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Neeraj Ghaywan's 'Homebound' selected as India's entry for Oscars 2026

Hindi film 'Homebound' has been chosen as India's official entry for the 2026 Academy Awards in the Best International Feature category, chairperson of the selection committee N Chandra said on Friday. Addressing a press conference in Kolkata, Chandra said a total of 24 films in different languages were in contention for representing the country at the Oscars. "It was a very difficult choice. These were films that touched the lives of people," he said. "We were not judges but coaches. We were searching for players who have made their mark," he added. The 12-member selection committee comprised producers, directors, writers, editors and journalists. 'Homebound', directed by Neeraj Ghaywan and produced by Karan Johar and Adar Poonawalla, stars Ishaan Khatter, Vishal Jethwa and Janhvi Kapoor in lead roles. It portrays the story of two childhood friends from a small north Indian village who chase a police job that promises them the dignity they have long been denied.

Where to stream Oscar 2025 winners: Anora, Emilia Perez, Dune 2 and more

The 97th Academy Awards was on Sunday night (early Monday in India) at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles at 7 p.m. So, here is a list of Oscar-winning movies and where you can watch them online

Emilia Prez tops Oscar nominations with 13, Wicked, The Brutalist get 10

In the wake of devastating wildfires in Los Angeles that struck at the heart of the movie industry, an embattled Hollywood lined up behind the Netflix narco-musical about trans identity Emilia Prez in Oscar nominations Thursday. Jacques Audiard's Emilia Prez, a Spanish language, French-made film, dominated the nominations with a leading 13 nominations, including best picture and best actress for Karla Sofa Gascn, making her the first openly trans actor ever nominated for an Oscar. The film also landed nominations for directing, original screenplay, two of its songs and for Zoe Saldaa. Netflix, despite its starring role in Hollywood, has never won best picture. Many of its top contenders have previously racked up large numbers of nominations (including Mank, The Irishman and Roma) but gone home with only a handful of trophies. Emilia Prez, though, may be its best chance yet. It became the most nominated non-English language film ever, surpassing Netflix's own Roma, which landed 10 ..

Oscars 2025 Nominations: All you need to know about 97th Academy awards

In a recent statement, the Academy revealed that the announcement of the Oscars 2025 nominees will take place on January 23. The awards ceremony will be conducted on March 3 (IST)

97th Oscars list: Laapataa Ladies out, all eyes now on Guneet Monga's Anuja

After Kiran Rao's Laapataa Ladies failed to cut the next round of the International Feature Film category at the Oscars, India's hopes now centre on Anuja, a live-action short film

2025 Oscars shortlist revealed: Laapataa Ladies out, Emilia Perez shines

The 2025 Oscars shortlist is out, with Emilia Perex and Santosh leading in Best International Feature, while India's Laapataa Ladies is excluded

Kiran Rao's Laaptaa Ladies is India's official entry at 97th Academy Awards

Laapataa Ladies is a story of two brides who get accidentally swapped in a crowded train. The title of the movie has changed from 'Laapataa Ladies' to 'Lost Ladies'

Cillian Murphy bags his first Oscar as best actor for 'Oppenheimer'

Cillian Murphy came away with his first Oscar for portraying the man who created the atomic bomb in Christopher Nolan's blockbuster biopic Oppenheimer. A first-time nominee, Murphy won best actor for his stellar role as J. Robert Oppenheimer. The film tells the story of how Oppenheimer and his peers at Los Alamos would test the bomb on July 16, 1945, not knowing what was going to happen and the ensuing fallout. Murphy bested Colman Domingo for Rustin, Bradley Cooper for Maestro, Paul Giamatti for The Holdovers, and Jeffrey Wright for American Fiction. The Irish actor, though a regular presence in Nolan films going back almost two decades, had always been a supporting player. This time, Nolan wanted him to lead. He's so understated and self-deprecating and, in his very English manner, just said, Listen, I've written this script, it's about Oppenheimer. I'd like you to be my Oppenheimer,' Murphy, 47, told The Associated Press last year. It was a great day. For Murphy, he knows ther

Christopher Nolan wins his first Oscar award for directing 'Oppenheimer'

Christopher Nolan has fulfilled his award show frontrunner status, winning his first Oscar on Sunday night for directing Oppenheimer. The 53-year-old British visionary has garnered critical acclaim throughout his career, but had never won an Oscar until now. He was nominated for directing Dunkirk in 2017 and for original screenplay in 2010 for Inception and in 2001 for Memento. Nolan beat out Jonathan Glazer of The Zone of Interest, Yorgos Lanthimos of Poor Things, Martin Scorsese of Killers of the Flower Moon, and Justine Triet of Anatomy of a Fall.At 81, Scorsese was the oldest directing nominee. Nolan was cheered on by his wife, Emma Thomas, who twice shared best picture nominations with her husband for producing Dunkirk and Inception. The college sweethearts have been producing partners on all of his films since 1997. Nolan had been the frontrunner throughout awards season, earning the top prize from the Directors Guild of America along with directing honors at the BAFTA Film .

