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Macaulay Culkin slams Franco, Affleck during live-tweeting of Oscars

Actor Macaulay Culkin has slammed James Franco, Casey Affleck and more Hollywood stars while live-tweeting during the 90th Annual Academy Awards telecast. The 37-year-old actor began his Twitter-spree by announcing that he would not be watching the 2018 Oscars. "I will be live tweeting the Oscars tonight, but I won't be watching them. WHAT! That's crazy!" he posted on Twitter. Culkin then went on to write series of messages aimed at male actors tied to sexual harassment charges within the entertainment industry. He started with Harvey Weinstein and Kevin Spacey. "EXCLUSIVE: I heard Kevin Spacey and Harvey Weinstein were going to come disguised as a very tall man in a long trench coat but they got busted by security," he posted. He then called out at Affleck, "Casey Affleck couldn't make it cause he was stuck in the 1950s." Targetting Franco, Culkin tweeted, "James Franco is a disaster. Artists? 'The Disaster Artist' was the worst harry potter movie this year.

Anupam Kher en route to New York for 'exciting project'

Veteran actor Anupam Kher is on his way to New York from London to shoot for an exciting project.

Rishi thanks Oscars for remembering Shashi Kapoor and Sridevi

Bollywood veteran Rishi Kapoor today thanked the Academy of Motion Picture and Science for paying tributes to Indian stars, Shashi Kapoor and Sridevi in the In Memoriam segment at the 2018 Oscars ceremony. The 65-year-old actor expressed his gratitude to the Academy on Twitter. "Oscars. Thank you for remembering Shashi Kapoor and Sridevi," the actor wrote. He is the nephew of the legendary actor, who passed away last year in December after a prolonged illness. Rishi was a close associate of Sridevi, having acted opposite her in films such "Chandni", "Nagina" and "Gurudev" among others. The 54-year-old actor passed away on February 24 due to accidental drowning in a Dubai hotel. Rishi also said that Indians are taking the centrestage in international cinema and posted a video clip of the ceremony's closing credits which showed his father actor-filmmaker Raj Kapoor's namesake as a co-producer. "Thrilled to see the name Raj Kapoor as the executive producer of the show. We are on the ...

Spotlight on burning issues at Oscars

What's an award show sans some political moments? The 90th Oscars saw contemporary social issues taking the centre stage.From celebrities wearing 'Time's Up' buttons, Twitter buying a 'MeToo'-inspired ad, Wal Mart and Nike channelling diversity and empowerment to activism getting an Oscar salute via the 'Stand Up for Something' song, the event witnessed it all.Fashion was used as a political statement. Many attendees sported the signature 'Time's up' black and white pin. The #WearOrange pins and ribbons from gun control group Everytown also made their way to Hollywood's biggest night.Political activists were also seen attending the event. Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards attended the Oscars with Patrisse Cullors-Brignac, one of the co-founders of Black Lives Matter, and Bryan Stevenson, Equal Justice Initiative director.Moreover, there were a few political zingers.Jimmy Kimmel, who returned to the helm as host, said in his opening monologue, "If you are a nominee tonight ..

Harvey Weinstein's accusers pitch for equality at Oscars

Actresses Ashley Judd, Salma Hayek and Annabella Sciorra, who have accused producer Harvey Weinstein of sexual misconduct, walked on the stage at Oscars 2018 to stress on the need to change the culture in Hollywood with focus on diversity and equality.

Jordan Peele becomes first black screenwriter to win Best Original Screenplay Oscar

Jordon Peele today became the first black screenwriter to bag the Best Original Screenplay Oscar for "Get Out" at the 90th Academy Awards here. Peele was a surprise winner at the otherwise predictable award ceremony. He triumphed over front-runners "The Shape of Water" and "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri". Other nominees in the category were "The Big Sick" and "Lady Bird". This is the first Oscar win for the actor-turned-director, who was also nominated in the Best Director category for the horror film about a young African-American, who visits his white girlfriend's parents for the weekend and realises there is something wrong going on there. "This means so much to me. I stopped writing this movie about 20 times because I thought it was impossible. I thought it wasn't going to work. I thought no one would ever make this movie. But I kept coming back to it because I knew if someone let me make this movie, that people would hear it and people would see it. I want to dedicate

