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Oscars 2019: From nominees to performances — All you need to know about upcoming awards ceremony
Fp Staff • 6 years agoFor the first time in 30 years, the Oscars ceremony will be host-less, after Kevin Hart decided to step down following backlash for homophobic tweets.
Oscars 2019: Academy's selection of short film nominees shows regard for potent storytelling
Kusumita Das • 6 years agoAs others continue their obsession with all things mainstream, nominees of one of the quietest categories at the Oscars, the short film category, are gearing up to take home the greatest honour
Oscars 2019: Black Panther, Roma may be on opposite sides of the spectrum, but both stand true to their milieus
Devanshsharma • 6 years agoWhat sets the two Best Picture nominees at Oscars 2019 apart was the intent to not water down the cultural markers of the minorities/places they represent.
Oscars 2019: Winning at the Academy Awards is more about appealing to the middlebrow than making art
• 6 years agoThe Oscars seem to be awarded for some shifting blend of popular appeal, accessibility and a set of signifiers which suggest quality. Writer Virginia Woolf once satirised this balancing act as the “middlebrow”.
Oscars 2019 predictions: Roma or Black Panther? Rami Malek or Bradley Cooper? Decoding who's likely to win
Siddhant Adlakha • 6 years agoIt’s that time of year again. The 91st Oscars will air bright and early at 6:30 am on Monday 25 February, and they’re sure to generate chatter.
Ahead of Oscars 2019, 9 Academy Awards highlights — from Heath Ledger's win to La La Land-Moonlight mix-up
Fp Staff • 6 years agoThe Oscars 2019 will take place in Los Angeles's Dolby Theatre on 24 February.
Oscars 2019: How Alfonso Cuaron made history with Roma, by cranking camera for his directorial
Gautam Chintamani • 6 years agoAlfonso Cuarón thought it would be better to trust his own self to translate his vision unto the screen, hence the decision to shoot Roma himself
Dwayne Johnson explains why he's not hosting Oscars 2019: I’m shooting for Jumanji sequel
Fp Staff • 6 years agoIn a response to a fan's tweet, Dwayne Johnson revealed he was actually the 'first choice' to host of the upcoming Academy Awards
Kevin Hart apologises for homophobic tweets again: Thought it was okay to talk like that
• 6 years agoKevin Hart has apologised over using gay slurs in his past Twitter posts on his SiriusXM radio show, 'Straight From the Hart'.
Kevin Hart had said he would never host the Oscars before appearance on Ellen DeGeneres show
Fp Staff • 6 years agoEven though he was no longer hosting the upcoming Oscars, Kevin Hart said he had no ill will toward the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences.