Hollywood

1588 days ago

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Chadwick Boseman's Family Reacts On Late Actor Not Winning Oscars, Says 'He Was Not Snubbed'

Los Angeles, April 28, 2021: Chadwick Boseman's family has a message for those saying the late actor got snubbed from an Oscar. Chadwick's brother Derrick Boseman spoke to TMZ, and said that his family has no hard feeling following the 93rd Academy Awards as every nominated actor in the category was deserving of the award. ## Anthony Hopkins, who played the role of a man who has dementia and constantly forgets important life events in the movie "The Father", won the Oscars of the Best Actor over presumed frontrunner Boseman. Hopkins, after winning his second Oscar, released a belated acceptance speech the morning after the Academy Awards, which aired on 25 April, including the shoutout to Boseman. ## Boseman's family congratulated Hopkins and his family, as Derrick put it, "I'm sure [Anthony] would if Chad won". Derrick says Chadwick wasn't one to put too much value on the Oscars anyway. Derrick says Chadwick "always described them to me as a campaign. Yes, an Oscar would have been an achievement, but was never an obsession for him". ## To the surprise of many viewers, the Best Actor category concluded the Oscars ceremony (25 April) when it is typically Best Picture that closes the evening's events. Some have speculated that producers moved Best Actor to the end as they had predicted Boseman would win the prize for "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" which won two Oscars for Best Makeup And Hair, and Best Costume Design. ## Chadwick Boseman was died last year on August 29 due to colon cancer at the age of 43. He was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer in 2016 had battled this for four years. ## Stay tuned...

Hollywood

1589 days ago

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The 93rd Academy Awards' TV Ratings At All-Time Low In Early Numbers

Los Angeles, April 27, 2021: The 93rd Academy Awards ceremony, which was held in the early morning (as per IST) on Monday (April 26), couldn't grab the attention of the audience, as the TV Ratings of the ceremony was all-time low as per early numbers. ## This year's Oscars joined the recent awards shows such as Grammys, Golden Globes, and SAG Awards, which witnessed a sharp decline in tv viewing from the previous year. As per early numbers, the 93rd Oscars drew 9.85 million viewers and a 1.9 rating among adults of 18-49 on Sunday. However, the final numbers may increase after they come out on Tuesday. ## Last year, the numbers were high with 23.64 million viewers and 5.3 ratings in the key ad demographic. The decline of 58 percent for Oscars 2021 is the second-highest after Golden Globes (62 percent) in the recently organized award shows. The Grammys and SAG Awards also had witnessed a decline of more than 50 percent from their previous year. ## Despite making changes in the format of the show, the reviews for the Oscars were mixed. Daniel Fienberg, who is the critic at The Hollywood Reporter, felt that the producers' gamble in making best actor the final category fell flat when an absent Anthony Hopkins won for The Father and the show ended somewhat abruptly.## Meanwhile, it was the first time Oscars was held virtually and in-person due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. It took place in Los Angeles - at both Union Station and the Dolby Theatre.## Stay tuned...

Bollywood

1590 days ago

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Oscars 2021: AMPAS Pay Tribute To Late Irrfan Khan, And Bhanu Athaiya

Los Angeles, April 26, 2021: The 93rd Academy Awards were announced on Monday morning (as per IST), to honor the best films of 2020 and early 2021. It was the first time Oscars was held virtually and in person due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. It took place in Los Angeles - at both Union Station and the Dolby Theatre. ## Apart from honoring the top films, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) also paid tribute to the artists across industries of the world. Irrfan Khan and Bhanu Athaiya were the Indian film personalities honored in the "In Memoriam" along with Hollywood personalities, Sean Connery and Chadwick Boseman. ## Oscar nominee Angela Bassett gave a speech with the tribute, which was shown in the form of a video clip and was a homage to achievers the world of screen lost over the past year, including actors, writers, directors, and technicians.## Irrfan, who passed away last year in Mumbai at the age of 53 after a two-year battle with a neuroendocrine tumor, earned global recognition for his work in projects such as "The Warrior", "The Namesake", "Slumdog Millionaire", "The Amazing Spider-Man", "Life Of Pi", "Jurassic World" and "Inferno".## Costume designer Bhanu Athaiya became the first Indian to win an Oscar, for her work in Sir Richard Attenborough's "Gandhi" in 1982. She won the Oscar jointly with John Mollo. Athaiya was 91 when she passed away at her residence in Mumbai after a prolonged illness last year on October 16. Athaiya had also won a BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design for the film.## Do Check Out The Full List Of 93rd Academy Awards Winners## Stay tuned...

