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Anil Ambani walks Oscar red carpet, his
The Help
gets statuette
Indo-Asian News Service
Monday, February 27, 2012
(
Los Angeles
)
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Reliance Group chairman Anil Ambani walked the red carpet at the 84th Academy Awards at the Kodak Theater here Sunday, where three films produced by DreamWorks Studios, his co-venture with Steven Speilberg, were nominated for 11 Oscars.
Among the 11 nominations, Octavia Spencer fetched the Oscar for best supporting actress for her performance in
The Help
. Spencer was honoured with the golden statuette for her portrayal of big-mouthed maid Minny in
The Help
.
Other than
The Help
, two other films of Reliance DreamWorks -
War Horse
and
Real Steel
- were nominated for various categories.
War Horse
and
The Help
were in the fray for best film award, which went to black and white silent film
The Artist
.
War Horse
was also nominated for sound editing, sound mixing, original score, art direction and cinematography.
While
The Help
, directed by Tate Tylor, featured in the nomination line-up for best actress (Viola Davis) and best supporting actress (Jessica Chastain and Spencer), apart from the best picture category.
Hugh Jackman-starrer sci-fi thriller
Real Steel
had one nomination for best achievement in visual effects. But the award went to
Hugo
.
Ambani, who owns a 51 percent stake at DreamWorks Studios, attended the glittering event with his partners Spielberg and Stacey Snider.
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