage fright

Josh Duhamel has dressed up like Taylor Swift, Carly Rae Jepsen and rapper Psy among others in a new promo for the upcoming Kids' Choice awards.
	In the video, the 40-year-old father-to-be is seen performing the nominated songs dressed up as the artists who sing them, reported People magazine.
	First, he's bouncing around in flowery pajamas, a blonde wig and glasses to Taylor Swift's 'We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together'.
	"Like, ever," Duhamel says, rolling his eyes.
	Later, as Carly Rae Jepsen, he's slipping and sliding on top of a car, while performing 'Call Me Maybe'.
	Wearing a wild wig, Duhamel has the hair flip down as Harry Styles to introduce One Direction's "What Makes You Beautiful."
	He is also seen doing the famous horse dance dressed as South Korean rapper Psy to his global hit 'Gangnam Style'.
	Nickelodeon's 26th annual Kids' Choice Awards will be broadcast live from the University of Southern California's Galen Center on Saturday, March 23.

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