Hollywood

1590 days ago

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Oscars 2021: 'Nomadland' Becomes The Lowest-Grossing Best Picture Winner In The Oscar History

Los Angeles, April 26, 2021: The 93rd Academy Award was held on Monday morning (as per IST), with no host, no audience, nor face masks for nominees attending the ceremony at Los Angeles' Union Station.## Among the top honors in the first of its kind of award ceremony, the American drama film "Nomadland" won big and bagged three titles including The Best Picture, The Best Director to Chloé Zhao, and The Best Actress to Frances McDormand. Zhao was among the history makers who becomes only the second woman to win Oscar for the Best Director. ## Do Check Out The Full List Of 93rd Academy Awards Winners## However, one of the interesting things associates with Nomadland is that it is the lowest-grossing movie ever at the domestic market to win the Oscar for Best Picture. It has grossed just over $2.5 million at the domestic box office till now, however, Searchlight Pictures, which backed the acclaimed movie, hasn't reported official box office numbers for the film. ## There are many reasons behind Nomadland's low number at the domestic box office, considering that theaters across North America were closed for more than a year, forcing distributors to rely on hybrid theatrical and Disney-owned streaming platform Hulu. ## Before Nomadland, the 2009 American war thriller film, The Hurt Locker was the lowest grosser Oscar winner, which had earned around $11 million at the time of its win. Interestingly, the director of the film, Kathryn Bigelow became the first woman to win the Oscars in the Best Director category. ## Stay tuned...

Hollywood

1590 days ago

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Oscars 2021: Here Is The Full List Of 93rd Academy Awards Winners

Los Angeles, April 26, 2021: In the first of its kind of Award Ceremony, American drama film Nomadland has created history as its begged top honors at the 93rd Academy Awards. The movie won the Oscar for Best Picture while Chinese filmmaker, Chloe Zhao has created history as she has become only the second woman to win the Oscar for Best Director for Nomadland. Kathryn Bigelow was the first woman to receive the honour for The Hurt Locker (2008). ## Frances McDormand, who played the role of van dwelling woman in Nomadland, won the Oscars for the Best Actress in a Leading Role while the Best Actor award went to Anthony Hopkins for The Father. Yuh-Jung Youn also joined the history-making category and won best supporting actress for Minari, becoming the first-ever Korean actor or actress to win an Oscar. ## Among the other top honors, Daniel Kaluuya claimed Best Supporting Actor for Warner Bros.' Judas and the Black Messiah. Emerald Fennell won Best Original Screenplay for Promising Young Woman while the Best Adapted Screenplay was won by The Father. The White Tiger, starring Priyanka Chopra, was nominated in this category.## Here is the complete list of award winners - ## Best Picture - Nomadland## Best Actor - Anthony Hopkins (The Father)## Best Actress - Frances McDormand (Nomadland)## Best Director - Chloé Zhao (Nomadland)## Best Supporting Actor - Daniel Kaluuya (Judas and the Black Messiah)## Best Supporting Actress - Yuh-Jung Youn (Minari)## Best Original Screenplay - Promising Young Woman## Best Adapted Screenplay - The Father## Best International Feature Film - Another Round (Denmark)## Best Animated Feature Film - Soul## Best Original Song - Fight For You (Judas And The Black Messiah)## Best Original Score - Soul## Best Documentary Feature - My Octopus Teacher## Best Documentary Short Subject - Colette## Best Live-Action Short Film - Two Distant Strangers## Best Sound - Sound Of Metal## Best Production Design - Mank## Best Cinematography - Mank## Best Visual Effects - Tenet## Best Makeup And Hair - Ma Rainey's Black Bottom## Best Costume Design - Ma Rainey's Black Bottom## Stay tuned...

Hollywood

1631 days ago

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Oscars 2021: 'The White Tiger' Gets Nomination For Adapted Screenplay, Check Out The Full List of Nominations

