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Jane Campion wins best director Oscar for 'The Power of the Dog'

Jane Campion smashed records and the glass ceiling as she earned the best director Academy Award for her psychological drama Western "The Power of the Dog". This is her first Oscar win in the category. She also became the first woman to have been nominated twice in the best directing category and the only the third woman after Chloe Zhao's win last year for "Nomadland" and Kathryn Bigelow's win for "Hurt Locker" in 2010. Set in the director's native New Zealand, "The Power of the Dog" is a character study of toxic masculinity and repressed sexuality. The acclaimed Netflix film stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Kirsten Dunst, and Jesse Plemons. After she gave a shout-out to her fellow nominees, Campion talked about her love for directing and creating a world with a team of storytellers. "I love directing because it's a deep dive into the story. Yet the task of manifesting a world can be overwhelming. The sweet thing is, I'm not alone. On 'The Power of The Dog', I worked

Japanese drama 'Drive My Car' wins best international film at Oscars

Japanese drama "Drive My Car", an adaptation of celebrated writer Haruki Murakami's short story by director Ryusuke Hamaguchi, won the best international film trophy at the Oscars

'Dune' leads with sound, score, editing and cinematography Oscars

Denis Villeneuve's "Dune", which is nominated in 10 categories, won early Oscars for the best sound, best editing, best cinematography, best score, best production design, and best visual effects

Jessica Chastain wins best actress Oscar for ' The Eyes of Tammy Faye'

Jessica Chastain won the Academy Award for best lead actress for her mascara-laden title role in "The Eyes of Tammy Faye"

Will Smith wins first Oscar for tenacious father in 'King Richard'

Will Smith won his first Academy Award on Sunday, capturing the best actor honor for his portrayal of Richard Williams

Celebrating the mob in the 50th year of the release of 'The Godfather'

Revisiting a piece of cinematic brilliance that once came close to being shelved

'The Power of the Dog', 'CODA', 'Dune' win big at BAFTA 2022

Acclaimed Western film "The Power of the Dog" scooped the top prizes for best film and best director for Jane Campion at the British Academy of Film and Television Awards (BAFTA) 2022. Hosted by actor-comic Rebel Wils on, the award ceremony took place on Sunday at the Royal Albert Hall and was live streamed in India on the streamer SonyLIV. "The Batman" star Andy Serkis announced the winner for best film but not before he called out the government for its discriminatory treatment of refugees from Afghanistan and Ukraine, saying "all refugees are welcome but some are more than welcome". While announcing actor Emilia Jones singing act with the song "Both Sides Now" from "CODA", Wilson said the performance takes the help of two interpreters -- American Sign Language and British Sign Language. "Luckily, though, in all sign languages, this is the gesture for Putin," the host said as she raised her middle finger to Russian President Vladimir Putin over the Ukraine invasion. "The Power o

Hollywood Critics Association Awards 2022: 'CODA' wins Best Picture

The Hollywood Critics Association held its fifth annual awards on Monday in-person at the Avalon Hollywood in Los Angeles, California.

Oscars to present 8 awards before live telecast, gets slammed online

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has decided that winners for eight categories will be presented off air during the 2022 Oscars

Hollywood actress Reese Witherspoon to adapt NFTs into movies, TV Shows

Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine has partnered with World of Women (WoW), the NFT collective, for the adaptations of non-fungible tokens

'Belfast', 'The Power of the Dog', 'Drive My Car' lead Oscar nominations

For India, the big disappointment was that the Suriya-starrer 'Jai Bhim', which was a hot favourite for a nomination nod, did not make the cut

'The Power of the Dog' tops Oscar nominations with 12; 'Dune' nabs 10

Jane Campion's gothic western The Power of the Dog led nominations to the 94th Academy Awards, where streaming services more than ever before swept over Hollywood's top honours

'Dune' and 'The Power of the Dog' lead 2022 Bafta nominations

Denis Villeneuve's sci-fi epic "Dune" amassed the most nominations for 2022 BAFTA Awards, closely followed by Jane Campion's Western film "The Power of the Dog".

