The Academy Awards, mainly known as The Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the film industry.
They are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS).
The first Academy Awards presentation was held on 16/05/1929.
The 95th Academy Awards was a ceremony held by the AMPAS on 12/03/2023, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, honoring films released in 2022.
The event was televised in the U.S.A by American Broadcasting Company and was produced by Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss (director).
Comedian and late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel hosted the show for the third time, after the 89th and 90th editions of the ceremony in 2017 and 2018, respectively.
2023 Winners:
Best Picture – Everything Everywhere All At Once
Best Actress – Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All at Once)
Best Actor – Brendan Fraser (The Whale)
Best Director – Daniel Kwan and Daniel Schienert (Everything Everywhere All at Once)
Best Film Editing – Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best Original Song – “Naatu Naatu” (RRR)
Best Sound – Top Gun: Maverick
Best Adapted Screenplay – Women Talking
Best Original Screenplay – Everything Everywhere All at Once – Daniel Kwan and Daniel Schienert
Best Visual Effects – Avatar: The Way of Water
Best Animated Feature Film – Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Pinocchio’
Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Jamie Lee Curtis in ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’
Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Ke Huy Quan in ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’
Best Documentary Feature Film – ‘Navalny’ by Daniel Roher, Odessa Rae, Diane Becker, Melanie Miller and Shane Boris
Best Live Action Short Film – ‘An Irish Goodbye’ by Tom Berkeley and Ross White
Best Cinematography – ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ by James Friend
Best Makeup and Hairstyling – Adrien Morot, Judy Chin and Annemarie Bradley for ‘The Whale’
Best Costume Design – Ruth Carter for ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’
Best International Feature Film – ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ – Germany
Best Documentary Short Film – ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ by Kartiki Gonsalves and Guneet Monga
Best Animated Short Film – The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse
Best Original Score – All Quiet on the Western Front
Best Production Design – All Quiet on the Western Front
India in Oscars:
Year
Category
Winner
Movie/Song/Others
1983
Best Costume Design
Bhanu Athaiya
Gandhi (1982)
1992
Honorary Award
Satyajit Ray
Director of Indian and Bengali cinema
2009
Best Sound Mixing
Resul Pookutty
Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
2009
Best Original Song
Gulzar
“Jai Ho” Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
2009
Best Original Score and Best Original Song
A R Rahman
Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
2023
Best Documentary Short
Kartiki Gonsalves
The Elephant Whisperers (2022)
2023
Best Original Song
MM Keeravani and Chandrabose
“Nattu Nattu” RRR (2022)
India in Oscars:
PADMA AWARDS:
Padma Awards were instituted in 02/01/1954 to be awarded to citizens of India in recognition of their distinguished contribution in various spheres of activity including the arts, education, industry, literature, science, acting, medicine, social service and public affairs.
Padma Vibhushan is awarded for “exceptional and distinguished service”.
Padma Bhushan is awarded for “distinguished service of a high order”.
Padma is awarded for “distinguished service”.
Unlike national honours, the Padma awards do not include cash allowances, benefits, or special concessions in rail/air travel.
Highest Civilian Award
Award
1st
Bharat Ratna (1954)
2nd
Padma Vibhushan
3rd
Padma Bhushan
4th
Padma
PADMA AWARDS:
Padma Vibhushan (6)
S.no
Name
Field
State/Country
1
Balkrishna Doshi (Posthumous)
Others – Architecture
Gujarat
2
Zakir Hussain
Art
Maharashtra
3
S M Krishna
Public Affairs
Karnataka
4
Dilip Mahalanabis (Posthumous)
Medicine
West Bengal
5
Srinivas Varadhan
Science & Engineering
United States of America
6
Mulayam Singh Yadav (Posthumous)
Public Affairs
Uttar Pradesh
Padma Vibhushan
Padma Bhushan (9)
S.no
Name
Field
State/Country
7
S L Bhyrappa
Literature & Education
Karnataka
8
Kumar Mangalam Birla
Trade & Industry
Maharashtra
9
Deepak Dhar
Science & Engineering
Maharashtra
10
Vani Jairam
Art
Tamil Nadu
11
Swami Chinna Jeeyar
Others – Spiritualism
Telangana
12
Suman Kalyanpur
Art
Maharashtra
13
Kapil Kapoor
Literature & Education
Delhi
14
Sudha Murty
Social Work
Karnataka
15
Kamlesh D Patel
Others – Spiritualism
Telangana
Padma Bhushan
Padma (91)
S.no
Name
Field
State/Country
16
Dr. Sukama Acharya
Others – Spiritualism
Haryana
17
Jodhaiyabai Baiga
Art
Madhya Pradesh
18
Premjit Baria
Art
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
19
Usha Barle
Art
Chhattisgarh
20
Munishwar Chanddawar
Medicine
Madhya Pradesh
21
Hemant Chauhan
Art
Gujarat
22
Bhanubhai Chitara
Art
Gujarat
23
Hemoprova Chutia
Art
Assam
24
Narendra Chandra Debbarma (Posthumous)
Public Affairs
Tripura
25
Subhadra Devi
Art
Bihar
26
Khadar Valli Dudekula
Science & Engineering
Karnataka
27
Hem Chandra Goswami
Art
Assam
28
Pritikana Goswami
Art
West Bengal
29
Radha Charan Gupta
Literature & Education
Uttar Pradesh
30
Modadugu Vijay Gupta
Science & Engineering
Telangana
31
Ahmed Hussain & Mohd Hussain *(Duo)
Art
Rajasthan
32
Dilshad Hussain
Art
Uttar Pradesh
33
Bhiku Ramji Idate
Social Work
Maharashtra
34
C I Issac
Literature & Education
Kerala
35
Rattan Singh Jaggi
Literature & Education
Punjab
36
Bikram Bahadur Jamatia
Social Work
Tripura
37
Ramkuiwangbe Jene
Social Work
Assam
38
Rakesh Radheshyam Jhunjhunwala (Posthumous)
Trade & Industry
Maharashtra
39
Ratan Chandra Kar
Medicine
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
40
Mahipat Kavi
Art
Gujarat
41
M M Keeravaani
Art
Andhra Pradesh
42
Areez Khambatta (Posthumous)
Trade & Industry
Gujarat
43
Parshuram Komaji Khune
Art
Maharashtra
44
Ganesh Nagappa Krishnarajanagara
Science & Engineering
Andhra Pradesh
45
Maguni Charan Kuanr
Art
Odisha
46
Anand Kumar
Literature & Education
Bihar
47
Arvind Kumar
Science & Engineering
Uttar Pradesh
48
Domar Singh Kunvar
Art
Chhattisgarh
49
Risingbor Kurkalang
Art
Meghalaya
50
Hirabai Lobi
Social Work
Gujarat
51
Moolchand Lodha
Social Work
Rajasthan
52
Rani Machaiah
Art
Karnataka
53
Ajay Kumar Mandavi
Art
Chhattisgarh
54
Prabhakar Bhanudas Mande
Literature & Education
Maharashtra
55
Gajanan Jagannath Mane
Social Work
Maharashtra
56
Antaryami Mishra
Literature & Education
Odisha
57
Nadoja Pindipapanahalli Munivenkatappa
Art
Karnataka
58
Prof. (Dr.) Mahendra Pal
Science & Engineering
Gujarat
59
Uma Shankar Pandey
Social Work
Uttar Pradesh
60
Ramesh Parmar & Shanti Parmar *(Duo)
Art
Madhya Pradesh
61
Dr. Nalini Parthasarathi
Medicine
Puducherry
62
Hanumantha Rao Pasupuleti
Medicine
Telangana
63
Ramesh Patange
Literature & Education
Maharashtra
64
Krishna Patel
Art
Odisha
65
K Kalyanasundaram Pillai
Art
Tamil Nadu
66
V P Appukuttan Poduval
Social Work
Kerala
67
Kapil Dev Prasad
Art
Bihar
68
S R D Prasad
Sports
Kerala
69
Shah Rasheed Ahmed Quadri
Art
Karnataka
70
C V Raju
Art
Andhra Pradesh
71
Bakshi Ram
Science & Engineering
Haryana
72
Cheruvayal K Raman
Others – Agriculture
Kerala
73
Sujatha Ramdorai
Science & Engineering
Canada
74
Abbareddy Nageswara Rao
Science & Engineering
Andhra Pradesh
75
Pareshbhai Rathwa
Art
Gujarat
76
B Ramakrishna Reddy
Literature & Education
Telangana
77
Mangala Kanti Roy
Art
West Bengal
78
K C Runremsangi
Art
Mizoram
79
Vadivel Gopal & Masi Sadaiyan *(Duo)
Social Work
Tamil Nadu
80
Manoranjan Sahu
Medicine
Uttar Pradesh
81
Patayat Sahu
Others – Agriculture
Odisha
82
Ritwik Sanyal
Art
Uttar Pradesh
83
Kota Satchidananda Sastry
Art
Andhra Pradesh
84
Sankurathri Chandra Sekhar
Social Work
Andhra Pradesh
85
K Shanathoiba Sharma
Sports
Manipur
