Mumbai | 6 days ago
'Rockstar' sweeps FICCI FRAMES awards
Mumbai, March 17 - Filmmaker Imtiaz Ali's Rockstar emerged a big winner scooping four awards, including best actor for Ranbir Kapoor, at the 2012 FICCI FRAMES Excellence Awards.The film, which chronicles the story of an aspiring singer, walked away with the trophy of best director for Imtiaz Ali, best music director for A.R. Rahman and best singer - for Mohit Chauhan. Vidya Balan received the best ... read more

Mumbai | 11 days ago
Who is Girish Kulkarni?
Mumbai, March 12 - While the whole world is celebrating Vidya Balan's National Award for the best actress for her role in The Dirty Picture, the response to Marathi artist Girish Kulkarni winning the prestigious award for the best actor for Deool has drawn a blank.Yeh Girish kaun hai, Atul Kulkarni ka bhai, a prominent Bollywood director wonders despite the fact that his first Marathi film was pro ... read more

13 days ago
Ecuadorian film wins two prizes
Guadalajara -, March 11 - The Ecuadorian film Pescador - was awarded Saturday two silver Mayahuel Prizes for Best Actor and Best Director at the 27th Guadalajara International Film Festival.Festival organizer Ivan Trujillo announced those top honors for the director of the 2011 film Pescador, Sebastian Cordero, and actor Andres Crespo.The prizes were awarded at the closing ceremony after nine days ... read more

New York | 16 days ago
Portman's Oscars dress sells for $50,000
New York, March 8 - The dress worn by actress Natalie Portman at the recent Academy Awards ceremony has fetched $50,000.The Black Swan actress sported the vintage 1954 Christian Dior gown on the red carpet and as she presented the best actor Oscar award to Jean Dujardin.The strapless red frock went on sale online after the ceremony. It has been bought by a London-based businessman, reports nypost. ... read more

Thiruvananthapuram | 16 days ago
Malayalam films fail to impress at National Awards; Malayalees do
Thiruvananthapuram, March 7 - Malayalam films drew a virtual blank at the 59th National Film Awards annoucned Wednesday in the capital, but Malayalees Vidya Balan, K.B. Suveeran and Mallika saved the grace for the industry.Vidya, who belongs to Tamil speaking Palakkad Iyer family, walked away with the best actress award for her role in 'The Dirty Picture', while Malayalam director Suveeran's 'Byar ... read more

New Delhi | 16 days ago
Girish Kulkarni wins best actor National Award
New Delhi, March 7 - Girish Kulkarni was named the best actor for his performance in the Marathi film Deeol at the 59th National Awards announced here Wednesday.Directed by Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni, Deeol focuses on the dilemma of educated youth in villages. ... read more

Los Angeles | 24 days ago
Sarkozy congratulates 'The Artist' team
Los Angeles, Feb 28 - French President Nicolas Sarkozy has congratulated the team of black and white silent film The Artist for winning five Oscars.It is a tremendous success for French cinema and quality cinema. We have to defend cinema, defend auteurs. Films must be paid for, we can't pirate them, contactmusic.com quoted Sarkozy as saying.This silent film has seduced the prestigious Academy of M ... read more

Los Angeles | 25 days ago
'The Artist', 'Hugo' in tie with five Oscars each
Los Angeles, Feb 27 - French silent film The Artist and period film Hugo became the big winners at the star-studded 84th Academy Awards ceremony here as they walked away with five honours each. The Artist was named the best picture and also won the best actor and best director's trophy for Jean Dujardin and Michel Hazanavicius respectively.The Artist, a black and white film about a silent movie st ... read more

Los Angeles | 26 days ago
Jean Dujardin, Meryl Streep win best actors
Los Angeles, Feb 27 - Jean Dujardin and Meryl Streep were named the best actors in leading role at the 84th Academy awards ceremony for their work in The Artist and The Iron Lady respectively.Dujardin, who beat Gary Oldman -, George Clooney -, Brad Pitt - and Demian Bichir - to walk away with his first ever Oscar award, portrayed a silent movie star in The Artist.The French actor has swept best ac ... read more

London | 1 month ago
'The Artist' wins top honours at BAFTA
London, Feb 13 - The black-and-white silent movie The Artist swept away top honours at the Orange British Academy Film Awards - it was named the best film, while Michel Hazanavicius and Jean Dujardin bagged the best director and best actor trophies for the film respectively.Hazanavicius also won the best screenplay - award for the movie at a gala ceremony at the Royal Opera House here Sunday.Guill ... read more