India's international star, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, and her actor-singer husband Nick Jonas got the honor to announce the nominations for the Oscars 2021. The nominations were announced on Monday evening (India time) and the award ceremony will take place on the 25th of April 2021. ## While 2020 American biographical drama film, "Mank", garnered the highest number of nominations this year including the Best Picture category, Priyanka Chopra, Adarsh Gaurav, and Rajkummar Rao starrer, "The White Tiger" has been nominated in the Adapted Screenplay category and will be racing for the Oscars with Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, The Father, Nomadland, and One Night In Miami. ## Among the other notable films that won multiple nominations include "The Trial Of The Chicago 7" (6 nominations), "Judas And The Black Messiah" (6), "The Father" (6), and "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" (5). "Black Panther" star, the late Chadwick Boseman is a contender in the Best Actor category for "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom".## Here is the complete list of Oscars nominations for 2021 - ## BEST PICTURE ## The Father## Judas And The Black Messiah## Mank##Nomadland##Promising Young Woman##Sound Of Metal##The Trial Of The Chicago 7## ACTOR IN LEADING ROLE## Riz Ahmed - Sound Of Metal## Chadwick Boseman - Ma Rainey's Black Bottom## Anthony Hopkins - The Father## Gary Oldman - Mank## Steven Yeun - Minari## ACTRESS IN LEADING ROLE## Viola Davis - Ma Rainey's Black Bottom## Vanessa Kirby - Pieces Of A Woman## Andra Day - The United States Vs. Billie Holiday## Carey Mulligan - Promising Young Woman## Frances Mcdormand - Nomadland## ACTOR IN SUPPORTING ROLE ## Daniel Kaluuya - Judas And The Black Messiah## Lakeith Stanfield - Judas And The Black Messiah## Sacha Baron Cohen - The Trial Of The Chicago 7## Leslie Odom, Jr. - One Night In Miami## Paul Raci - Sound Of Metal## ACTRESS IN SUPPORTING ROLE ## Maria Bakalova - Borat Subsequent Moviefilm## Glenn Close - Hillbilly Elegy## Olivia Colman - The Father## Amanda Seyfried - Mank## Yuh-Jung Youn - Minari## DIRECTION ## Another Round - Thomas Vinterberg## Mank - David Fincher## Minari - Lee Isaac Chung## Nomadland - Chloe Zhao## Promising Young Woman - Emerald Fennell## WRITING (ADPATED SCREENPLAY)## Borat Subsequent Moviefilm## The White Tiger## Nomadland## The Father## One Night In Miami## WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)## Judas And The Black Messiah## Promising Young Woman## Sound Of Metal## The Trial Of The Chicago 7## ANIMATED FEATURE FILM ## Onward## Over The Moon## A Shaun The Sheep Movie: Farmageddon## Soul## Wolfwalkers## FOREIGN FEATURE FILM## Another Round - Denmark## Better Days - Hong Kong## Collective - Romania## The Man Who Sold His Skin - Tunisia## Quo Vadis, Aida? - Bosnia And Herzegovina## CINEMATOGRAPHY## Judas And The Black Messiah - Sean Bobbitt## News Of The World - Dariusz Wolski## Mank - Erik Messerschmidt## The Trial Of The Chicago 7 - Phedon Papamichael## Nomadland - Joshua James Richards## DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE)## Collective## Crip Camp## The Mole Agent## My Octopus Teacher## Time## DOCUMENTARY (SHORT SUBJECT)## Colette## A Concerto Is A Conversation## Do Not Split## Hunger Ward## A Love Song For Latasha## COSTUME DESIGN## Emma - Alexandra Byrne## Ma Rainey's Black Bottom - Ann Roth## Mank - Trish Summerville## Mulan - Bina Daigeler## Pinocchio - Massimo Cantini Parrini## FILM EDITING## The Father - Yorgos Lamprinos## Nomadland - Chloe Zhao## Promising Young Woman - Frédéric Thoraval## Sound Of Metal - Mikkel E. G. Nielsen## The Trial Of The Chicago 7 - Alan Baumgarten## MAKEUP AND HAIRSTILING## Mank - Gigi Williams, Kimberley Spiteri, and Colleen Labaff## Emma - Marese Langan, Laura Allen, and Claudia Stolze## Hillbilly Elegy - Eryn Krueger Mekash, Matthew Mungle, And Patricia Dehaney## Ma Rainey's Black Bottom - Sergio Lopez-Rivera, Mia Neal, and Jamika Wilson## Pinocchio - Mark Coulier, Dalia Colli, and Francesco Pegoretti## MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)## Da 5 Bloods - Terence Blanchard## Mank - Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross## Minari - Emile Mosseri## News Of The World - James Newton Howard## Soul - Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross and Jon Batiste## MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)## Fight For You - Judas And The Black Messiah## Hear My Voice - The Trial Of The Chicago 7## Io Sì (Seen) - The Life Ahead (La Vita Davanti A Se)## Speak Now - One Night In Miami## PRODUCTION DESIEGN## The Father## Ma Rainey's Black Bottom## Mank## News Of The World## Tenet## SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)## Feeling Through## The Letter Room## The Present## Two Distant Strangers## White Eye## SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)## Burrow - Madeline Sharafian and Michael Capbarat## Genius Loci - Adrien Merigeau and Amaury Ovise## If Anything Happens I Love You - Will Mccormack and Michael Govier## Opera - Erick Oh## Yes-People - Gísli Darri Halldórsson and Arnar Gunnarsson## VISUAL EFFECTS## Love And Monsters## The Midnight Sky## Mulan## The One And Only Ivan## Tenet## SOUND## Greyhound - Warren Shaw, Michael Minkler, Beau Borders, and David Wyman## Mank - Ren Klyce, Jeremy Molod, David Parker, Nathan Nance, and Drew Kunin## News Of The World - Oliver Tarney, Mike Prestwood Smith, William Miller, and John Pritchett## Soul - Ren Klyce, Coya Elliott, and David Parker## Sound Of Metal - Nicolas Becker, Jaime Baksht, Michelle Couttolenc, Carlos Cortes, and Phillip Bladh## Stay tuned...