Oscars to have host again after an absence of three years: US media

The 2022 edition of the Academy Awards will have a host after a gap of three years, broadcaster ABC has announced. Craig Erwich, president, Hulu Originals & ABC Entertainment, shared the news that the Oscars 2022 ceremony will be led by a formal host during the Television Critics Association winter press tour on Tuesday. "You heard it here first, I can confirm that this year's Oscars will have a host," Erwich said. Asked who will be emceeing the annual award gala, he quipped, "It might be me." The Academy Awards went hostless in 2019 after actor Kevin Hart, who was set to emcee the ceremony, was embroiled in a controversy over his past homophobic tweets. For the subsequent editions, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) decided to continue the practise of organising the Oscars without an official host. Jimmy Kimmel last served as the host of the Academy Awards, having emceed the ceremony in 2017 and 2018. Other hosts over the past decade included Chris Rock ...

Comedian Bob Saget, beloved TV dad of 'Full House', dies aged 65

Bob Saget, a comedian and actor known for his role as a widower raising a trio of daughters in the sitcom Full House, has died, according to authorities in Florida. He was 65. The Orange County, Florida, sheriff's office was called on Sunday about an unresponsive man in a hotel room at the Ritz-Carlton in Orlando, according to a sheriff's statement on Twitter. The man was identified as Robert Saget" and death was pronounced at the scene, the statement said, adding that detectives found no signs of foul play or drug use in this case. A #BobSaget" concluded the tweet. Saget was in Florida as part of his I Don't Do Negative Comedy Tour", according to his Twitter feed. His publicist didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. Saget was also the long-time host of America's Funniest Home Videos.

Oscar winner and groundbreaking star Sidney Poitier dies at 94

Sidney Poitier, the groundbreaking actor and enduring inspiration who transformed how Black people were portrayed on screen, became the first Black actor to win an Academy Award for best lead performance and the first to be a top box-office draw, has died. He was 94. Poitier, winner of the best actor Oscar in 1964 for Lilies of the Field, died Thursday in the Bahamas, according to Eugene Torchon-Newry, acting director general of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Bahamas. Few movie stars, Black or white, had such an influence both on and off the screen. Before Poitier, the son of Bahamian tomato farmers, no Black actor had a sustained career as a lead performer or could get a film produced based on his own star power. Before Poitier, few Black actors were permitted a break from the stereotypes of bug-eyed servants and grinning entertainers. Before Poitier, Hollywood filmmakers rarely even attempted to tell a Black person's story. Poitier's rise mirrored profound changes in the

Like in the movie: 'Don't Look Up' shows how myths fuel science's rejection

'Don't Look Up' explores how individuals, scientists, the media and politicians respond when faced with scientific facts that are uncomfortable, threatening and inconvenient

2022 promises to be a year packed with films and shows worth watching

Bollywood has a long list of big-banner productions lined up for release

'Spider-Man: No Way Home' becomes biggest movie of the year worldwide

Tom Holland-starrer 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' has become the biggest movie of the year worldwide.

Didn't pull the trigger: Actor Alec Baldwin on fatal shooting on film set

American actor Alec Baldwin said that he 'didn't pull the trigger' on the firearm in the fatal shooting that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injured director Joel Souza.During an interview with abc News, Baldwin said he has 'no idea' how a live bullet got onto the set of his film 'Rust'."I would never point a gun at anyone and pull the trigger at them, never," Baldwin was quoted as saying by abc News."Someone put a live bullet in a gun, a bullet that wasn't even supposed to be on the property," the American actor added.Baldwin discharged a gun on the set of 'Rust' in New Mexico on October 21, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injuring director Joel Souza.Assistant director Dave Halls had told Baldwin that the gun was a "cold gun," meaning "not hot" or unloaded after armourer Hannah Gutierrez Reed had placed the gun on a cart on set.Prop master Sarah Zachry also handled the gun before the fatal shooting, according to a search warrant executed by the Santa Fe ...