It’s start of an American movie career for me: Jean Dujardin (Interview)
February 29th, 2012 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 29 (IANS) Jean Dujardin is beaming with joy after winning his first ever Oscar for his performance in black and white silent French movie "The Artist" and ... Read more...
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Sarkozy congratulates ‘The Artist’ team
February 28th, 2012 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Feb 28 (IANS) French President Nicolas Sarkozy has congratulated the team of black and white silent film "The Artist" for winning five Oscars."It is a tremendous success for ... Read more...
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Reliance Mediaworks’ image-processing technique bags Oscar
January 9th, 2012 - 2:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Members of Reliance Mediaworks' Global Imaging Technology Centre will receive the prestigious Academy plaques at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences's Scientific and ... Read more...
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Colin Firth And Natalie Portman Won The 2011 Screen Actors’ Guild Awards (SAG)
January 31st, 2011 - 9:57 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
which is a tale associated with the British monarchy. The second honor for the film from the SAG Awards was for its complete cast.
The two honors put a ceiling ... Read more...
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Madonna breaks promise to build $15m school in Malawi
January 22nd, 2011 - 1:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 22 (ANI): Madonna has backed down from her promise to build a 15 million dollar school in Malawi after forcing villagers to give up their ancestral land to make ... Read more...
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Greg Abel Represents A New Contender For The Post Of The Billionaire, Warren Buffett
January 19th, 2011 - 6:42 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
January 19, 2011 (Pen Men at Work): The billionaire, Warren Buffett, possesses a succession strategy that has still not been divulged. However, this plan is turning out to be a topic of ... Read more...
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Annette Bening Eager To Play Her Character In ‘The Kids Are Alright’ Again
December 20th, 2010 - 9:18 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
The critically acclaimed comedy drama got well acceptance at the Box Office too and scored the highest average gross of the year. As a lesbian mother, Annette played a very strong ... Read more...
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Academy award means nothing: Godard
November 17th, 2010 - 12:07 am ICT by IANS
London, Nov 16 (IANS) Legnedary director Jean-Luc Godard has brushed off his prestigious Academy Awards lifetime achievement accolade, insisting the honour means "nothing" to him.The French-Swiss star was lauded at the ... Read more...
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Tom Hooper’s “The King’s Speech” Wins People’s Choice Award At Toronto International Film Festival
September 20th, 2010 - 9:03 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Sep 20, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Tom Hooper's "The King's Speech" gained an early momentum on its path towards Oscar on Sunday when it received the top award at the Toronto International ... Read more...
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Facebook campaign wants Betty White to host the Oscars
May 13th, 2010 - 7:26 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, May 13 (THAINDIAN NEWS) There is another Facebook campaign for Betty White, and this time around her fans want her to host the prestigious Academy Awards. It ought to ... Read more...
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Meryl Streep bursts into tears on being made a honorary member of ‘American Academy of Arts & Letters’
April 13th, 2010 - 1:51 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Apr 12 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Actress Meryl Streep burst into tears when she learnt that she had been made a honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. She ... Read more...
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Oscar Winner “The Cove” Might Release In Japan
March 9th, 2010 - 9:00 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Tokyo, Mar 9, (THAINDIAN NEWS) With the documentary "The Cove" taking home the prestigious Academy Award for best feature documentary this year, it was a landmark that the makers of ... Read more...
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Dennis Hopper rushed to hospital with flu-like symptoms
October 1st, 2009 - 3:40 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Sep 30 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The seventy-three old Oscar nominated actor Dennis Hopper has been taken to a New York hospital after developing flu-like symptoms, according to his publicist Sheila ... Read more...
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Somnath Chatterjee congratulates Indian Oscar winners
February 23rd, 2009 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee Monday congratulated Gulzar, A.R. Rahman, Resul Pookutty of the "Slumdog Millionaire" and the team of "Smile Pinky" for having brought laurels ... Read more...
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Thousands of Mumbai slumdwellers root for ‘Slumdog Millionaire’
February 21st, 2009 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 21 (IANS) Thousands of slumdwellers in Mumbai, many of them roofless and living beside gutters, are praying for the success of "Slumdog Millionaire" at the prestigious Academy Awards Sunday, hoping ... Read more...
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Danny Boyle is like a ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ himself, says neighbour
February 20th, 2009 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 20 (IANS) Danny Boyle, the son of a weaver, rose from rags to riches in a way similar to the hero of the Oscar-nominated film "Slumdog Millionaire" he has directed, ... Read more...
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Slumdog Millionaire pockets more honours
February 17th, 2009 - 1:16 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 17 (ANI): Oscar frontrunner Slumdog Millionaire has bagged another clutch of prizes.Editor Chris Dickens walked away with gong for best-edited feature film at the 59th annual American Cinema Editors ... Read more...
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Kate Winslet thrilled to receive Oscar nomination
January 23rd, 2009 - 1:43 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 23 (ANI): Hollywood actress Kate Winslet says that she is thrilled to be nominated in the Best Actress category for The Reader at the prestigious Academy Awards.The 33-year-old actress ... Read more...
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Slumdog Millionaire at 2-7odds of winning Oscar for Best Motion Picture
January 23rd, 2009 - 1:42 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 23 (ANI): If experts are to be believed, critically acclaimed Slumdog Millionaire is at 2-7odds of winning the prestigious Academy Award for the Best Motion Picture.The film, which has ... Read more...
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The Obamas choose Quaker private school for daughters education
November 22nd, 2008 - 11:53 am ICT by ANI
New York, November 22 (ANI): U.S. President-elect Barack Obama and his wife Michelle have announced the name of the school where their two daughters will study.
The couple have decided to send ... Read more...
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Why Seinfeld turned down offers to host Oscars
December 30th, 2007 - 5:02 pm ICT by admin
New York, Dec 30 (ANI): Comedian Jerry Seinfeld rejected numerous offers to host the prestigious Academy Awards because he was afraid he would be asked to return.In a recent interview with British ... Read more...
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