In what might not come as a surprise anymore, the Oscar ceremony this year will run without a host. This will only be so for the second time in the history of the prestigious awards ceremony.

It's confirmed! The Oscars this year will not have a host

Pop singer Lady Gaga, Mexican director Alfonso Cuaron and African-American filmmaker Spike Lee were among scores of Oscar nominees who gathered for a group photo on Monday ahead of the Academy Awards ceremony in three weeks time, when only a handful will go home as winners.

Oscars 2019: Academy raises a glass to diversity as nominees gather for class photo and lunch

Hollywood’s big night is coming and the celebs are already planning to make a glamorous appearance on the red carpet as the world watches them with bated breath.

Oscars 2019: Not all 5 Best Song nominees will perform on telecast?

Ever since Mexican film ‘Roma’ reached the various Hollywood awards’ platform and especially after getting nominated for Oscars best picture right after winning best picture in a foreign language at Golden Globes this year; it has seen a lot of positive reviews all around the world.

'Roma' house becomes Mexico City's latest tourist attraction after Oscar nod

Marvel Studios film 'Black Panther' made Oscars history on Tuesday, landing the first best picture nomination for a superhero movie, as crowd-pleasing blockbusters muscled into a contest recently dominated by art-house fare.

'Black Panther' leads popular films in Oscars 2019 best picture pack

Hollywood’s biggest night is around the corner as The Academy released the list of nominees in 24 categories for 91st Oscars today. Actors Kumail Nanjiani and Tracee Ellis Ross announced the nominees.

Oscars 2019: 'The Favourite', 'Roma' lead with ten nominations each; 'Black Panther' creates history

'Black Panther', the Marvel blockbuster fronted by virtually an all-black cast, has created history by becoming the first superhero film to get the Best Picture nomination at the Oscars.

Oscars 2019: 'Black Panther' creates history, becomes first superhero film to get best picture nomination

Black Panther, Roma, The Favourite: Meet the Oscar nominees of 2019

The largest actors union in the United States on January 14 accused the organisers of the Oscars of trying to intimidate celebrities not to present at rival award shows.

US actors accuse Oscar body of intimidation over awards presenters

With just a month left for the Oscars to take place, the race for a host for the big night seems to have picked up. Last we heard Kevin Hart who had stepped down just two days after being offered the role was discussing what went wrong with TV host Ellen DeGeneres on her chat show.

Oscars hunt for host still on; Chris Rock says 'can't do' as Kevin Hart issues apology again

Norman Gimbel, the Oscar and Grammy-winning lyricist behind "Killing Me Softly", "The Girl From Ipanema" and the theme from the iconic sitcom "Happy Days" has died aged 91.

Award-winning lyricist behind "Killing Me Softly" dead at 91

While Rima Das’s ‘Village Rockstars’ might have slipped out of the race for Oscars in foreign film category there’s hope for another movie with an Indian connection to make it.

Rural India-set drama ‘Period. End of Sentence’ in Oscar race

Assamese filmmaker Rima Das' critically acclaimed film 'Village Rockstars is out of the Oscar race. The film was India's official entry in the Best Foreign Language films category.

Oscars 2019: Indian film 'Village Rockstar' by Rima Das is out of the race

Kevin Hart fans will be disappointed after reading this news as the actor-comedian stepped down as the Oscars 2019 host, following hue and cry on the social media over his controversial past tweets.

Kevin Hart steps down as Oscars 2019 host, two days after announcement

If there were any doubts that the upcoming Academy Awards of 2019 would be boring to watch, erase them as star comedian Kevin Hart has just confirmed that he will be hosting the Hollywood’s biggest night.

Kevin Hart to host Oscars 2019, says 'it's time to rise to the occasion'

Rima Das, director and producer of 'Village Rockstars' which is India's official entry for the 2019 Oscars in the Best Foreign Language film category, will receive an additional Rs 50 lakh from the Assam government as announced by Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal Friday, a government release said.

Rima Das' 'Village Rockstars' gets additional Rs 50 lakhs from Assam government to campaign at the Oscars 

In his resignation letter, Bill wrote, "We settled on numeric answers to the problem of inclusion, barely recognizing that this is the Industry’s problem far, far more than it is the Academy’s."

Academy member resigns from board, says 'we have failed the organisation'

Joe said, 'There is a stigma towards the films. We are making these movies because we are trying to tell the best stories we can and we have a lot of incredible fans whom we want to satisfy with our storytelling'

Joe Russo on Oscars snub: There is a stigma towards superhero films

WION morning news brief, March 17, 2018

John Bailey, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the body which hands out the Oscars, is being investigated for sexual harassment

Oscars chief being investigated for sexual harassment: Report

The politically charged 90th annual Academy Awards drew an all-time low 26.5 million viewers this year, a 19 per cent drop from last year

Trump, Kimmel face-off over low Oscar TV ratings

Emma Watson lent her support to the Time's Up movement at the Oscars afterparty as she sported a tattoo promoting the cause.

Emma Watson is looking for a 'tattoo proofreader' after flaunting 'Times Up' on her arm sans an apostrophe

She won her first Academy Award in 1997 for playing Marge Gunderson in Fargo

Frances McDormand wins best actress at Oscars 2018

Gary Oldman won Best Actor Oscar for playing Winston Churchill in 'Darkest Hour' while Lesley Manville was nominated for Supporting Actress Oscar for Phantom Thread

Gary Oldman's first wife wishes him on Oscar win, misses out on award herself

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