Oscars 2018: Winners' List

Here is the full list of the winners at the 90th Academy Awards. BEST PICTURE: Winner "The Shape of Water" Other nominees "Call Me by Your Name" "Darkest Hour" "Dunkirk" "Get Out" "Lady Bird" "Phantom Thread" "The Post" "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" BEST ACTOR Winner Gary Oldman ("Darkest Hour") Other nominees Timothee Chalamet ("Call Me By Your Name") Daniel Day-Lewis ("Phantom Thread") Daniel Kaluuya ("Get Out") Denzel Washington ("Roman J. Israel, Esq.") BEST ACTRESS Winner Frances McDormand ("Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri") Other nominees Sally Hawkins ("The Shape of Water") Margot Robbie ("I, Tonya") Saoirse Ronan ("Lady Bird") Meryl Streep ("The Post") BEST DIRECTOR Winner Guillermo del Toro ("The Shape of Water") Other nominees Christopher Nolan ("Dunkirk") Jordan Peele ("Get Out") Greta Gerwig ("Lady Bird") Paul Thomas Anderson ("Phantom Thread") BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Winner Allison Janney, ("I, Tonya") Other nominees Mary J. Blige (Mudbound) Lesley

Shashi Kapoor and Sridevi remembered at Oscars 2018

The Academy of Motion Pictures and Sciences (AMPAS) today paid its tributes to Indian stars Shashi Kapoor and Sridevi in the In Memoriam section of the Oscars. The In Memoriam segment of the annual Academy Awards remembers artistes who died in the past one year. Kapoor was primarily known as the charming, classic actor in Bollywood for his roles in the '70s and '80s commercial films such as "Deewar", "Kabhie Kabhie", "Namak Halal" and "Kaala Patthar". The veteran actor, who died on December 4 last year at the age of 79, was, however, one of the few crossover stars who went on to play a proactive role in presenting India on the world map through Ivory-Merchant productions such as "The Householder", "Shakespeare Wallah", "The Guru", "Bombay Talkie" and "In Custody" (Muhafiz). Kapoor, along with his wife, actor Jennifer, revived his father actor Prithviraj Kapoor's Prithvi Theatre in Mumbai in 1978. In the same year, he set up his production house, Film Valas, which produced acclaimed ...

Exhibition, new book to celebrate six decades of Manu Parekh

More than 150 works of noted painter Manu Parekh, known primarily for his delightful expressions on the city of Varanasi, are all set to be displayed here in a retrospective that celebrates six decades of the master painter.

Frances McDormand is Best Actress winner at Oscars

Two decades after winning her first Best Actress Academy Award for playing Marge Gunderson in "Fargo", a police chief about to give birth, Frances McDormand today took home her second Oscar for her role of Mildred Hayes, a mother grieving the loss of her teenage daughter, in award season's favourite "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri". This year, the 60-year-old actor had also won a Golden Globe, a BAFTA and Screen Actors Guild Awards for her role in Martin McDonagh's film. Jennifer Lawrence and Jodie Foster presented the Best Actress trophy to McDormand, in a break from tradition where the previous year's Best Actor winner presents the award. They replaced Casey Affleck, last year's Best Actor winner, who withdrew as a presenter from this year's ceremony following two sexual assault lawsuits, which he settled out of court. "So I'm hyperventilating a little bit," McDormand joked as she began her acceptance speech. She then asked "all the female nominees in every category" to ..

Oldman, McDormand win best actors at 90th Oscars

Gary Oldman, for essaying former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill in "Darkest Hour", and Frances McDormand for her role as a grieving mother in "Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri", won the best actor and best actress in a leading role categories at the 90th Academy Awards here.

Oscars: Gary Oldman, Frances McDormand named best actors

After doing all the hard work for more than 35 years in Hollywood, Gary Oldman has finally grabbed the much-deserved 'Best Actor' trophy at the 90th annual Academy Awards.The actor won the Academy Award for his portrayal of Winston Churchill in Joe Wright's 'The Darkest Hour'. He beat out fellow nominees Daniel Kaluuya ('Get Out'), Daniel Day-Lewis ('Phantom Thread'), Denzel Washington ('Roman J. Israel, Esq'.), and Timothee Chalamet ('Call Me by Your Name').Oldman started his speech by saying, "My deepest thanks to the Academy and its members for this glorious prize. I've lived in America for the longest time and I'm deeply grateful to her for the loves and the friendships I have made and the many wonderful gifts it has given me: my home, my livelihood, my family, and now Oscar."In the film, Oldman portrays U.K. Prime Minister Winston Churchill in the early days of World War II. He praised Churchill as he accepted his award, saying, "I would just like to salute Sir Winston Churchill .

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'The Shape of Water' wins Oscar for best picture

The 90th Academy Awards have come to an end, where 'Shape of Water' was awarded the best picture Oscar.In what had been considered the closest Oscar race in many years, the Guillermo del Toro directorial defeated strong competition from 'Get Out,' 'Lady Bird' and 'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.'"I want to dedicate this, to every young filmmaker, the youth that is showing us how things are done. Really, they are. In every country in the world," the 53-year-old helmer said.The cold war-set fantasy thriller stars Sally Hawkins as a mute cleaning woman who discovers a bizarre aquatic-human hybrid in a tank at a secret government lab, and helps it escape.The flick led to the Mexican filmmaker's first Oscar nod for best picture - though Del Toro was also nominated in 2007 for best original screenplay and best foreign language film for 'Pan's Labyrinth.'Having led the nominations list with 13, 'The Shape of Water' won four Oscars, including best original score, director and best .

