The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has finally declared the much-awaited Oscars nominations 2025. 97th Academy Awards were delayed many times due to LA wildfires
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 ..
"Anuja", a New Delhi-set short film, on Thursday bagged a nomination in the Live Action Short category at the 97th Academy Awards. "Anuja", directed by Adam J Graves and Suchitra Mattai, is pitted against A Lien,I'm Not a Robot, The Last Ranger and The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent at the awards gala. The nominations for the 2025 Oscars, which were twice postponed earlier this month due to wildfires in Los Angeles, were announced by Bowen Yang and Rachel Sennott. "Anuja" follows a gifted nine-year-old Anuja, who must make a choice between education and factory work alongside her sister - a decision that will shape both their futures. It stars Sajda Pathan and Ananya Shanbhag. The film has two-time Oscar winning producer Guneet Monga on board as executive producer and Hollywood star-writer Mindy Kaling as producer. It is produced in collaboration with the Salaam Baalak Trust (SBT), a nonprofit founded by filmmaker Mira Nair's family in support of street and working children, ...
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)
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Roger Corman, the Oscar-winning King of the Bs who helped turn out such low-budget classics as Little Shop of Horrors and Attack of the Crab Monsters and gave many of Hollywood's most famous actors and directors early breaks, has died. He was 98. Corman died on Thursday at his home in Santa Monica, California, his daughter Catherine Corman said on Saturday in a statement. He was generous, open-hearted and kind to all those who knew him, the statement said. When asked how he would like to be remembered, he said, I was a filmmaker, just that.' Starting in 1955, Corman helped create hundreds of films as a producer and director, among them Black Scorpion, Bucket of Blood, and Bloody Mama. A remarkable judge of talent, he hired such aspiring filmmakers as Francis Ford Coppola, Ron Howard, James Cameron and Martin Scorsese. In 2009, Corman received an honorary Academy Award. There are many constraints connected with working on a low budget, but at the same time there are certain ...
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The 96th Academy Awards took place in Los Angeles, with Oppenheimer and Poor Things dominating the evening. Here is the full list of Oscar 2024 winners
A few prominent celebrities appeared on the 96th Academy Awards red carpet wearing little red pins. The pins represent a call for a ceasefire in the continuing Israel-Hamas war
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