The nominations for the 54th Film Fare Awards have been released. With this the race for grabbing the Indian version of Oscars has begun. Here is a detailed list of contenders in several categories.
 
Best Film:

Dostana
Ghajini
Jodhaa Akbar
Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi
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The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television (ACCT) has nominated bollywood actress Preity Zinta for the Genie Awards. The actress has been nominated for her performance in Deepa Mehta's 'Heaven on Earth'. In the film, Preity Zinta plays the role of a young Indian Punjabi woman who finds herself ...

The Max Stardust Awards 2009 honoured Farhan Akhtar and Asin Thottumkal with top awards for their performances in 'Rock On!' and 'Ghajini' respectively. The hottest film award went to Aamir Khan-starrer 'Ghajini' while its director A.R. Murugadoss bagged the hottest new filmmaker honour at the ...

With only a few days remaining for Oscar Awards, British filmmaker Danny Boyle's 'Slumdog Millionaire' has bagged as many as seven honours at the British Film Academy Awards (BAFTA) 2009.  The Mumbai-shot globally acclaimed film won the BAFTA awards for best film, best director, best original ...

India's first ever three-dimensional (3D) mainstream animation film 'Roadside Romeo' has been nominated for the Visual Effects Society (VES) Award. The film was written and directed by debutant Jugal Hansraj and was co-produced by Yash Raj Films (YRF) Studio and Hollywood studio Walt Disney Co. The ...

Mumbai-shot globally acclaimed film 'Slumdog Millionaire' has won the Directors Guild of America (DGA) award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film. The director of 'Slumdog Millionaire', Danny Boyle received the prestigious award from Joel and Ethan Coen. In 2007, the director ...

The recipient of coveted Golden Globe Award, British filmmaker Danny Boyle’s film 'Slumdog Millionaire' has added more laurels to its name by winning four prizes at the Richard Attenborough Film Awards. 'Slumdog Millionaire' has bagged the title of the Film of the Year with Danny Boyle ...

Slumdog Millionaire wooed the people around the world, yet it failed to make its mark when it released in the country where its plot is set. Sounds absurd but it's true that the movie which got hold of 4 Golden Globe Awards recently, has got mixed reviews by Indian viewers. As people came out of ...

Mumbai-shot hit film 'Slumdog Millionaire' has bagged as many as 10 Oscar nominations with AR Rahman getting three of them. The Indian music maestro has won triple Oscar nomination in two categories for original score and two songs composed by him. The songs which won Oscars nomination include 'O ...

Epic movie 'Jodhaa Akbar' directed by Ashutosh Gowariker bagged the best film award at the 15th Annual Star Screen Award function held in Mumbai on January 14. Stunning actor Hrithik Roshan won the best male actor award for his performance in 'Jodhaa Akbar' while Priyanka Chopra became the best ...

India's Oscar dreams have been trashed with Taare Zameen Par losing out to nine films that have advanced to the next round of voting in the foreign language film category for Oscars. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the list.
 
The list includes the recent Golden ...

Music maestro AR Rahman created history by becoming the first Indian to win the coveted Golden Globe Award for his original score in Danny Boyle's hit movie 'Slumdog Millionaire'. The Mumbai-shot movie bagged four Golden Globe awards at the grand ceremony. The film won the best director award for ...

Renowned music director of India, A.R. Rahman bagged the Best Composer award for his music in Danny Boyle directorial hit movie ' Slumdog Millionaire'. The Mumbai-set film 'Slumdog Millionaire' clinched the 14th Annual Critics' Choice Awards winning five top prizes including Best Picture of 2008. ...

With the nominations for the 15th Annual Star Screen Awards being made official, Bollywood’s award season has finally begun. Initiated by Ananya Goenka, of The Indian Express Group, Star Screen Awards date back to the year 1994. Unlike the other "popular" awards of Bollywood, Screen ...

