Oscars 2019 telecast axes four categories: What The Academy can learn from Bollywood award functions
6 years, 1 month ago

Oscars 2019 telecast axes four categories: What The Academy can learn from Bollywood award functions

Firstpost  

The Academy has finally taken a leaf out of Bollywood’s award function playbook by relegating 4 categories to the commercial break. The good news is that the Academy has finally taken a leaf out of Bollywood’s award function playbook, and one sincerely hopes that they don’t stop at just taking leaves. Instead of pushing it to the breaks, completely break away and institute a new award category called the Academy Glamour and Style Awards, and get it Think of the possibilities when it comes to instituting real and meaningful award categories like ‘Hotstepper of the Year’ and ‘Trailblazer of Fashion.’ This insistence on telecasting the event live also needs to go. We’ve got categories like: Unstoppable Beauty Charismatic Beauty Emerging Beauty Power-packed Beauty Basically one for each of the A-listers who agrees to give us a dance performance. It’s our deep Indian mysticism that comes into play here, with new categories like the “I Am More Than You Can See” award that was handed to Kareena Kapoor Khan a year and some ago.

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Column: The Oscars ‘must go forward’ — and will, says film academy CEO. He’s right
2 months, 1 week ago

Column: The Oscars ‘must go forward’ — and will, says film academy CEO. He’s right

LA Times  

Christian Rosso with production rolls one of several Oscar statues into place onstage in the Dolby Theatre ahead of the 2019 Academy Awards. The Recording Academy, however, announced that the Grammys will take place, as scheduled, at L.A.’s Crypto.com Arena on Feb. 2 — with, as Recording Academy and MusiCares Chief Executive Harvey Mason Jr. and Board of Trustees chair …

Road to the Oscars: Here’s an essential guide to the movie awards season
1 year, 2 months ago

Road to the Oscars: Here’s an essential guide to the movie awards season

Hindustan Times  

The holiday season has ended, but the most wonderful time of the year for movie lovers is just beginning with the advent of awards season. Just like the financial year doesn’t necessarily follow the calendar year, the movie industry also follows its own calendar that ends with the crowning celebration, that is, the Academy Awards. The Golden Globes While last …

Oscar 2024 | South cinema’s global ambitions
1 year, 5 months ago

Oscar 2024 | South cinema’s global ambitions

The Hindu  

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Heading to the Oscars, a Kerala story of survival
1 year, 5 months ago

Heading to the Oscars, a Kerala story of survival

Hindustan Times  

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Oscars 2024: 'Rocky Aur Rani...,' 'Zwigato' and others eye India's official entry
1 year, 6 months ago

Oscars 2024: 'Rocky Aur Rani...,' 'Zwigato' and others eye India's official entry

India Today  

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Oscars producers have one main goal: Keep you entertained
2 years ago

Oscars producers have one main goal: Keep you entertained

Associated Press  

The opening of the 95th Academy Awards on Sunday is going to be a “moment,” the show’s producers promise. “I think part of what scares a lot of people away from what I love about live television is having to think on your feet and keep moving forward and changing despite what’s in the script,” Weiss said. We’re going to …

Oscars 2023 Nominations: When & where to watch Academy Awards noms online, premiere time in India & more
2 years, 2 months ago

Oscars 2023 Nominations: When & where to watch Academy Awards noms online, premiere time in India & more

India TV News  

Oscars 2023 Nominations: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will be unveiling the official list of Oscars nominees in major categories for the 95th award season on January 24. Know Oscars 2023 India connect in addition to details for fans who would want to watch the Academy Awards nomination live. We can look forward to India's official entry …

Explained | Why India has a fair chance of winning Oscars, after RRR's Golden Globes win
2 years, 2 months ago

Explained | Why India has a fair chance of winning Oscars, after RRR's Golden Globes win

Firstpost  

Films like RRR, Gangubai Kathiawadi, The Kashmir Files and Kantara are in the list of 301 titles eligible for the Oscars in various categories As RRR won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song for Naatu Naatu earlier today, the hopes for an Oscar win have gone up several notches. A number of popular Indian films have made it …

