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Laapataa Ladies bags Best International Film nomination at Japan Academy Film Prize 2024, is competing with Oppenheimer | Bollywood

Laapataa Ladies bags Best International Film nomination at Japan Academy Film Prize 2024, is competing with Oppenheimer | Bollywood

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Jan 28, 2025 02:05 PM IST Laapataa Ladies released in Japan from October 4, 2024. The film was India’s official entry at the 2025 Academy Awards but was not shortlisted. Kiran Rao’s directorial feature Laapataa Ladies might not have secured an Oscar nomination, but it has now secured a nomination for a Japan Academy Film Prize. The film, which saw a theatrical release in Japan last year in October, was met warmly by the audience and completed a 100-day run at the box office. Now, it has been nominated in the prestigious Best International Film category at the Japan Academy Film Prize 2024. (Also read: Laapataa Ladies team disappointed after Kiran Rao’s film exits Oscars 2025 race: ‘For us, this is not the end’) A still from Laapataa Ladies, directed by Kiran Rao. Laapataa Ladies secures nomination for Japan Academy Film Prize Laapataa Ladies is nominated in the category alongside Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things, Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone of Interest, and Alex Garland’s Civil War. The winner will be announced on March …

Who is Karla Sofía Gascón, Emilia Pérez star, first openly transgender actor to get an Oscar nomination | Hollywood

Who is Karla Sofía Gascón, Emilia Pérez star, first openly transgender actor to get an Oscar nomination | Hollywood

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Jan 23, 2025 08:11 PM IST Karla Sofía Gascón became the first openly transgender actor to be nominated in the Best Actress category at the Oscars for her performance in Emilia Pérez. Karla Sofía Gascón has become the first openly transgender actor to be nominated for the Oscars. The Spanish star recognised for her performance as the titular character in Jacques Audiard’s musical crime film Emilia Pérez has bagged a nomination in the Best Actress category. (Also Read: Oscars 2025 full list of nominations: Anuja bags historic nod for India, The Brutalist and Emilia Perez dominate) Karla Sofía Gascón is a Spanish star recognised for her performance in Emilia Pérez.(REUTERS) Who is Karla Sofía Gascón? Karla, born on March 31, 1972, decided she wanted to be an actor when she was in her teens. She earned an acting degree from the ECAM and worked for BBC in London on language-learning children’s shows. After appearing in Spanish daily shows in the early 2000s, she moved to Mexico in 2009 to work in telenovelas. After completing her …

‘Tootsie’ and ‘Young Frankenstein’ actor Teri Garr dies at age 79 | Hollywood

‘Tootsie’ and ‘Young Frankenstein’ actor Teri Garr dies at age 79 | Hollywood

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By Lisa Richwine ‘Tootsie’ and ‘Young Frankenstein’ actor Teri Garr dies at age 79 LOS ANGELES -Academy Award-nominated comedy actress Teri Garr, whose sunny personality lit up the screen in films such as “Young Frankenstein” and “Tootsie,” died on Tuesday at age 79. Garr, who earned an Oscar nomination for her role opposite Dustin Hoffman in the 1982 gender-swap comedy “Tootsie,” died in Los Angeles from complications of multiple sclerosis, publicist Heidi Schaeffer said. The actor disclosed in 2002 that she had been diagnosed with MS after experiencing symptoms for some two decades. She became an advocate for MS research and treatment. In 2007, Garr underwent surgery for a brain aneurysm and was confined to a wheelchair for a time. “I had to learn to walk again, to talk again and to think again, which I’m not even sure is necessary in Hollywood,” she joked in an interview with Reuters in 2008. Teri Ann Garr was born on Dec. 11, 1944 in the Cleveland suburb of Lakewood, Ohio, to show-business parents: Her father, Eddie, was …

Sandra Bullock ‘sides with Brad Pitt’ to ‘make sure’ Angelina Jolie ‘doesn’t get…’ | Hollywood

