ndian composer AR Rahman has won two Oscars for his work in Danny Boyle’s Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire. Rahman took one Oscar for the best score and another for his song Jai Ho from the film, a rags-to-riches tale set in the slums of Mumbai. He praised Slumdog Millionaire’s themes of hope and optimism. Rahman is among five Indians to win an Oscar. Two other Indians, Gulzar and Resul Pookutty, picked up Oscars for original song and sound mixing. Earlier Oscar winners from India were costume designer Bhanu Athaiya for her work in Gandhi in 1983 and director Satyajit Ray, who won a lifetime achievement award in 1992. British director Danny Boyle has won best director for Slumdog Millionaire and the film also took best picture. Altogether, it netted eight awards.
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OSCAR AWARDS 2009 – AR RAHMAN – GULZAR- RESUL POOKUTTY-DANNY BOYLE-SIMON BEAUFOY SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
2010 Critics’ Choice Award Winners: Should They Get Their Oscar Speeches Ready?? Video
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Oscar Winner 2010: Best Cinematography: Avatar
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The Psychic Twins Strike Oscar Gold on Tyra!
Terry and Linda Jamison, The Psychic Twins, predict all of the 2009 top Oscar winners on the Tyra Banks Show.
OSCAR PREDICTIONS
In this video Dan predicts this year’s Oscar winners, and rants a little bit about movies that should and shouldn’t have been nominated for “Best Picture”. Info on the Oscars: www.oscar.com How’d Dan Do?: 12/24 (50%) Actress in a Supporting Role: WRONG Original Screenplay: WRONG Adapted Screenplay: RIGHT Animated Feature: RIGHT Animated Short: WRONG Art Direction: RIGHT Costume Design: WRONG Makeup: WRONG Cinematography: RIGHT Live Action Short: WRONG Actor in a Supporting Role: RIGHT Documentary Feature: RIGHT Documentary Short: WRONG Visual Effects: WRONG Sound Editing: RIGHT Sound Mixing: WRONG Film Editing: WRONG Original Score: RIGHT Original Song: RIGHT Foreign Language Film: WRONG Director: RIGHT Actress: RIGHT Actor: WRONG Best Picture: RIGHT Thanks to www.youtube.com for the beat used in this video! Do you make phat beats? Do you want me to use your phat beats? Send ‘em to danbrownuniverse@gmail.com! ON THE TUBES: www.youtube.com ON THE FACE: www.tinyurl.com ON THE SPACE: www.myspace.com ON THE…bird?: www.twitter.com -EMAIL- danbrownuniverse@gmail.com -SNAIL MAIL- Dan Brown PO Box 67054 Lincoln, NE 68506
Nicolas Chartier’s Acedemy Award Acceptance speech for Oscar Winning Best Picture “Hurt Locker”
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