Oscars 2023: ‘Kantara,’ ‘RRR,’ ‘Vikrant Rona’ enter list of 301 films ‘eligible’ for Academy Awards
2 years, 2 months ago

Oscars 2023: ‘Kantara,’ ‘RRR,’ ‘Vikrant Rona’ enter list of 301 films ‘eligible’ for Academy Awards

The Hindu  

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Oscars 2022 and Twitter introduce new fan-voted awards, winners to be revealed during broadcast
2 years, 4 months ago

Oscars 2022 and Twitter introduce new fan-voted awards, winners to be revealed during broadcast

India Today  

Ahead of the 94th Academy Awards, Twitter users will get to vote for their favourite film by using the hashtag #OscarsFanFavorite. According to the report by The Hollywood Reporter, “Three Twitter users who cast their votes during the February 14 to March 3 period, will be selected along with their guests to have an all-expenses-paid trip to Los Angeles to …

Oscars 2022 controversies: Eliminating categories, celeb vaccination policies, declined ratings
2 years, 11 months ago

Oscars 2022 controversies: Eliminating categories, celeb vaccination policies, declined ratings

India Today  

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Oscars 2022: When and Where to watch 94th Academy Awards, list of nominees, performers, India connect
2 years, 11 months ago

Oscars 2022: When and Where to watch 94th Academy Awards, list of nominees, performers, India connect

India TV News  

Highlights Oscars 2022 can be watched live in india on the morning of March 28, Monday 94th Academy Awards will be presented in Los Angeles' The Dolby Theatre India's Writing With Fire is competing in Best Documentary Feature category at Oscars 2022 Hollywood's biggest awards night, the Oscars are just around the corner. Read: Oscars 2022 nominees Dune, Spencer, and …

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3 years ago

Everything you need to know about the 2022 Oscars, from hosts to nominees to drama

LA Times  

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Can the Oscars ever change? Industry pushback reveals the peril of rethinking the show
3 years, 1 month ago

Can the Oscars ever change? Industry pushback reveals the peril of rethinking the show

LA Times  

The motion picture academy’s announcement Tuesday that it will shift the presentation of eight awards out of the upcoming Oscars telecast has sparked a chorus of criticism, revealing frictions within the organization as it struggles to save Hollywood’s biggest night from the existential threat of declining ratings. “We understand the Academy’s desire to make a more arresting show, but this …

Oscars 2022: Film academy to slash eight categories from streamlined live awards night in a bid to claw back viewers
3 years, 1 month ago

Oscars 2022: Film academy to slash eight categories from streamlined live awards night in a bid to claw back viewers

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has decided to …

Oscars slim down, will hand out 8 awards ahead of broadcast
3 years, 1 month ago

Oscars slim down, will hand out 8 awards ahead of broadcast

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — To combat slumping ratings, the Oscars are undergoing a radical slimming down, with eight awards to be presented off-air during next month’s telecast of the 94th Academy Awards. In a letter sent Tuesday to members of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, the group’s president, David Rubin, said that the awards for film editing, production …

No Globes. Omicron. Dismal box office. Awards pros on the Oscar season from hell
3 years, 1 month ago

No Globes. Omicron. Dismal box office. Awards pros on the Oscar season from hell

LA Times  

According to the usual rhythms of Oscar season, Hollywood’s awards machinery should be running at full steam right now. “I remember soaking it up thinking these kinds of things are not to be taken for granted,” said Quinn, whose company scored a historic Oscar victory just before the pandemic shutdowns in 2020 with Bong Joon Ho’s best picture-winning “Parasite.” Then …

Oscars 2021: All you need to know about the reinvented awards ceremony, when and where to watch
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Oscars 2021: All you need to know about the reinvented awards ceremony, when and where to watch

Firstpost  

Oscars 2021 can be watched on Star India and and Star World on 26 April at 5.30 am. There will be no host, no audience, nor face masks for nominees attending the ceremony at Los Angeles’ Union Station — this year’s hub for a show usually broadcast from the Dolby Theatre. The show will be shot in 24 frames-per-second, appear …

