Academy Awards Current Affairs, GK & News

Zhao: 1st Asian woman to win best director Oscar

April 26, 2021

The Chinese born film maker Chloe Zhao has become the first Asian woman to win the Best director at the Academy Awards. She won the award for her film Nomadland. About Chloe Zhao Zhao was born in China and went to a boarding school in London. She then moved to Los Angeles where she completed ..

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Robert De Niro to get honour of Lifetime Achievement Award

November 13, 2019

Robert De Niro will be presented the honour of Lifetime Achievement Award at the Screen Actors Guild‐American Federation of Television and Radio Artists ceremony on January 19, 2020.  The actor has been named the 56th recipient of SAG-AFTRA’s highest tribute: the SAG Life Achievement Award for career achievement and humanitarian accomplishment. The SAG-AFTRA awards are ..

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Yalitza Aparicio named as UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador

October 9, 2019

Mexican actress Yalitza Aparicio has been named UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Indigenous Peoples. She made history as the first indigenous performer nominated for a best actress honor at the 2019 Academy Awards for her performance in the film “Roma”, in which she speaks in an indigenous language and in Spanish.

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Movie ‘Gully Boy’ named as India’s official entry to Oscars 2020

September 23, 2019

Director Zoya Akhtar’s musical drama film “Gully Boy” has been named as India’s official entry in the Best Foreign Language Film category to the 92nd Academy Awards (Oscars 2020). The movie chronicled the story of Mumbai’s street rappers and was said to loosely based on rapper Naezy’s life. 

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Vikas Swarup appointed as Secretary of Overseas Indian Affairs

July 12, 2019

Vikas Swarup, a 1986-batch officer of the Indian Foreign Service, has been appointed as Secretary, (consular, passport, visa and Overseas Indian affairs) in the External Affairs Ministry. His appointment will come into effect from August 1, 2019. At present, he is India’s High Commissioner to Canada. Swarup is the author of award-winning book Q&A, which ..

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91st Oscar Awards

February 27, 2019

The Oscar Award list for the year 2019 is listed below: Documentary (Feature) —Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Free Solo. Actress in a Supporting Role — Regina King, If Beale Street Could Talk. Cinematography — Alfonso Cuarón, Roma. Foreign Language Film — Alfonso Cuarón, Roma. Actor in a Supporting Role —Mahershala Ali, Green Book. Animated Feature Film —Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Bob ..

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