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Oscars 2020 to go hostless for 2nd consecutive year, broadcaster confirms

In 2019, the Academy went without a host after controversy around actor-comic Kevin Hart's past homophobic remarks resulted in him stepping down.

Oscars 2020: 'Gully Boy' fails to make it to Foreign Film section shortlist

In "Gully Boy", Ranveer's character used rap as a tool to express his views on society and life in Dharavi, one of the largest slums of Asia. The film became a superhit on release in February.

Gully Boy fails to make it to shortlist for Oscars' best international film

With the exit of Zoya Akhtar's Gully Boy, India has once again drawn a blank in the category

It is time for Hollywood to relinquish ownership of the English language

The Academy may imagine it is natural for Americans and British to own the English language. Eventually, however, demography and globalization will render that position untenable

If anyone won Oscars 2019 it was Netflix- the prize for industry disruption

Behind the polite plaudits and acceptance speeches there are bitter feelings within the mainstream film industry on whether Netflix merits this level of recognition

Oscars 2019 deviated from the script, but signified a step forward, too

2019 Oscars' evening was dominated by people of colour and women - something that hasn't happened before

Oscars 2019 winners' list: Green Book best picture; Rami Malek best actor

'Green Book', which explores race relations in the US in the 1960s, has been named as the Best Picture at the 91st Academy Awards

Is film-making a man thing? No women nominated for best director in Oscars

In the 91 years that the awards have been running, only five women have been nominated for this coveted award

Oscars: Malek wins best actor, but here's Freddie Mercury's untold story

In real life, Mercury faced rampant homophobia - he never really came out publicly, and it's easy to see why

India-set 'Period. End of Sentence' wins Documentary Short Subject Oscar

The documentary feature is set in Hapur village outside Delhi, where women lead a quiet revolution as they fight against the deeply rooted stigma of menstruation

Oscars 2019 winners: 'Roma' wins award for best foreign language film

The black-and-white Netflix film, directed and written by Alfonso Cuaron, marked Mexico's first Oscar victory in the category and has already picked up a slew of other awards this year

Oscars so divisive

Olivia Colman's Queen Anne might lose out on the Best Actress award to Glenn Close's touching portrait of a woman disregarded by her pompous Nobel-winning husband in The Wife

Lies, damn lies and books

Psychologists say that liars tend to be more creative

He Rocked Us: Freddie Mercury took the stage like an uncaged Bengal tiger

In Bohemian Rhapsody, Rami Malek has played Mercury, who had the courage to take centre stage time and again before tens of thousands, never so memorably than at Live Aid

Oscars to kick start the award show without a host this year

This comes weeks after American actor-comedian Kevin Hart was announced as the host of the 2019 award ceremony

Outcry over 'First Man' signals controversial award season for films

Republican US Senator Marco Rubio has slammed 'First man', a Neil Armstrong biopic, for not including a scene where astronaut plants flag on the moon. Armstrong's sons, however, have defended the film

Oscars, nostalgia and Trump

Oscars tapped into power of nostalgia as counter to a divisive, racist tide that is sweeping US

Bollywood reacts in shock after best picture goof-up at Oscars

La La Land, which won 6 trophies including best director, actress, was mistakenly declared best film

Social media chatter: The Oscars, UP polls and more

Here is a lowdown of what is keeping social media abuzz this morning

The secret reason 'La la Land' will win best picture

A snapshot of the top jobs Academy members like: