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  • Late Art Director Nitin Desai Honored at the Oscars – Check Here | People News

    New Delhi: The Oscars paid a heartfelt tribute to the late Bollywood art director Nitin Chandrakant Desai, alongside luminaries like Tina Turner and Matthew Perry, during the 'In Memoriam' segment. The 2024 Oscars, held at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, Los Angeles, featured a poignant performance of 'Time to Say Goodbye' by Andrea Bocelli and his son Matteo Bocelli.

    The Academy shared a video from the ceremony on Instagram, showcasing the Bocellis' rendition and captioning it as the “Time to Say Goodbye” 30th Anniversary Special Edition during the In Memoriam at the 2024 #Oscars.

    Late Art director Nitin Desai honored at the Oscars

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    Among the global entertainment figures remembered in the segment were directors William Friedkin and Norman Jewison, as well as actors John Bailey, Robbie Robertson, Richard Lewis, Lee Sun-Kyun, Carl Weathers, Matthew Perry, Andre Braugher, and others.

    Nitin Desai, known for his groundbreaking studio designs and collaborations with filmmakers like Ashutosh Gowarikar, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Rajkumar Hirani, and Sanjay Leela Bhansali, left an indelible mark with movies such as Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (2000), Lagaan (2002) , Devdas (2003), Jodhaa Akbar (2008), and Prem Ratan Dhan Payo (2015). His legacy includes three Filmfare Awards for Best Art Direction and four National Film Awards for Best Art Direction.

    Desai's passing on August 2, 2023, was a significant loss to the film industry, prompting tributes from industry stalwarts and Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. He was discovered deceased at his studio in Karjat, Maharashtra.

  • Oscars 2024: Oppenheimer To Poor Things, A Look At The Complete List Of Nominees | Movies News

    New Delhi: The 96th annual Academy Awards are scheduled to take place at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, Los Angeles on March 10, reported Deadline.

    With 13 nominations in total, director Christopher Nolan's biopic 'Oppenheimer' leads the nominations list, followed by 'Poor Things' with 11 noms and Martin Scorsese's 'Killers of the Flower Moon' with 10.

    Big names like Jodie Foster, Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling, Robert De Niro, Bradley Cooper, and Robert Downey Jr. are among the actors nominated.

    See the full list of nominees below:

    1. Best Picture American Fiction Anatomy of a Fall Barbie The Holdovers Killers of the Flower Moon Maestro Oppenheimer Past Lives Poor Things The Zone of Interest

    2. Actor in a Leading Role Bradley Cooper Colman Domingo Paul Giamatti Cillian Murphy Jeffrey Wright

    3. Actress in a Leading Role Annette Bening Lily Gladstone Sandra Huller Carey Mulligan Emma Stone

    4. Actor in a Supporting Role Sterling K Brown Robert De Niro Robert Downey Jr Ryan Gosling Mark Ruffalo

    5. Actress in a Supporting Role Emily Blunt Danielle Brooks America Ferrera Jodie Foster Da'Vine Joy Randolph

    6. Directing Justine Triet Martin Scorsese Christopher Nolan Yorgos Lanthimos Jonathan Glazer

    7. Writing (Adapted Screenplay) American Fiction Barbie Oppenheimer Poor Things The Zone of Interest

    8. Writing (Original Screenplay) Anatomy of a Fall The Holdovers Maestro May December Past Lives

    9. International Feature Film Io Capitano Perfect Days Society of the Snow The Teachers' Lounge The Zone of Interest

    10. Animated Feature Film The Boy and the Heron Elemental Nimona Robot Dreams Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

    11. Documentary Feature Film Bobi Wine: The People's President The Eternal Memory Four Daughters To Kill a Tiger 20 Days in Mariupol

    12. Live Action Short Film The Actor Invincible Knight of Fortune Red, White and Blue The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

    13. Documentary Short Film The ABCs of Book Banning The Barber of Little Rock The Island In Between The Last Repair Shop Nai Nai and Wai Po

    14. Animated Short Film Letter to a Pig Ninety-Five Senses Our Uniform Pachyderme War Is Over!

    15. Film Editing Anatomy of a Fall The Holdovers Killers of the Flower Moon Oppenheimer Poor Things

    16. Production Design Barbie Killers of the Flower Moon Napoleon Oppenheimer Poor Things

    17. Costume Design Barbie Killers of the Flower Moon Napoleon Oppenheimer Poor Things

    18. Music (Original Score) American Fiction Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Killers of the Flower Moon Oppenheimer Poor Things

    19. Music (Original Song) The Fire Inside I'm Just Ken It Never Went Away Wahzhazhe (A Song for My People) What Was I Made For?

    20. Makeup and Hairstyling Golda Maestro Oppenheimer Poor Things Society of the Snow

    21. Sound The Creator Maestro Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One Oppenheimer The Zone of Interest

    22. Visual Effects The Creator Godzilla Minus One Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One Napoleon

  • The Race To The 'Oscars 2024', A Likely Clean Sweep for Oppenheimer; Take A Look At The Predictions | Movies News

    New Delhi: As the countdown begins to the biggest movie night in showbiz, The Academy Awards, are there going to be the proverbial Oscar upsets, snubs and jaw-hanging surprises? Unlikely.

    Christopher Nolan's epic blockbuster biopic Oppenheimer which chronicles the life and times of the father of the atomic bomb, j Robert Oppenheimer is poised to make a clean sweep in the major categories. The film has been lauded for being one of the most detailed and intricate biopics and has been the indisputable toast of the industry.

    Oppenheimer has had the perfect season so far, bagging every honor from the Golden Globes, Critics Choice, DGA, BAFTA, SAG and PGA, in the run-up to the Oscars.

    Everyone has bet their last penny that not only will the film take home Best Picture, but will also win Christopher Nolan the Best Director trophy.

    Cillian Murphy's restrained and moving performance as Oppenheimer is a hands-down winner in the best actor category. But, he could face a likely upset from Paul Giamatti for his moving performance as the cranky teacher in “The Holdovers”.

    In the best actress category, it is a race between Emma Stone and Lily Gladstone with the latter having a slight edge.

    Gladstone's restrained performance as Molly Burkhart has been called the soul of “Killers of the Flower Moon”.

    Emma Stone as the uber-exuberant feminist Bella Baxter in Poor Things is as impressive but might get upstaged by Gladstone. Emma Stone has previously won La La Land, and if Gladstone wins it could well be Oscar history, as she would be the first Native American to win Best Actress.

    The best-supporting actor category seems locked with Robert Downey Jr. (“Oppenheimer”) and Da’Vine Joy Randolph (“The Holdovers”) leading the pack. But Downey Jr's turn as the charismatic Lewis Strauss is the likely one to take the golden man home.

    He will in all probability be accompanied by Da' Vine Joy Randolph for best actress in a supporting role. Randolph has been applauded and won all industry accolades for her performance in The Holdovers as Mary, a grieving mother who works as a cook at a private school.

    Greta Gerwig's “Barbie” has been snubbed at most awards and appears to be the frontrunner in the original song category, with the Grammy-winning “What Was I Made For? And with Ryan Gosling giving us some Ken Vibes with his performance of “I Am Just Ken from the film.