Bollywood

1738 days ago

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Keith Gomes' 'Shameless' Starring Sayani Gupta is India's Official Entry in Oscars 2020 in Live Action Short Category

The Sayani Gupta-starrer, Shameless, by writer-director Keith Gomes is the official Indian entry in the Live Action Short Film category at the 93rd Oscars, to be held next year in April. The 15-minute film is a black comedy thriller that beat short films including Vidya Balan's Natkhat in the Oscars entry race.## Co-starring Hussain Dalal and Rishabh Kapoor, Shameless revolves around the theme of loss of human spirit due to technology, while it also attempts to raise relevant questions on issues of entitlement, humanity, and empathy toward the migrant class.## "My experience on 'Shameless' was fantastic and now we submitting to the Oscars, it's a wow! Keith is wonderful as a director and very gentle with his actors and crew. Hussain, of course, is a great friend, and it was a ball working with him. We have a silent communication and understanding when it comes to improvisations etc," said Sayani Gupta to India TV.## "I observe human behavior and love telling stories about the human spirit. This world needs kindness and my films are a reminder to not get lost in technology. I make films with little funding from family and friends, everyone comes together with loads of love and passion. Couldn't be more blessed," said director Gomes.## Earlier, the Film Federation of India had selected Lijo Jose Pellissery's Malayalam movie Jallikattu as the country's official representative in the 93rd Academy Awards' best international feature category. ## Stay tuned...

Mollywood

1742 days ago

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Lijo Jose Pellissery's Malayalam Movie 'Jallikattu' is India's Official Entry in The 2020 Oscars

The Film Federation of India has selected Lijo Jose Pellissery's Malayalam movie "Jallikattu" as the country's official representative in the 93rd Academy Awards' best international feature category. A 14-member committee of the FDI, that picks the Indian nominee every year, made the announcement on Wednesday.## Jallikattu has been a festival favorite around the world having played at Toronto, London, Busan, and Stockholm in 2019 and at Rotterdam in 2020. Pellissery won the best director at the International Film Festival of India, Goa in 2019.## The story of the film revolves around a tamed buffalo that escapes from a slaughterhouse in a hilly remote village of Kerala's Idduki district. To hunt down the buffalo, the whole village gathers which exposes deep societal fissures in the process.## INDIA'S OFFICIAL ENTRY TO #OSCARS... #Malayalam film #Jallikattu will be #India’s official entry to the 93rd Academy Awards 2021 #Oscars. pic.twitter.com/qxPpfvT83a— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) November 25, 2020 ## The movie was selected among the 26 other contenders which are - The Sky is Pink, Gunjan Saxena, Shakuntala Devi, Gulabo Sitabo, Chippa, Chhalaang, The Disciple, Shikara, Bittersweet, Is Love Enough, Sir, Moothon, Kalira Atita, Bulbbul, Kaamyaab, Chintu Ka Birthday, The Check Post, Eeb Allay Ooo, Bahattar Hoorian, Malang, Bhavai, AK Vs AK, Chhapaak, Bhonsle, Serious Men, I Pad and Atkan Chatkan.## India has been sending entries to the Oscars' erstwhile foreign-language category since 1957 and has been nominated three times, for "Mother India" (1958), "Salaam Bombay!" (1989), and "Lagaan" (2002).## The 93rd Academy Awards that were earlier scheduled to be held in February, will now take place on April 25, 2021, in Los Angeles after being pushed back by two months due to the coronavirus pandemic. ## Stay tuned...