Oscars 2020 all you need to know: Where and when to watch, nominees, peformances
5 years, 1 month ago

Oscars 2020 all you need to know: Where and when to watch, nominees, peformances

Firstpost  

Oscars 2020 will once again take place at the Dolby Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles. Oscars 2020 host The ceremony will go hostless a second year in a row, repeating a format credited with boosting ratings last year. Performers Erivo will sing ‘Stand Up’ from Harriet’s soundtrack, while four-time Grammy winner and will perform the Oscar nominated track ’ …

New president of The Academy says there won't be changes in format, awards categories of Oscars ceremony
5 years, 7 months ago

New president of The Academy says there won't be changes in format, awards categories of Oscars ceremony

Firstpost  

Casting director David Rubin has ascended to the post as the head of the organization that puts on the Oscars after a turbulent year Los Angeles: The new president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has been on the job for less than a day, but already has more than enough on his plate. Casting director David …

Oscars 2019: Where to watch, live stream the 91st Academy Awards in India
6 years, 1 month ago

Oscars 2019: Where to watch, live stream the 91st Academy Awards in India

Hindustan Times  

The 91st Academy Awards will honour the biggest and best Hollywood films of 2018 on February 25. Oscars preparations continue for the 91st Academy Awards in Hollywood. Christian Bale and Rami Malek are considered front-runners for the Best Actor award, while Glenn Close, Rachel Weisz and Lady Gaga are in the running for Best Actress. Performers Jennifer Hudson, Lady Gaga, …

After facing flak, Academy to air all Oscar categories live
6 years, 1 month ago

After facing flak, Academy to air all Oscar categories live

India TV News  

The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences faced a lot of criticism after it announced that 4 categories will be announced during commercial breaks. The Academy's brief statement rolling back the earlier decision said that it "has heard the feedback from its membership regarding the Oscar presentation of four awards - Cinematography, Film Editing, Live Action Short, and Makeup …

Hollywood celebrities object to Academy’s decision to announce 4 categories during ad breaks
6 years, 1 month ago

Hollywood celebrities object to Academy’s decision to announce 4 categories during ad breaks

India TV News  

Many Hollywood celebrities including Brad Pitt, George Clooney and Christopher Nolan have objected to the Academy’s decision t o announced four awards during commercial breaks. Directors Michael Mann, Alejandro G Inarritu, Guillermo del Toro and actors such as Brad Pitt, Robert DeNiro, Elizabeth Banks, Peter Dinklage and Kerry Washington are also the signatories of the letter by the American Society …

Oscars 2019: Bollywood cinematographers, film editors criticise Academy's decision to omit four categories from telecast
6 years, 1 month ago

Oscars 2019: Bollywood cinematographers, film editors criticise Academy's decision to omit four categories from telecast

Firstpost  

The Academy’s decision to present four technical awards during the commercial breaks of this year’s broadcast of the Oscars ceremony has drawn the ire of many on social media, including those from the film industry. Many established directors, cinematographers and film editors have even signed an open letter in response to the Academy’s controversial plan. National Award-winning film editor Namrata …

The Academy will present four awards off-air to save time — but they need to honour art, not the ratings – Firstpost
6 years, 1 month ago

The Academy will present four awards off-air to save time — but they need to honour art, not the ratings – Firstpost

Firstpost  

If the Academy believes that such shenanigans will help regain viewership it couldn’t be further away from the truth. In order to keep the event under three-hours, the academy has decided that the awards for best cinematography, film editing, live action short, and makeup and hairstyling will be presented during commercial breaks. Later, Guillermo Del Toro clarifying in a tweet …

Oscars 2019: Film academy cuts four categories from televised broadcast
6 years, 1 month ago

Oscars 2019: Film academy cuts four categories from televised broadcast

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The film academy has drawn ire by cutting four Oscar categories …

