Academy Award

Carter Pilcher on why Indian stories are achieving greater success internationally

In an exclusive conversation with Firstpost, the Founder and CEO of Shorts TV, Carter Pilcher shares how the Indian Film Community and Film Awards bodies have started taking a greater interest in competing in the international film community in recent years.

Japanese director Ryusuke Hamaguchi reflects on his Oscar-winning feature Drive My Car, its popularity

Drive My Car, the 3-hour-long film based on a short story by Haruki Murakami, won an Oscar last week for best international feature film

In defense of CODA: Apple TV's Best Picture winner at Oscars 2022 sang like no one's listening and made us feel heard

CODA tells the underdog tale of a girl with a voice in a deaf ecosystem. That was also the story of Apple TV, and the film itself, at Oscars 2022.

Oscars 2022: Jessica Chastain's victory over Penelope Cruz, Olivia Colman shows biopics are awards bait

Jessica Chastain no doubt disappears into her role of Tammy Faye, embodying her charm, capturing her mannerisms, and giving her a strong voice. But all the gestural intensity can't make up for the character’s lack of interiority.

Oscars 2022: Relegation of technical awards to pre-taped sidelines set the tone of drama over character — long before the slap

The viewership numbers cannot possibly compensate for the character assassination of an institution that, by all accounts, has consumed itself in its pursuit of diplomacy and drama.

Oscars 2022: Classic white shirts, monochrome tailoring and a return to red — trends that dominated red carpet

The best looks of the Oscars 2022 night had one thing in common: They flouted the stuffy rules of ‘high-society’ dressing, marking the phasing-out of highbrow conservatism that no longer does — or at least should not — characterise the movie industry.

Devil's Advocate | Oscars 2022: CODA's win adds to The Academy's legacy of honouring less deserving Best Picture contenders

When disability (deafness in case of CODA) becomes the structure of the story rather than the fulcrum on which the narrative might pivot, it becomes hard to both morally and politically resist being trapped by its lasso of sympathy.

Oscars 2022: Dear Will Smith, your wife doesn't need you to protect her honour — especially through abuse

Will Smith’s actions overshadowed his own first Oscar win, robbed Summer of Soul of its right to celebrate, and undermined his wife’s choice to give a fitting response to Chris Rock at a time, place, and manner of her bidding.

Oscars 2022: It's unfortunate this year will be remembered for buffoonery over strides in representation

Will Smith slapping Chris Rock on stage was the theme of the Oscars 2022 night — a cascade of microaggressions that overshadowed the progress that was witnessed during the ceremony.

Oscars 2022: Jessica Chastain wins her first Academy Award for The Eyes of Tammy Faye

Jessica Chastain won the Academy Award for best actress for The Eyes of Tammy Faye, in which she portrays the rise, fall, and redemption of televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker.