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Zhao: 1st Asian woman to win best director Oscar
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 ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: Art & Culture Current Affairs • Awards, Persons & Places in News
Topics: Academy Awards • chloe zhao • Nomadland • Oscar Awards • Oscars
Robert De Niro to get honour of Lifetime Achievement Award
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 ..
Topics: Academy Awards • Actors • American Federation of Television and Radio Artists • California • SAG • SAG-AFTRA • Screen Actors Guild • States of the United States • Trade Unions
Yalitza Aparicio named as UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador
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.
Topics: Academy Awards • Aparicio • Creative works • Films • Indigenous peoples of the Americas • Mixtec people • Roma • Schoolteachers • Trique people • Yalitza Aparicio
Movie ‘Gully Boy’ named as India’s official entry to Oscars 2020
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.
Topics: 92nd Academy Awards • Academy Awards • Cinema of India • Films • Gully Boy • Indian films • Indian people • Naezy • Zoya • Zoya Akhtar
Vikas Swarup appointed as Secretary of Overseas Indian Affairs
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 ..
Topics: Academy Awards • Exclusive Books Boeke Prize • Films • Indian Foreign Service • Q+A • Slumdog Millionaire • Swarup • Vikas • Vikas Swarup