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Kazakh cinematographer accepted into Oscars jury
Tengrinews.kz - Kazakh cinematographer Yerkinbek Ptyraliev has been named a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, becoming
31 July 2024
Lady Gaga says suffers 'paralyzing fear' from rape
Lady Gaga described her Oscar performance with rape survivors as the most difficult of her life, saying that she remains in chronic pain.
05 March 2016
Yermek Tursunov's Stranger premiers at Toronto Film Festival
Kazakhstan's movie Stranger (Zhat) directed by Yermek Tursunov has premiered at the 40th International Toronto Film Festival in Toronto.
21 September 2015
Fight for freedom, fight for Oscar: Kazakhstan nominates Yerzhan Turunov's Stranger
Kazakhstan has nominated Yerzhan Tursynov's film Stranger (Zhat) for Oscar.
27 August 2015
Lavish and extravagant celebration of poetic ballet The Fountain of Bakhchisarai at Astana Opera
The Astana Opera is currently preparing for a grand premier of The Fountain of Bakhchisarai, a ballet inspired by Alexander Pushkin’s poem of the same title.
09 April 2015
Nyong'o stolen pearl gown recovered by police
A $150,000 pearl-encrusted dress stolen from the hotel room of Kenyan star Lupita Nyong'o was found, Los Angeles police said.
28 February 2015
Pearl Oscars dress worn by Nyong'o stolen: police
The pearl-encrusted $150,000 dress worn by Kenyan star Lupita Nyong'o at the Oscars last weekend was stolen from the actress's Los Angeles hotel room.
27 February 2015
Lady Gaga in moving 'Sound of Music' Oscars tribute
The Academy Awards hailed the 50th anniversary, recruiting Lady Gaga to gracefully sing a medley of memorable tunes from "The Sound of Music."
23 February 2015
Patricia Arquette calls for equality at Oscars acceptance
Patricia Arquette won the Oscar for best supporting actress-- and embraced the moment to make an impassioned plea for gender equality.
23 February 2015
Poland's 'Ida' wins best foreign language film Oscar
Poland's "Ida," about a young nun who discovers a dark family secret dating back to the years of the Nazi occupation, won the best foreign language movie Oscar.
23 February 2015
Oscars fashion: White and silver, and lots of beads
Hollywood's A-list actresses oozed old-school elegance in white and glittering silver on the Oscars red carpet.
23 February 2015
'Interstellar': timely ode to space conquest
"Interstellar," the new Oscar-tipped movie starring Matthew McConaughey, may just get a boost from the bad news.
26 January 2015
Russian Oscar-nominated drama stirs controversy at home
Russian director Andrei Zvyagintsev's sombre social drama "Leviathan" may have been nominated for an Oscar, but at home the film has sparked heated debate.
17 January 2015
'Birdman,' 'Budapest Hotel' top Oscar nods, least diverse in years
Dark comedy "Birdman" and stylish crime caper "The Grand Budapest Hotel" topped the Oscars nominations list.
16 January 2015
'Hobbit' director Jackson gets Hollywood star
Oscar-winning "Lord of The Rings" and "The Hobbit" director Peter Jackson received a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame.
09 December 2014
Neil Patrick Harris to host 2015 Oscars
Award-winning US stage and screen actor Neil Patrick Harris will host the next Oscars show, organizers announced Wednesday.
16 October 2014
UK's Oscar-tipped Cumberbatch toasts codebreaker Turing
British actor Benedict Cumberbatch said he hopes the film will be a worthy tribute to the wartime codebreaker persecuted for being gay.
09 October 2014
Sophia Loren, almost 80, opens life exhibit in Mexico
Italian film legend Sophia Loren inaugurated an exhibition in Mexico showing off personal treasures including glamorous dresses and her Oscar.
19 September 2014
Film festivals fire starting gun on Oscars race
Hollywood's annual awards season may be months away yet, but for many the race for Oscars gold has already started.
13 September 2014
Hanks, Sting lead list of Kennedy Center honorees
Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks and British rock-pop legend Sting are among the recipients of this year's Kennedy Center Honors.
05 September 2014