Oscar

Grammy and Oscars push for diversity at awards

LOS ANGELES: The Grammy Awards are expanding the number of nominees in the top categories… Read More

World’s first hand-painted film competes for an Oscar

GDANSK, Poland: Vying for an Oscar, "Loving Vincent" is the world's first animated feature film… Read More

Actor Casey Affleck withdraws as 2018 Oscar presenter

LOS ANGELES: Oscar-winning Casey Affleck, who has been accused of sexual harassment by female crew… Read More

Oscars bid for story of ‘Pakistan’s toughest woman’

As 200 armed men surrounded their house on a hot August night in 2005, Nazo… Read More

Slumdog Millionaire’s child actor is now jobless

Remember Rubina Ali, the child actress in the Oscar winning movie 'Slumdog Millionaire' who played… Read More

‘Hunger Games’ actor Donald Sutherland to get lifetime Oscar

LOS ANGELES:  Donald Sutherland, the star of “MASH,” “The Hunger Games” and more than 140… Read More

DiCaprio returns Brando Oscar as part of Malaysian laundering probe

LOS ANGELES: Actor Leonardo DiCaprio has turned over an Oscar won by Marlon Brando to… Read More

U.S. State Department tweets, then deletes congratulations for Iran Oscar win

WASHINGTON: The U.S. State Department on Monday issued and then deleted a congratulatory message for… Read More

‘La La Land’ mistakenly announced as best picture in stunning Oscars error

NEW YORK: Barry Jenkins's coming of age drama "Moonlight" won the coveted best picture statuette… Read More

Mahershala Ali becomes first Muslim actor to win Oscar

HOLLYWOOD: Heavily-backed favorite Mahershala Ali won the best supporting actor Oscar on Sunday for his… Read More

Oscar best actor race is tale of two opposites

LOS ANGELES: Denzel Washington plays a talkative, bombastic, larger-than-life dad whose personality leaps off the screen.… Read More

Angelina Jolie speaks against Trump travel ban

LOS ANGELES: Actress and human rights advocate Angelina Jolie on Thursday said U.S. President Donald… Read More

Facebook to develop app for television set-top boxes: WSJ

WASHINGTON: Facebook is creating an app for television set-top boxes, including Apple's Apple TV, the… Read More

‘La La Land’ director in ‘shock’ over Oscar nods

TOKYO: The director of hit romantic musical "La La Land" said he was jolted and… Read More

Iran actress to boycott Oscars over ‘racist’ Trump visa ban

TEHRAN: The Iranian star of Oscar-nominated film "The Salesman" said Thursday she would boycott the… Read More

Meryl Streep breaks own record with 20th Oscar nomination

LOS ANGELES: US actress Meryl Streep on Tuesday was nominated for her 20th Academy Award, making… Read More

Syria’s White Helmets ‘proud’ after Oscar nomination

BEIRUT: Syria's White Helmets rescue workers said on Tuesday they were "proud" that a documentary… Read More

Hollywood set for Oscars picks with no big surprises

LOS ANGELES: All eyes will be on Hollywood Tuesday as the list of nominees for… Read More

Five decades and 200 films later, Jackie Chan ‘finally’ wins Oscar

LOS ANGELES: When Jackie Chan saw an Oscar at Sylvester Stallone's house 23 years ago, he… Read More

Meryl Streep to get Golden Globes lifetime award

LOS ANGELES: Meryl Streep, regarded as the finest actress of her generation, will get the… Read More