Laura Dern, Brad Pitt win first acting Oscars; Obamas' film makes Academy Awards debut

LOS ANGELES: Brad Pitt and Laura Dern won their first acting Oscars on Sunday, and South Korean movie "Parasite" got off to what could be a historic night at the Academy Awards ceremony. Dern took home the Oscar for best supporting actress for...

Travel Abroad 10 Feb, 2020

From Pitt to '1917,' what to anticipate at Sunday's Oscars

LOS ANGELES: The Oscars are here, already. After the shortest awards season in decades, the 92nd annual Academy Awards will get underway Sunday evening at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. The red carpet is being rolled out two to three weeks...

Travel Abroad 09 Feb, 2020

Inside the $225,000 gift bag for Oscar nominees

LOS ANGELES: An Oscar nomination can open doors to bigger roles and higher pay. This year, it also comes with a cruise on a luxury yacht, cosmetic surgery, and a personal matchmaking service in a gift bag worth more than $225,000. The gift bag,...

Travel Abroad 08 Feb, 2020

Best picture '1917' is big winner at British Academy Awards

LONDON: Gut-wrenching World War I epic "1917" was the big winner at Sunday's British Academy Film Awards, winning seven prizes including best picture and best director. Sam Mendes' drama about one of the most devastating conflicts in British history...

Travel Abroad 03 Feb, 2020

Doubts loom over nominating process for Grammy Awards

LOS ANGELES: Questions have loomed for years around the nominations process for the Grammy Awards. But the doubts reached a new level this week after the Recording Academy’s just-ousted CEO claimed the show is rigged and full of conflicts of...

Travel Abroad 26 Jan, 2020

'Parasite' wins at SAG Awards, so do Pitt and Aniston

“Parasite” has officially infected Hollywood's award season. Bong Joon Ho’s Korean class satire became the first foreign language film to take top honors from the Screen Actors Guild on Sunday, setting itself up as a legitimate best picture...

Travel Abroad 20 Jan, 2020

'Parasite' scores upset at SAG awards, boosting Oscar chances

Joaquin Phoenix, Renee Zellweger take lead acting prizes Brad Pitt wins again Apple TV+ notches win for Jennifer Aniston in 'Morning Show' LOS ANGELES: South Korean thriller "Parasite" was the upset winner at the Screen Actors Guild...

Travel Abroad 20 Jan, 2020

Brad�Pitt, Laura Dern win at Hollywood's SAG ceremony

LOS ANGELES: Brad Pitt and Laura Dern took home prizes at the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) awards on Sunday, as Hollywood's awards season began to shape up ahead of the Oscars next month. Pitt won for his supporting role as a charming stunt...

Travel Abroad 20 Jan, 2020

'1917' takes top honour at the Producers Guild Awards

LOS ANGELES: If the Producers Guild Awards are a true predictor of the Oscars' best film category, then the World War I film "1917" is poised to come away with the top honour in a few weeks. The Sam Mendes film won the award for theatrical motion...

Travel Abroad 19 Jan, 2020

Tom Hanks honored with lifetime award at Golden Globes

BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA: Tom Hanks, regarded as one of the nicest men in show business, was honored with a lifetime achievement award at the Golden Globes on Sunday to mark his 30-year movie career. The boyish-looking Hanks, now 63, was...

Travel Abroad 06 Jan, 2020

�1917,� �Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood� win Golden Globes

The 77th Golden Globes were meant to be a coronation for Netflix. Instead, a pair of big-screen epics took top honors Sunday, as Sam Mendes’ technically dazzling World War I tale “1917” won best picture, drama, and Quentin Tarantino’s...

Travel Abroad 06 Jan, 2020

Anything-can-happen Golden Globes kick off crowded awards season

BEVERLY HILLS: Classic Hollywood takes center stage at the Golden Globes on Sunday, kicking off an unusually crowded awards season where the top movie honors are wide open. The awards, handed out by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association...

Travel Abroad 05 Jan, 2020