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'Nirmal Pathak Ki Ghar Wapsi' wins accolades at DFW South Asian Film Fest in US
The show won Best Television Series and the Best Actor awards at the festival. Vaibhav Tatwawadi who won the best actor award for playing the title role in the show said, "I am absolutely thrilled to have won Best Actor, especially when we had such amazing artists nominated alongside me, as well as for the show on winning the Best Television Series at DFWSAFF.
Habitat International Film Festival from May 6 to 15
The festival showcases an impressive line-up of award-winning and festival favourite films which include Nathalie Alvarez Mesen's 'Clara Sola', entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94 Academy Awards, Stefan Ruzowitsky's 'Hinterland', which won the Prix du Public UBS award at the 74 Locarno Film Festival; 'The Last Austrians', winner at the Zurich Film Festival; 'The Blind Man Who Did Not Want To See The Titanic', winner of numerous film awards, including at the Venice Film Festival, Italy and 'The Metamorphosis of Birds', a Portuguese entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards.
Beyonce opens Oscars with 'Be Alive' performance at tennis court
The track narrates the strength and pride that resides within the Black community and was also nominated for the Best Original Song at the ceremony. The much talked about film "King Richard" features Smith as Venus and Serena William's father, Richard Williams. Beyonce performed at the tennis court in Compton, Los Angeles, where tennis stars Serena and Venus Williams were coached by their father as young girls decades ago.
Grammy Awards evening to be held for the first time in Vegas
The ceremony will now be held on April 3 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, for which Trevor Noah, long-running host of 'The Daily Show' and of the 2021 Grammys, will return as master of ceremonies, reports 'Variety'. Additional details about the dates and locations of other official Grammy Week events, including the Premiere Ceremony, the MusiCares Person of the Year benefit concert (which will honour Joni Mitchell), and the Clive Davis Pre-Grammy Gala (honouring Sony Music chief Rob Stringer) are still awaited, according to 'Variety'.
Critics Choice Awards to now take place on same day as BAFTAs
The final round of voting for this year's Critics Choice Awards will take place on March 9-11. Steven Spielberg's 'West Side Story' and Kenneth Branagh's 'Belfast' dominated this year's batch of nominees. In late December, the Critics Choice Association announced it would delay its 2022 awards ceremony because of concerns over the surge in Covid-19 cases and the Omicron variant. The event was originally set to take place on January 9.
Berlin Film Festival to be an in-person event with virtual market
Although the European Film Market (EFM), which normally runs alongside the Berlinale, will be fully virtual, the organisers have said the festival will continue as planned, albeit with strict Covid protocols in place for delegates who decide to attend.The protocol will be revealed in the coming days.A spokesperson for the festival told 'Variety': "We are very pleased with the positive signal from the authorities so far and feel encouraged to continue with the planning.
Anthony Hopkins' 'The Father' named best international film by China at Golden Rooster Awards
Beijing hopes that its star-studded awards ceremony can surpass the Taipei-based Golden Horse Awards, once known as the "Oscars of Asia" for Chinese-language content. This year, the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival, which kicked off Tuesday, added the international film competition category for the first time, reports variety.com. This year's 34th iteration honors films screened theatrically in China between July 1, 2020 and July 15, 2021.
J Balvin quick to admit he's not Afro-Latino despite winning Afro-Latino Artist Of The Year award
Singer J Balvin has acknowledged that he is not Afro-Latino despite winning the Afro-Latino Artist of the Year award at the 2021 African Entertainment Awards. Following his controversial win, the so-called Prince of Reggaeton has clarified his race, reports aceshowbiz.com. "I am not Afro-Latino," the 36-year-old Colombian singer/rapper posted on his Instagram Story in Spanish after winning the award on December 26.
Superstar Salman Khan to host 22nd edition of IIFA in Abu Dhabi
The International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) 2022 will be held at the Etihad Arena on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. The 22nd edition of IIFA will take place on March 18 and March 19, 2022. IIFA started in 2000, is held in different-different countries every year, where fans cast online vote for the Indian film industry.
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