‘Hurt Locker’ bags Oscar for best sound editing, sound mixing
Los Angeles, March 8 (IANS) Paul N.J. Ottosson won the Oscar for best sound editing for the war drama 'The Hurt Locker', while Ray Beckett and Ottosson bagged the golden statuette for sound mixing for the same movie at the 82nd Academy Awards.
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‘The New Tenants’ wins best short film Oscar
Los Angeles, March 8 (IANS) Joachim Back and Tivi Magnusson won the best short film, live action Oscar for 'The New Tenants' at the 82nd Academy Awards.
American director Gregg Helvey's 19-minute film 'Kavi', about a young boy who wants to play cricket and go to school, but is forced to work in a brick kiln, lost.
Roger Ross Williams and Elinor Burkett bagged the short documentary Oscar for 'Music by Prudence', while Nicolas Schmerkin got
‘Precious’ wins best adapted screenplay Oscar
Los Angeles, March 8 (IANS) Geoffrey Fletcher won the best adapted screenplay Oscar for 'Precious', based on the novel 'Push' by Sapphire, at the 82nd Academy Awards.
Set in Harlem, New York City, 'Precious' is a heart-wrenching tale of an overweight, illiterate teenage girl who is pregnant with her second child. She joins an alternative school in the hope that her life can head in a new direction. But everything falls apart when she learns
‘Star trek’ bags best make-up Oscar
Los Angeles, March 8(IANS) Barney Burman, Mindy Hall and Joel Harlow bagged the Oscar for best make-up for their work in 'Star Trek' at the 82nd Academy Awards.
Burman, Hall and Harlow won the coveted trophy, leaving behind other nominees like Aldo Signoretti and Vittorio Sodano ('II Divo') and Jon Henry Gordon and Jenny Shircore for 'The Young Victoria'.
'Star Trek' was directed by J.J. Abrams. It is the 11th film based on the 'Star Trek' franchise.
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Arterton doesn’t want to be a ‘pigeonholed’ actress
London, March 7 (IANS) Hollywood actress Gemma Arterton says she is always 'realistic' about her career and plans her roles so they boost her profile.
The British actress only took on the part as Bond girl Agent Fields in 'Quantum of Solace' because she thought it would boost her profile and help her attract bigger and better roles, reports gossipblender.com.
'There is this realistic, business side to me, and I think that's informed my career a
Films more interesting than music: Jared Leto
London, March 7 (IANS) Hollywood actor-musician Jared Leto says being a film star is more interesting than making music.
The 'Requiem of a Dream' actor who also fronts rock band 30 Seconds to Mars enjoys both aspects of his professional life but finds movie-making more 'rewarding', reports imdb.com.
'Making a film is really the most interesting part for me. I love the research. I love the building of a character. I also don't need to make five
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