Academy defends plans to present technical Oscars in ad breaks after top filmmakers send open letter

Quentin Tarantino, Spike Lee and Martin Scorsese were among those who protested the decision not to telecast awards for cinematography, editing and others live.

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· Feb 14, 2019 · 12:32 pm

Oscars 2019: Outrage over decision to present technical awards in commercial break

Cinematography and editing are among the categories that will be omitted from the telecast.

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· Feb 12, 2019 · 03:47 pm

India-set menstrual health documentary ‘Period. End of Sentence’ gets Oscar nomination

The film marks the only India connection this time at the Oscars.

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· Jan 23, 2019 · 12:41 pm

Oscars 2019: ‘Roma’ and ‘The Favourite’ top the list with ten nominations each

The selection this year has been dubbed ‘very international’.

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· Jan 22, 2019 · 10:36 pm

Oscars 2019: ‘Roma’ and ‘The Favourite’ top the list with ten nominations each

The selection this year has been dubbed ‘very international’.

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· Jan 22, 2019 · 09:38 pm

India-set menstrual health documentary makes it to Oscar shortlist, ‘Village Rockstars’ out of race

Shortlists in nine categories have been announced.

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· Dec 18, 2018 · 01:04 pm

India-set menstrual health documentary makes it to Oscar shortlist, ‘Village Rockstars’ out of race

Shortlists in nine categories have been announced.

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· Dec 18, 2018 · 12:42 pm

Oscars 2018: ‘The Shape of Water’ leads with 13 nominations, ‘Dunkirk’ bags eight

No major surprises or upsets except a surprising Oscar nod for the comic book adaptation ‘Logan’.

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· Jan 23, 2018 · 09:15 pm

Oscars 2018: ‘The Shape of Water’ leads with 13 nominations, ‘Dunkirk’ bags eight

No major surprises or upsets except a surprising Oscar nod for the comic book adaptation ‘Logan’.

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· Jan 23, 2018 · 09:10 pm

‘Visaaranai’ is India’s official entry in the Foreign Language Film Oscar category

Directed by Vetrimaaran, the gritty Tamil movie explores police corruption and custodial torture.

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· Sep 22, 2016 · 03:58 pm

Filmmaker Spike Lee, actor Jada Pinkett Smith to boycott Oscars this year

They announced their decision in separate messages on social media, protesting the lack of African-American nominations in major categories of the Academy Awards.

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· Jan 19, 2016 · 10:35 am

Pixar animated short film 'Sanjay's Super Team' gets nominated for Oscars

The film by an Indian-American is about a young Indian boy who imagines Hindu gods as superheroes.

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· Jan 14, 2016 · 07:20 pm