Academy awards

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences board will have maximum females for the first time in the organization's 94-year existence, ranging from 26 to 31 members. Furthermore, the underrepresented communities i.e. racial/ ethnic communities have increased by 25% from 12 to 15. The 54-member board has decided to make changes after the Academy's board elections. However, these changes are set to come into effect before the next Oscars… read-more

Becoming a matter of pride for the Indian Cinema, Tamil film 'Soorarai Pottru' is in the race of 93rd Oscars out of 366 eligible films in the 'Best Picture' category. While the film is the only Indian movie to get shortlisted this year, the voting is due to take during March 5-10, followed by an official announcement on March 15. Directed by Sudha Kongara, the film is loosely based on Air Deccan's founder GR Gopinath.

Indo-Canadian filmmaker Deepa Mehta's 'Funny Boy' was removed from Oscar's 'Best International Feature' category for a strange reason. Reportedly, the movie was eliminated for excess usage of English dialogues, as the category allows only movies having non-English dialogues. However, the Academy has informed to reconsider the movie in 'Best Picture' and other categories. Deepa said that though she was astonished by rejection, she was equally… read-more

The Award Academy on September 8, released guidelines which the filmmakers have to abide by to be eligible for Best Picture Oscar, 2024. The new guidelines on eligibility includes, certain percentage of colour people, women, disabilities, and people from LGBTQ community should be involved. “We believe inclusion standards will be a catalyst for long-lasting change in our industry,” said Academy President David Rubin… read-more