Robert Downey Jr. wins supporting actor, his first Oscar for 'Oppenheimer'

Three decades after receiving his first Academy Award nomination, Robert Downey Jr. has won his first Oscar. Downey won best supporting actor on Sunday for his portrayal of Rear Adm. Lewis Strauss in Oppenheimer, hailed as one of Downey's best performances in years. It was the third career Oscar nomination for a veteran actor known as one of Hollywood's most versatile performers but before Sunday had never won an Academy Award. He was nominated in 1993 for best actor for Chaplin and in 2008 for best supporting actor in Tropic Thunder. Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan's three-hour deep dive into the development and fallout of the atomic bomb during World War II, led the Academy Awards with 13 nominations. Downey beat Sterling K. Brown for American Fiction, Ryan Gosling for Barbie, Mark Ruffalo for Poor Things and Robert De Niro for Killers of the Flower Moon. The win solidified Downey's frontrunner status this awards season. He also took home the top honor for supporting actor at the

Oscars 2024: Date, timing, pre-show, presenters, nominations and more

The 96th Academy Awards 2024 will take place on March 10, 2024, at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Here's all you need to know

Oscars 2024: Everything you need to know about Academy award night

Oscars 2024: Oppenheimer movie is all set to roar at the awards night as it leads with 13 nominations. Here's all you need to know about it

Where to watch 2024 Oscar-nominated movies online? Check the list here

The list of Oscar nominations was released on January 23, 2024. People are eager to watch the movies. Here's the OTT platform to watch the movies online

British actor Tom Wilkinson, known for 'The Full Monty', dies at 75

Tom Wilkinson, the Oscar-nominated British actor known for his roles in The Full Monty", Michael Clayton and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, has died, his family said. He was 75. A statement shared by his agent on behalf of the family said Wilkinson died suddenly at home on Saturday. It didn't provide further details. Wilkinson was nominated for a best actor Academy Award for his work in 2001's family drama In The Bedroom in 2001 and in the best supporting actor category for his role in Michael Clayton, a 2007 film that starred George Clooney. He is remembered by many in Britain and beyond for playing former steel mill foreman Gerald Cooper in the 1997 comedy The Full Monty," about a group of unemployed steel workers who formed an unlikely male stripping act. Wilkinson appeared in dozens of other movies, including Batman Begins, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" and Valkyrie". The actor was recognized for his services to drama in 2005 when he was appointed a member of the Ord

96th Oscars 2024: Shortlists announced for 10 categories, Barbie dominates

The Oscar ceremony will take place on Sunday, March 10, 2024, at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood. The nominations for the 96th Oscars will be announced on Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Oscars 2024: 'To Kill A Tiger' docu on Jharkhand gang-rape case shortlisted

Directed by Toronto-based filmmaker Nisha Pahuja, the documentary titled To Kill A Tiger explores the harrowing Jharkhand gang-rape case

Oscar 2024: India's official entry '2018' fails to make it to final 15

Malayalam film "2018: Everyone is a Hero", India's official entry in the international feature film category at the 2024 Academy Awards, is out of the Oscars race. The Jude Anthany Joseph-directed film failed to make it to the shortlist of 15 films for the category, which was announced by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) on Friday. Jonathan Glazer's historical drama "The Zone of Interest" (UK), Denmark's "The Promised Land", starring Mads Mikkelsen, and "Perfect Days" from Japan are being billed as the frontrunners of the category. The shortlist also includes Amerikatsi (Armenia), The Monk and the Gun (Bhutan), Fallen Leaves (Finland), The Taste of Things (France), The Teachers' Lounge (Germany), Godland (Iceland), Io Capitano (Italy), Totem (Mexico), The Mother of All Lies (Morocco), Society of the Snow (Spain), Four Daughters (Tunisia) and 20 Days in Mariupol (Ukraine). Films from 88 countries were eligible in the category. The shortlisted movies will advan

PM Modi meets Oscar-winning The Elephant Whisperers' couple Bomman, Bellie

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday met the Bomman and Bellie couple, stars of the Oscar-winning documentary 'The Elephant Whisperers'

Oscars 2023: Where to watch, what to expect, who all will be present

It's finally time for the Oscars

Oscar nominations: 'The Banshees of Inisherin' leads pack; 3 nods for India

The 95th Academy Awards is set to be presented at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on March 12