'Coco' wins original song, 'The Shape of Water' gets best original score

The 90th Academy Award for best original song went to "Remember Me" from 'Coco'.The husband-wife songwriting team, Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, were awarded the golden statuette at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.Meanwhile, the award for the best original score was won by Alexandre Desplat for 'The Shape of Water'. In his winning speech, Desplat said, "Thank you for letting the music be the voice of your characters and convey the beautiful melancholy of love".This is Desplat's second win at the Oscars; he had earlier won for 'The Grand Budapest Hotel' in 2015.Desplat has received nine nominations till date over the course of his career.

Guillermo Del Toro wins Best Director for 'The Shape of Water'

After an illustrious career of more than 25 years, Guillermo Del Toro has finally become an Oscar winner.The 53-year-old director beat out fellow nominees Christopher Nolan ('Dunkirk'), Greta Gerwig ('Lady Bird'), Jordan Peele ('Get Out'), and Paul Thomas Anderson ('Phantom Thread').It's his first Oscar win on his fourth nomination.During his speech, Del Toro praised Hollywood for creating an environment that welcomed immigrants such as himself."In the last 25 years, I've been living in a country all of our own. The greatest thing our industry does is to erase lines in the sand. We should continue to do that," he said.Del Toro also thanked distributor Fox Searchlight for listening to his "mad pitch" for a fairytale about a mute janitor who falls in love with a fish-man and thought it was "a sure bet."'The Shape of Water' earned 13 total Oscar nominations, the most of any film this year, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress (Sally Hawkins), Best Supporting Actor (Richard

'The Shape of Water' wins Oscar for Best Picture

Guillermo del Toro's inter-species fantasy drama "The Shape of Water" today won the Best Picture Oscar. The film also helped del Toro win his maiden Oscar in the directing category. The lyrical drama about a mute cleaning lady's unique bond with a humanoid amphibian, who is a classified government secret, led the 90th Academy Awards, with 13 nominations. With Sally Hawkins and Doug Jones in the lead, the movie had received massive critical acclaim for its unique handling by the director, who has credited his "childhood monsters" for setting him free. The film is being called del Toro's best work after his triple-Oscar winning 2007 film "Pan's Labyrinth". Set during the Cold War period in 1962's Baltimore, "The Shape of Water" was also recognised in the Best Picture category at the Critics Choice Awards. The film began a limited release in two theaters in New York City on December 1, 2017, before expanding starting December 8, 2017, and has grossed USD 113 million worldwide. In ...

Frances McDormand is the best actress at 2018 Oscars

Two decades after winning her first Academy Award for playing Marge Gunderson in "Fargo", a police chief about to give birth, Frances McDormand today took home her second Oscar for her role of Mildred Hayes, a mother grieving the loss of her teenage daughter, in award season's favourite "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri". This year, the 60-year-old actor had also won a Golden Globe, a BAFTA and Screen Actors Guild Awards for her role in Martin McDonagh's film. Jennifer Lawrence and Jodie Foster presented the Best Actress trophy to McDormand, in a break from tradition where the previous year's Best Actor winner presents the award. But Casey Affleck, last year's Best Actor winner, had withdrawn as a presenter from this year's ceremony amid allegations of sexual harassment, which he settled out of court. In her acceptance speech, McDormand thanked her family and asked all the other female nominees to stand up. She also urged producers to back small and independent films "I have .

Shashi Kapoor, Sridevi remembered at Oscars 2018

Indian cinema icon Shashi Kapoor and India's first female superstar Sridevi were honoured at the 90th Academy Awards ceremony here during the "In Memoriam" montage.

Gary Oldman wins Best Actor Oscar for 'Darkest Hour'

Gary Oldman today clinched his career's first Oscar for Best Actor for his life-like portrayal of former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill in the period drama "Darkest Hour". The veteran actor was a spitting image as the UK PM who led Britain to an allied victory in the World War II in the Joe Wright-directed film. "Thanks for this glorious prize. I owe this and much more to so many," Oldman said in his acceptance speech. He thanked the cast and crew of his film, Churchill and also gave a shout-out to fellow nominee Denzel Washington. He also thanked his mother for her love, who "is older than the Oscars and will turn 99 on her next birthday". After the victory at the Oscars 2018, the golden run is now complete for Oldman. He already has a Golden Globe, a SAG-AFTRA, a CCA and a Bafta in his kitty for playing the cigar smoking, arrogant and stubborn Churchill who would peer through the round, black-rimmed glasses and address Britain for the first time as the PM when the nation ..