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'1917' dominates BAFTA 2020 with 7 wins; Phoenix bags best actor award

Both British Academy of Film and Television and Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences were heavily criticised for the lack of representation and diversity after the nominations were announced

Disney drops 'Fox' from 20th Century, Searchlight Pictures post acquisition

Discussions about a name change are underway, but no consensus has emerged, according to a source close to the situation.

Woody Allen settles $68-million contract lawsuit against Amazon Studios

The studio ended their deal with Allen when allegations that he raped his adopted daughter, Dylan Farrow, arose again amid the rise of the #MeToo movement

Frames per Second: Remember Derozio, enfant terrible of Bengali Renaissance

An almost forgotten Bengali film casts light on the current turmoil on campuses

Google Doodle marks 101st birthday of noted poet, lyricist Kaifi Azmi

Kaifi Azmi's legendary works such as Pakeezah's Chalte Chalte, Koi Yeh Kaise Bataye from Arth and Yeh Duniya Yeh Mehfil have gone down as notable contributions in Urdu and Hindi language

Oscar nominations 2020: Joker and Netflix's Irishman lead the nominees

Black actors and actresses were largely overlooked, with the British-Nigerian actress Cynthia Erivo ("Harriet") as the sole nominee

Why Prateek Kuhad may be the country's best indie singer-songwriter

Prateek Kuhad simply focuses on his 'job' - making music that moves people to tears

'Chhapaak' opens to mild response, mints 4.77 crore on opening day

According to Adarsh, the film showed an ordinary response on day 1

Ajay Devgn's 'Tanhaji' beats expectations, mints Rs 15.1 cr on opening day

Set in the 17th century, the film is a biographical period drama based on the life of Tanaji Malusare, the unsung warrior

Deepika Padukone's act of solidarity with students a gamble with Chhapaak

You can catch Chhapaak at free screenings organised by Congress workers or avail of free tickets to Ajay Devgn-starrer, Tanhaji, from BJP workers

Oscars 2020 to go hostless for 2nd consecutive year, broadcaster confirms

In 2019, the Academy went without a host after controversy around actor-comic Kevin Hart's past homophobic remarks resulted in him stepping down.

Everyone can express their opinion anywhere: Govt on Padukone's JNU visit

Nobody objected to such expression of opinions, Union minister Prakash Javadekar told reporters when asked at a Cabinet briefing about Padukone's visit to the Jawaharlal Nehru University

Golden Globe: Joaquin wins Best Actor for Joker; 1917 bags best film prize

The Golden Globes, which kickstart the awards season in Hollywood by recognising the best in both cinema and television, were hosted by Ricky Gervais

Golden Globes 2020 pics: Joaquin Phoenix Best Actor; full list of winners

The Golden Globes kickstart the awards season in Hollywood by recognising the best in both cinema and television

Year in Review: Hits and misses for Indian sports and entertainment in 2019

Business Standard lists key sporting events that drove public emotions and movies that sparked debates in year 2019

Sacred Games 2 to Leila: Here's what Indians are watching on Netflix

Five of the ten most popular shows such as Bard of Blood, Delhi Crime, and Typewriter are Indian

Year in review: Hindi entertainment comes of age on streaming platforms

"Made in Heaven", for instance, dealt with topics as diverse as gay conflict, starry eyed crushes and sexual exploitation in its nine episodes

Here are the top 10 films of 2019 as per online booking platform BookMyShow

English films saw significant traction in 2019 - the Marvel craze took over India as Avengers: Endgame broke all records to sell over 8.6 mn tickets on BookMyShow

Amitabh Bachchan awarded Dadasaheb Phalke Award by President Kovind

Bachchan was earlier supposed to receive the honour at the National Film Awards ceremony last Monday, but the 77-year-old actor was unable to attend the event due to ill health

We must be effective ambassadors in cultural diplomacy: Venkaiah Naidu

The feature films this year are as much about emotions as they are about intelligence, says Venkaiah Naidu