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Sandra Bullock is reportedly “siding with Brad Pitt” to prevent Angelina Jolie from securing an Oscar nomination for her new film Maria. This insider drama suggests the ‘Speed’ star is not just competing for an Academy Award herself but actively working to block Jolie from receiving recognition. Insiders claim Sandra Bullock is aligning with Brad Pitt to hinder Angelina Jolie’s Oscar chances for Maria. The tensions between Bullock and Jolie date back several years, with sources revealing that there has been lingering resentment over past roles. One particular project that fueled this rivalry was the 2013 sci-fi hit Gravity. An insider recently told In Touch Weekly, “Sandra definitely has a history with Angie,” and went on to say, “There are certainly people in Angie’s camp who think Sandra’s signature role in Gravity should have gone to Angelina, since that was a project Angelina was very interested in starring in herself before Sandra landed the part.” ALSO READ| Brad Pitt and Ines de Ramon wish to expand family, actor has ‘no qualms about becoming a dad …

Vivek Agnihotri congratulates RRR team but not without Kashmir Files’ mention | Bollywood

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Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri reacted to India’s historic win at the 95th Academy Award. He took to his Twitter account and congratulated the RRR team, including SS Rajamouli and composer M. M. Keeravani and The Elephant Whisperers team who fetched the prestigious Oscars awards on Monday. However, soon after Vivek shared his appreciation note, the internet started questioning the Kashmir Files director about his ‘Oscar nomination.’ Also read: Check out all live updates from Oscars 2023 Vivek wrote in his recent tweet, “Congratulations @mmkeeravaani @ssrajamouli For winning Oscars for #NaatuNaatu and making India proud. Wow! Congratulations Director @EarthSpectrum Kartiki Gonsalves @guneetm for winning Best Documentary Short for #TheElephantWhisperers This is the year of Indian cinema.” Reacting to his post, a user commented, “What happened to your Oscar nomination?” “What about your Oscar?” added another one. One more commented, “I thought Kashmir Files was also nominated.” Someone else pointed out, “Sir #TheKashmirFiles is way above oscars. The reality hurts the world.” Meanwhile, talking about India’s win at Oscars 2023, Vivek in an interview told ETimes, “It’s a …

SS Rajamouli reveals being hesitant with RRR song Naatu Naatu ‘for a long time’

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After the song Naatu Naatu from the period drama RRR created history by earning an Oscar nomination in the Best Original song category, the film’s director SS Rajamouli penned a long note. Taking to Twitter, Rajamouli congratulated the entire team behind the hit track. (Also Read | Ram Charan and Jr NTR react as RRR’s Naatu Naatu gets Oscar nomination) SS Rajamouli also revealed that he ‘never dreamt of an Oscar’. He apologised to Ram Charan and Jr NTR, who featured in the song for ‘the torture’, but added that he won’t ‘hesitate to do it again’. He wrote in the note, “My peddanna (big brother) got an Oscar nomination for his song in my film…I can’t ask for more…I am currently doing Naatu Naatu more vigorously than Tarak and Charan…Chandra Bose garu.. Congratulations… Oscar stage meedha mana paata (our song on Oscar stage)… thank you… Prem master, your contribution to the song is invaluable..my personal Oscar goes to you… Bhairava’s BGM is what inspired me to go ahead with Naatu Naatu, after hesitating for …

Shaunak Sen on All That Breathes getting shortlisted for Oscars 2023: Time to be back on the rigorous road for campaigning | Bollywood

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Filmmaker Shaunak Sen is elated with his documentary All That Breathes getting one step closer to Oscars 2023 by getting shortlisted, and he is in no mood to rest. He says that it is time to get more rigorous with the campaigning process before the nominations. Sen’s celebrated film All That Breathes, an internationally co-produced Hindi title, is vying for a spot in the top five of the best documentary feature category. “It was a late night for us as the announcement was at pacific time. So, essentially it meant endlessly and relentlessly pressing the refresh button on the various websites and the Oscar page for all of us. And finally, when it happened, one of the producers called me and told me and after that there has a sudden eruption of messages and calls,” says Sen while talking about the Delhi-based documentary which follows two siblings, Mohammad Saud and Nadeem Shehzad, who have devoted their lives to rescue and treat injured birds, especially the Black Kites. Sen celebrated the news by calling the brothers, …