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TopicOscars 2023

Topic: Oscars 2023

India’s ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ wins Oscar for Best Documentary Short Film

Los Angeles: It is a historic day for India! Indian documentary film 'The Elephant Whisperers' won the Oscar in the 'Best Documentary Short Film' category....

Germany’s ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ wins Oscar for best international film

A World War One epic with nine Oscar nominations, directed by Edward Berger, depicts horrors of trench warfare through the eyes of a young man initially keen to join the fight.

Shaunak Sen’s ‘All That Breathes’ loses out to ‘Navalny’ in Best Documentary Feature category

'All That Breathes' is a Delhi-set documentary which follows two siblings who have devoted their lives to rescuing and treating injured birds, especially black kites.

Oscar-nominated Tár is a Cate Blanchett show from the get-go. She will thrill you, stun you

Much like an orchestra, technical elements come together as Blanchett weaves a proverbial harmony that will be hummed and remembered for a long time.

Delhi brothers’ efforts to save 26,000 birds reach Oscars. But they’re struggling for funds

All That Breathes, a documentary on Nadeem Shehzad and Mohammad Saud's efforts to rescue misunderstood birds of prey, has been nominated for an Oscar this year.

95th Academy Awards prepare for unexpected after Will Smith’s infamous slap of Chris Rock

Oscars have lost viewers in recent years, particularly among youth. The team has planned to pepper the show with moments that they hope would spread on Twitter and TikTok.

Women’s stories stand out in Oscars race, but Hollywood remains far from place of gender parity

Women accounted for 47.2% of leading roles in theatrical and streaming films in 2021, UCLA researchers found. But among directors, just 21.8% were women in 2021.

After Academy nod, ‘RRR’ composer MM Keeravani confident his ‘Naatu Naatu’ song is Oscar-worthy

'Naatu Naatu' received an Oscar nomination for best original song, making history as the first Indian feature film to be nominated for anything other than best international film.

James Cameron, Tom Cruise, Viola Davis, women directors among major 2023 Oscar snubs

The Oscars have been criticised in years past for their lack of diversity among nominees, sparking a move to broaden Academy membership.

RRR’s Naatu Naatu sweeps its way through Oscar nomination in ‘Best Original Song’ category

Earlier, the song saw a great winning streak at the Golden Globes and the Critics Choice Awards.

On Camera

SC’s stray dog order lit a match in Delhi. Are they a menace or companions?

The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?