Cannes to Oscars: Indian films that won big awards globally

It’s time for countries to pick their best of the lot for the Oscars in the International Feature Film category. Among the first of the countries is Switzerland which has selected its best, a film called Thunder from debutant filmmaker Carmen Jaquier, as its official contender for the 2024 Oscars.

Oscars 2024: Switzerland selects Thunder as its selection for International Feature

The Academy of Motion Pictures and Arts has announced a fresh list of 398 new members joining them. This year a lot of Indians to are selected for the prestigious Academy membership.

Oscar awards invites Karan Johar, RRR actors to become members

In a new development, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences now has new members. In fact, the 55-person board of governors will now have more than one-fifth of its seats taken over by people who were not a part of it in June.

Oscars: Hannah Minghella, Lou Diamond Phillips among newly elected Film Academy Governors

Next Oscars will be a tad different from previous years as The Academy’s Board of Governors has approved new theatrical release requirements that every film qualifying for the best picture category will have to be eligible for.

Oscars introduces new rules for films to become eligible to qualify for best picture

The Indian documentary film, 'The Elephant Whisperers' shot to fame when after it won the Oscars for the best documentary short film. The film's protagonist couple have been successfully raising orphaned baby elephants. However, in a sad turn of events, they are now mourning the loss of a baby elephant.

Baby elephant of 'The Elephant Whisperers' dies, failed to respond to treatment

Chris Rock is calling out the Academy and did you know why? Because of his dear friend Adam Sandler. For the unversed, Adam, who has given many critically lauded performances in his decades long career, has not been nominated for a single Oscar.

Chris Rock slams Oscars for never nominating Adam Sandler: 'F***ing a***holes'

Fresh from his performance at the Oscar awards 2023, singer Rahul Sipligunj spoke exclusively to WION about his iconic song Naatu Naatu. Rahul also recalled meeting Rihanna backstage at the Oscar awards ceremony, his relationship with Oscar-winning composer MM Keeravani whom he calls his mentor, and the love he has been getting for singing Naatu Naatu. Listen in.

Naatu Naatu singer Rahul Sipligunj on performing at Oscars, meeting Rihanna and more

+ India's soft power at the Oscars + What's next for Imran Khan? + B'desh panel: Fire at Rohingya camp, a sabotage + Solar fence along India-Bhutan border mitigates human-elephant conflict

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Veteran talk show host David Letterman has taken exception to Tom Cruise not being present at the recently held Oscars ceremony. Cruise was conspicuous by his absence, especially since his movie Top Gun: Maverick was nominated for Academy Awards in six categories.

'Nonsense!': David Letterman takes exception to Tom Cruise's Oscars absence

India shined bright at the 95th Academy Awards, with RRR's 'Naatu Naatu' and 'The Elephant Whisperer' bringing home the Oscar. Vikram Chandra speaks to Smriti Mundhra, Director of The Romantics, and Tarun Katial, Founder & CEO of coto, on the arrival of Indian entertainment on the big stage.

The India Story | Historic night for Indian cinema at the Oscars

Oscar winner AR Rahman has stated that the wrong films were being sent to the Academy from India. Rahman won two Academy awards in 2011 for his music in the film Slumdog Millionaire.

AR Rahman claims wrong movies are being sent to the Oscars

Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Wednesday he was “terribly glad” that a film detailing his poisoning and political activism won the Oscar for best documentary feature.

Alexei Navalny 'terribly glad' documentary about his poisoning won Oscar

It is a momentous occasion for India when it wins two Academy awards on the same day, one for a catchy street song that is not necessarily delightful to a country with classical music traditions that go back centuries, and the other for a documentary on the relationship between man and animal featuring the country's mascot animal, the elephant.

A dance with elephants: What two Oscars for India mean in a world where art meets business

The 95th Academy Awards are done and dusted but even after the awards have been handed out Oscar's Knight doesn't get quite over because then it's time for the illusters to start party hopping from the governor's Bowl to the Vanity Fair Oscars party let's hop on to the party bus.

Inside the Governors Ball 2023 Oscars party

It opens many new doors for many other Indian filmmakers but let's now focus on uh what this means for Netflix in India. Ehy are we talking about this today it's quite simple as I explained earlier two Netflix Ott presentations from India have won at the Oscars today do you believe it can translate into a booth to Netflix Fortunes in India.

Will Netflix ride on India's Oscar's success?

It has happened. RRR song 'Naatu Naatu' has created history by winning an Oscar for Best Original Song. The SS Rajamouli film became the first Indian production to win an Oscar.

Explained: How RRR scored Best Song nomination & win at Oscars, which mainly honours US films

Indian documentary The Elephant Whisperers bagged the Best Documentary Short Award on Monday morning at the ongoing 95th Academy Awards. This makes it the first Indian production to win under the category. WION visited the real 'Elephant Whisperers'. Watch this exclusive report.

WION speaks to the real 'Elephant Whisperers'

The Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter hit the champagne carpet at the 95th Academy Awards on Sunday night, March 12. Tems immediately broke necks while wearing an eye-popping white dress made by LA-based fashion designer Lessja Verlingieri of LEVER COUTURE. The extravagant gown, which literally covers her from head to toe, stems from the German brand's latest LELEKA collection. Her look instantly drew praise from her fans online.

Oscars 2023: The most viral moment

Oscars 2023 turned out to be great for India as it wins in Best Documentary Short Film and Best Originals Song at the 95th Academy awards. The documentary The Elephant Whisperers by Kartiki Gonsalves and Guneet Monga made history, where the director went on to thank the Academy, producer Monga, her family and friends for their support and most importantly her mother country India.

Who is Kartiki Gonsalves? The filmmaker wins Oscars 2023 for best short film The Elephant Whisperers

Michelle Yeoh won the Best Actress in a Leading Role Award at the 95th Academy Awards and made history all at once. The Malaysian-born actor became the first Asian woman to win the Academy Award for best actress for her multifaceted performance in the multiversal Everything Everywhere All at Once.

Oscars 2023: Michelle Yeoh wins best actress award, makes Oscar history

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The Oscars 2023 have concluded. The awards ceremony saw a mix of expected wins and surprising upsets, leaving movie fans and critics with much to discuss. The Daniels' Everything Everywhere All at Once emerged as the big winner, clinching an incredible 7 trophies, including the major ones like Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress (for Michelle Yeoh), and Best Supporting Actor (for Ke Huy Quan).

Oscars 2023: From RRR's historic win to Ke Huy Quan's emotional speech, top moments from the ceremony

Another week, another round of job cuts—this time Meta Platforms Inc. is adding to the 11,000 people it fired in November with thousands more. Watch the video to know more.

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