86
Nekram Sharma
Others – Agriculture
Himachal Pradesh
87
Gurcharan Singh
Sports
Delhi
88
Laxman Singh
Social Work
Rajasthan
89
Mohan Singh
Literature & Education
Jammu & Kashmir
90
Thounaojam Chaoba Singh
Public Affairs
Manipur
91
Prakash Chandra Sood
Literature & Education
Andhra Pradesh
92
Neihunuo Sorhie
Art
Nagaland
93
Dr. Janum Singh Soy
Literature & Education
Jharkhand
94
Kushok Thiksey Nawang Chamba Stanzin
Others – Spiritualism
Ladakh
95
S Subbaraman
Others – Archaeology
Karnataka
96
Moa Subong
Art
Nagaland
97
Palam Kalyana Sundaram
Social Work
Tamil Nadu
98
Raveena Ravi Tandon
Art
Maharashtra
99
Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari
Literature & Education
Uttar Pradesh
100
Dhaniram Toto
Literature & Education
West Bengal
101
Tula Ram Upreti
Others – Agriculture
Sikkim
102
Dr. Gopalsamy Veluchamy
Medicine
Tamil Nadu
103
Dr. Ishwar Chander Verma
Medicine
Delhi
104
Coomi Nariman Wadia
Art
Maharashtra
105
Karma Wangchu (Posthumous)
Social Work
Arunachal Pradesh
106
Ghulam Muhammad Zaz
Art
Jammu & Kashmir
Padma
LAUREUS GLOBAL SPORTS AWARDS 2023
Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award: Lionel Messi
Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year award: Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce
Laureus World Team of the Year award: Argentina men’s football team
Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year award: Carlos Alcaraz
Laureus World Comeback of the Year award: Christian Eriksen
Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability award: Catherine Debrunner
Laureus World Action Sportsperson of the Year award: Eileen Gu
Laureus Sport for Good award: TeamUp (A programme for children displaced by war by Barcelona and Poland striker Robert Lewandowski)
2023 PULITZER PRIZE
The Pulitzer Prize is an award administered by Columbia University for achievements in newspaper, magazine, online journalism, literature, and musical composition within the United States.
It was established in 1917 by provisions in the will of Joseph Pulitzer, who had made his fortune as a newspaper publisher.
The awards were announced by Marjorie Miller, the administrator of the Pulitzer Prizes.
Public Service (1917-present)
Winner: Associated Press “for the work Mstyslav Chernov, Evgeniy Maloletka, Vasilisa Stepanenko and Lori Hinnant, courageous reporting from the besieged city of Mariupol that bore witness to the slaughter of civilians in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.”
Breaking News Reporting (1998-present)
Winner: Staff of the Los Angeles Times “for revealing a secret recorded conversation among city officials that included racist comments.”
Investigative Reporting (1985-present)
Winner: Staff of The Wall Street Journal “for accountability reporting on financial conflicts of interest among officials and 50 federal agencies.”
Explanatory Reporting (1998-present)
Winner: Caitlin Dickerson of The Atlantic “for reporting on the Trump administration policy that forcefully separated migrant children from their parents that resulted in abuses.”
Local Reporting (1948-1952, 2007-present)
Winners: Two prizes were awarded in this category: John Archibald, Ashley Remkus, Ramsey Archibald and Challen Stephens of AL.com Birmingham were awarded the prize “for a series exposing how the police force in the town of Brookside preyed on residents to inflate revenue coverage the prompted the resignation of the police chief for new laws, and a state audit.”
Anna Wolfe of Mississippi Today was awarded the prize “for reporting that revealed how a former Mississippi Governor used his office to steer millions of state welfare dollars to benefit his family and friends, including NFL quarterback Brett Farve.”
National Reporting (1948-present)
Winner: Caroline Kitchener of The Washington Post for unflinching reporting that captured the complex consequences of life after Roe v. Wade, including the story of a Texas teenager who gave birth to twins after new restrictions denied her an abortion.
