Academy Award

IIFA 2013 to celebrate 100 years of Indian cinema, Abhishek Bachchan to perform

Press Trust Of India | Tuesday May 14, 2013

The 2013 edition of International Indian Film Academy awards (IIFA) will celebrate 100 years of Indian cinema as the three-day Bollywood extravaganza returns to Macau after 2009.

The Bachchans will headline IIFA again

Puja Talwar | Tuesday May 14, 2013

The International Indian Film Academy Awards steps into its 14th year and there is reason to cheer.

Gumrah, The Buddy Project win at Indian Television Awards

Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 8, 2013

TV shows Gumrah and The Buddy Project have been awarded with the best non-fiction and the best fiction show respectively at the Indian Television Academy (ITA) Awards.

Ranbir Kapoor excited about Barfi!'s Turkey release

Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday May 8, 2013

Ranbir Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra starrer Barfi! is all set to get a commercial release in Turkey. Said to be the first Indian movie to get a mainstream release in the country, it will hit close to 40 screens on May 10.

US film 'explores the power' of baseball in Manipur

Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday May 5, 2013

Two American women, one a critically acclaimed director and the other an Academy-Award winning actress, have come together to make a movie that they say "explores the power" of the game for "people in a troubled, distant place."

Mala Sinha boycotts Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Awards

Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday May 1, 2013

Mala Sinha is upset with the committee that has just bestowed the Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Award upon her.

Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Award for Yash Chopra, Rajesh Khanna

Press Trust of India | Friday April 26, 2013

Filmmaker Yash Chopra, Rajesh Khanna, legendary playback singer Asha Bhosale are among those Bollywood legends, who will be honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Awards on April 30.

Barfi! leads IIFA nominations with 13 nods

Indo-Asian News Service | Monday April 22, 2013

Anurag Basu's critically acclaimed and commercially successful movie Barfi! leads the nominations for the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards 2013.

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, author and screenwriter, dies at 85

Anita Gates/ New York Times | Thursday April 4, 2013

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, the German-born screenwriter and novelist who won two Academy Awards for adaptations of EM Forster novels, died on Wednesday at her home in Manhattan. She was 85.

Oscar 2014 to be held on March 26, 2014

Press Trust of India | Tuesday March 26, 2013

The 86th annual Oscar Awards will take place on March 2, 2014, the Academy has announced.

Lionel Messi, Usain Bolt and Michael Phelps in the running for Laureus

Associated Press | Sunday March 10, 2013

The winners of the annual awards, chosen by 46 members of the Laureus sports academy, will be announced in Rio de Janeiro in a televised ceremony hosted by actor Morgan Freeman.

BAFTA Game Awards: 'Dishonored' wins top prize, 'Journey' bags five awards

Reuters | Wednesday March 6, 2013

"Dishonored", beat the widely expected favourite, "Journey", for the top prize.

Madras Cafe is India's Argo: John Abraham

Indo-Asian News Service | Friday March 1, 2013

John Abraham, who is currently shooting for his next home production, political thriller Madras Cafe, says his team proudly called it the Argo of India.

Photoshop makes me look beautiful, says Jennifer Lawrence

Associated Press | Thursday February 28, 2013

Jennifer Lawrence, who has won the Oscar for best actress, loves photoshop and credits it for making her look so beautiful.

Academy Award show raises rating and hackles

Brooks Barnes and Michael Cieply, The New York Times | Tuesday February 26, 2013

Jewish, women's and family organisations publicly flung knives at Seth MacFarlane's off-colour Oscar show.