Film industry blasts academy decision to omit four categories from the Oscars telecast
6 years, 1 month ago

Film industry blasts academy decision to omit four categories from the Oscars telecast

LA Times  

It’s one of the oldest clichés in Hollywood: When it comes the Academy Awards, it’s an honor just to be nominated. When the motion picture academy announced Monday that it would move four key awards to commercial breaks during this year’s Oscars telecast in an effort to keep the show to a slimmed-down three hours, the blowback from both within …

Oscars 2019: India-set documentary Period. End of Sentence gets nominated
6 years, 2 months ago

Oscars 2019: India-set documentary Period. End of Sentence gets nominated

Hindustan Times  

End of Sentence, an India-set film on the taboos around menstruation and featuring the real Pad Man, has made it to the Oscars. It is beyond everything we thought.” The film is about women in India fighting against the deeply rooted stigma of menstruation and delving upon the work of real life Pad Man Arunachalam Muruganathan. Directed by award-winning Iranian-American …

Analysis: Tales of reinvention abound in Oscars race
6 years, 4 months ago

Analysis: Tales of reinvention abound in Oscars race

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — F. Scott Fitzgerald, who said there are no second acts in American lives, might have felt differently had he seen this year’s Oscar race. One after another, potential contenders have trotted out new iterations of themselves: Lady Gaga, the actor; Alfonso Cuaron, the re-made filmmaker; Melissa McCarthy, dramatic actress; Peter Farrelly, a million miles from “Dumb and …

Academy delays best popular film Oscar, says category will not be included at 2019 Oscars
6 years, 6 months ago

Academy delays best popular film Oscar, says category will not be included at 2019 Oscars

Salon  

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that it is delaying the controversial new category for Outstanding Achievement in Popular Film. “While remaining committed to celebrating a wide spectrum of movies, the Academy announced today that it will not present the new Oscars category at the upcoming 91st awards,” the official statement reads. The Board of Governors …

Oscars 2018: Date, India time, who is hosting and how to watch Academy Awards live streaming on TV, Hotstar
7 years ago

Oscars 2018: Date, India time, who is hosting and how to watch Academy Awards live streaming on TV, Hotstar

India TV News  

It's Oscars night today, and host Jimmy Kimmel returns to host the Oscars for the second time in a row, yes, despite the envelop fiasco that prompted him to promise never to return again. Oscars 2018 Timings The 90th Academy Awards is hosted by Jimmy Kimmel at the Dolby Theater. ET whereas red carpet coverage by CBS News at 4:30 …

Lukewarm reception for Oscars 2017-nominated releases in India
8 years, 1 month ago

Lukewarm reception for Oscars 2017-nominated releases in India

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Acclaimed American dramas Hidden Figures, Silence and Moonlight, all nominees for the 89th Academy Awards, released in India last Friday, officially beginning the Oscars extravaganza in the country. “The market for Oscar releases in India has always been limited,” said Atul Mohan, editor of trade magazine Complete Cinema. “They cater to very niche audiences and come with the …

Oscars 2016: How to throw the ultimate viewing party (and no, it’s not too late)
9 years, 1 month ago

Oscars 2016: How to throw the ultimate viewing party (and no, it’s not too late)

LA Times  

There’s a reason “seat filler” is a legitimate job in awards season: No one wants to watch the Oscars alone. These last-minute decor, drink and snack ideas are sure to make your Oscar viewing party on Sunday one to remember: Statuette luminaries: “Though your party is ultimately centered around the TV, candlelight brings instant ambience,” says New York City event …

Oscar Awards to be shown live by PVR in 23 Indian cities
10 years, 1 month ago

Oscar Awards to be shown live by PVR in 23 Indian cities

India TV News  

New Delhi: Before Hollywood aficionados in India sit down to watch the forthcoming 87th Academy Awards ceremony on TV screens later this month, PVR Cinemas is offering fans a chance to watch a string of Oscar-nominated movies on its screens across 23 cities. At what's being called the PVR Oscar Film Festival, starting Friday till Feb 12, the cinema chain …

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