International Reporting (1948-present)
Winner: Staff of The New York Times “for their unflinching coverage of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, including an eight-month investigation into Ukrainian deaths in the town of Bucha and the Russian unit responsible for the killings.”
Feature Writing (1979-present)
Winner: Eli Saslow of The Washington Post “for evocative individual narratives about people struggling with the pandemic, homelessness, addiction, and inequality that collectively form of sharply observed portrait of contemporary America.”
Commentary (1973-present)
Winner: Kyle Whitmire of AL.com, Birmingham “for measured and persuasive columns that document how Alabama’s Confederate heritage still colors the present with racism and exclusion, told through tours of its first capitol, its mansions and monuments and through the history that has been omitted.”
Criticism (1973-present)
Winner: Andrea Long Chu of New York Magazine “for book reviews that scrutinize authors as well as their works using multiple cultural lenses to explore some of society’s most fraught topics.”
Editorial Writing (1917-present)
Winner: Nancy Ancrum, Amy Driscoll, Luisa Yanez, Isadora Rangel, and Lauren Constantino of the the Miami Herald “for a series of editorials on the failure of Florida public officials to deliver on many taxpayer funded amenities and services, promised to residents over decades.”
Illustrated Reporting and Commentary
Winner: Mona Chalabi, contributor The New York Times, “for striking illustrations that combine statistical reporting with keen analysis to help readers understand the immense well and economic power of Amazon founder, Jeff Bezos.”
Breaking News Photography (2000-present)
Winner: The photography staff of the Associated Press “for unique and urgent images from the first weeks of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, including the devastation of Mariupol, after other news organizations left victims of the targeting of civilian infrastructure and the resilience of the Ukrainian people who were able to flee.”
Feature Photography (1968-present)
Winner: Christina House of the Los Angeles Times “for an intimate look into the life of a pregnant 22- year-old woman living on the street and attend images that show her emotional vulnerability as she tries and ultimately loses the struggle to raise her child.”
Audio Reporting (2020-present)
Winner: The staff of Gimlet Media, notably Connie Walker, “whose investigation into her father’s troubled past revealed a larger story of abuse of hundreds of Indigenous children.”
68TH HYUNDAI FILMFARE AWARD
68th edition of the Hyundai Filmfare Awards took place at the Jio World Conventional Centre in Mumbai.
The awards were first introduced in 1954.
Superstar Salman Khan will host the 68th Filmfare Awards, along with co-host Maniesh Paul.
Filmfare Awards 2023 best film: Gangubai Kathiawadi
Filmfare Awards 2023 best actor in a leading role (male): Rajkummar Rao for Badhaai Do
Filmfare Awards 2023 best Actor in a leading role (female): Alia Bhatt for Gangubai Kathiawadi
Filmfare Awards 2023 best director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali for Gangubai Kathiawadi
Best Film Critics: Badhaai Do
Best Actor Critics: Sanjay Mishra for Vadh
Best Actress Critics: Bhumi Pednekar for Badhaai Do; Tabu for Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2
Best Actor In A Supporting Role (Male): Anil Kapoor for Jugjugg Jeeyo
Best Actor In A Supporting Role (Female): Sheeba Chaddha for Badhaai Do
Best Music Album: Pritam for Brahmastra Part One: Shiva
Best Lyrics: Amitabh Bhattacharya for Kesariya – Brahmastra Part One: Shiva
Best Playback Singer (Male): Arijit Singh for Kesariya – Brahmastra Part One: Shiva
Best Playback Singer (Female): Kavita Seth for Rangisari – Jugjugg Jeeyo
Best Debut Director: Jaspal Singh Sandhu and Rajeev Barwal for Vadh
Best Debut (Male): Ankush Gedam for Jhund
Best Debut (Female): Andrea Kevichusa for Anek
Best Dialogue: Prakash Kapadia and Utkarshini Vashishtha for Gangubai Kathiawadi
Best Screenplay: Akshat Ghildial, Suman Adhikary and Harshvardhan Kulkarni for Badhaai Do
Best Story: Akshat Ghildial and Suman Adhikary for Badhaai Do
Best Action: Parvez Shaikh for Vikram Vedha
Best Background Score: Sanchit Balhara and Ankit Balhara for Gangubai Kathiawadi
Best Choreography: Kruti Mahesh for Dholida – Gangubai Kathiawadi
Best Cinematography: Sudeep Chatterjee for Gangubai Kathiawadi
Best Costume: Sheetal Iqbal Sharma for Gangubai Kathiawadi
Best Editing: Ninad Kanolkar for An Action Hero
Best Production Design: Subrata Chakraborty and Amit Ray for Gangubai Kathiawadi
Best Sound Design: Bishwadeep Dipak Chatterjee for Brahmastra Part One: Shiva
Best VFX: DNEG, Redfine for Brahmastra Part One: Shiva
Special Awards
Lifetime Achievement Award: Prem Chopra
RD Burman Award For Upcoming Music Talent: Janhvi mankar for Dholida – Gangubai Kathiawadi
23RD INTERNATIONAL INDIAN FILM ACADEMY AWARDS
The 23rd International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards was held in Abu Dhabi.