British director Danny Boyle's 'Slumdog Millionaire' has attached yet another feather to its cap by being nominated for the Best Picture award by the Producers Guild of America. The movie has jumped back into the North American Top 10 with total gross earnings of $28.78 million in eight weeks. The ...

Veteran actors Shashi Kapoor, Hema Malini and Sulochana will be honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Awards during the inauguration of the 7th Pune International Film Festival (PIFF) beginning January 8. Information & Broadcasting Minister Anand Sharma will inaugurate the eight-day festival ...

Aamir Khan's directorial debut 'Taare Zameen Par' has attached more feathers to its cap by bagging as many as four V Shantaram Awards, including the Best Film Gold Award.  The Best Actor award was given to Darsheel Safary for his outstanding performance in 'Taare Zameen Par'. Apart from ...

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has nominated Ashutosh Gowariker's 'Jodhaa Akbar' for its award in the Best Foreign Film category. Commenting on the nomination of the film for the British award, Girish Johar, associate vice-president of UTV Motion Pictures stated that the ...

The Batman epic "The Dark Knight," the political biopic "Milk" and the gritty drama "The Wrestler" were among critical favorites that landed on the American Film Institute's list of the year's 10 best movies.
 
Also on AFI's list, released Sunday, were the ...

 On Thursday (11th December) morning Slumdog Millionaire," a modern-day fable about an orphan from Mumbai who ends up winning a television game show, received a total of four nominations for the 66th annual Golden Globe Awards including best film, best director for Danny Boyle, best ...

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has nominated renowned Indian music director A.R. Rahman for its Golden Globe award. A.R. Rahman has been nominated for the Best Original Score for his music in British director Danny Boyle's film 'Slumdog Millionaire'. The film has bagged three other ...

Kazak film 'Tulpan' clinched the prestigious Golden Peacock award and a cash prize of Rs.4 million at the 39th International Film Festival of India in Panaji. The film from popular Kazak documentary film maker Sergei Dvortsevoy has also won the best feature film and the Golden Eye awards at the ...

The 39th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), India's most prestigious film festival, kicks off in Goa on Saturday (November 22). The cinema lovers will have their hands full at with as many as 225 screenings of films from around the world. The festival opens with Peter Chan's "The ...

The Indian panorama films including feature and non-feature category have been selected for this year's International Film Festival of India (IFFI). The thirty ninth international film festival of India is scheduled to be held in Goa on December. The announcement of the selected panorama films for ...

The ninth edition of America's popular Woodstock film festival began on October 1, 2008. The four-day film festival will showcase some 124 films including documentaries and full length features. This year's film festival will have highest number of premiere films. About 44 premier films from all ...

Actor Samuel Jackson has been awarded with the American Cinematheque Award 2008. The award is given to some artist for his/her contribution in entertainment industry, commitment towards making a significant contribution to the art of the motion pictures. However, critics opine that the award which ...

After the selection of Aamir Khan's directorial debut, Taare Zameen Par (TZP) as the official Indian entry for the Oscars, Marathi film 'Tingya' is set to enter in nomination of the coveted award through independent entry. The Marathi film 'Tingya' directed by debutant Mangesh Hadawale is based on ...

The 60th Primetime Emmy Awards held this Sunday, September 21, 2008 saw popular American actor Bryan Cranston bagging award in the category of best actor in a TV drama for 'Breaking Bad'. In this new AMC series Cranston plays Walter White, a struggling high school chemistry teacher with a ...

FFI (Film Federation of India) has send Taare Zameen Par to represent India's entry to the foreign language category for Oscars at the 81st annual Academy awards. Admittedly, the film based on the life of an eight-year-old dyslexic child has been getting rave reviews for its sensitivity and acting ...

British director Danny Boyle's film Slumdog Millionaire has turned out to be a huge hit at the Toronto Film Festival where it premiered recently. The audiences, infact, liked it so much that the film fetched Boyle the Cadillac People's Choice Award. Slumdog Millionaire is a story about an Indian ...