Host: Abhishek Bachchan & Vicky Kaushal
The first-ever International Indian Film Academy Awards was held on 24/06/2000 at London.
Best Film: Drishyam 2
Best Director: R Madhavan for Rocketry: The Nambi Effect
Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female): Alia Bhatt for Gangubai Kathiawadi
Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male): Hrithik Roshan for Vikram Vedha
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female): Mouni Roy for Brahmastra: Part One – Shiva
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male): Anil Kapoor for Jugg Jugg Jeeyo
Outstanding Achievement for Fashion in Cinema: Manish Malhotra
Outstanding Achievement in Indian Cinema: Kamal Haasan
Best Adapted Story: Aamil Keeyan Khan and Abhishek Pathak for Drishyam 2
Best Original Story: Perveez Sheikh and Jasmeet Reen for Darlings
Outstanding Achievement in Regional Cinema: Marathi film Ved directed by Riteish Deshmukh
Best Debut (Male): Shantanu Maheshwari for Gangubai Kathiawadi and Babil Khan for Qala
Best Debut (Female): Khushali Kumar for Dhoka Around the Corner
Best Playback Singer (Female): Shreya Ghoshal for the song Rasiya from Brahmastra: Part One – Shiva
Best Playback Singer (Male): Arijit Singh for the song Kesariya from Brahmastra: Part One – Shiva
Best Music Direction: Pritam for Brahmastra: Part One – Shiva
Best Lyricist: Amitabh Bhattacharya for the song Kesarya from Brahmastra: Part One – Shiva
Best Cinematography: Gangubai Kathiawadi
Best Screenplay: Gangubai Kathiawadi
Best Dialogue: Gangubai Kathiawadi
Best Choreography for title track: Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2
Best Sound Design: Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2
Best Editing: Drishyam 2
Best Special Effects (Visual): Brahmastra: Part one – Shiva
Best Background Score: Vikram Vedha
Best Sound Mixing: Monica O My Darling
76TH ANNUAL CANNES FILM FESTIVAL
The Cannes Film Festival until 2003 called the International Film Festival is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres, including documentaries, from all around the world.
Founded in 20/09/1946, the invitation-only festival is held annually (usually in May) at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès.
The festival was formally accredited by the FIAPF in 1951.
The 76th annual Cannes Film Festival is a film festival that took place from 16 to 27 May 2023.
Swedish filmmaker Ruben Östlund, served as jury president.
Palme d’Or: Anatomy Of A Fall, directed by Justine Triet
Grand Prix: The Zone Of Interest, directed by Jonathan Glazer
Jury Prize: Fallen Leaves, directed by Aki Kaurismaki
Best Director: Tran Anh Hung for The Pot-Au-Feu
Best Screenplay: Monster, written by Yuji Sakamoto
Best Actress: Merve Dizdar, About Dry Grasses
Best Actor: Kōji Yakusho, Perfect Days
Camera d’Or: Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell, directed by Thien An Pham
Short Film Palme d’Or: 27, directed by Flóra Anna Buda
Queer Palm: Monster
Honorary Palme d’Or: Michael Douglas
VENICE FILM FESTIVAL 2023
The 80th annual Venice International Film Festival held at Venice Lido, in Italy was hosted by Caterina Murino.
The award was founded in 1932.
Category
Winner
Golden Lion – Best Film
Poor Things (Yorgos Lanthimos)
Grand Jury Prize
Aku Wa Sonzai Shinai (Evil Does Not Exist) (Ryûsuke Hamaguchi)
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