Oscars 2019 News

Superhero movie 'Black Panther' has become the first ever Marvel Studios film to win an Oscar. The film achieved the feat after Ruth Carter bagged Oscar for Best Costume Design at the 91st Academy Awards today. Carter became the first black woman to win Best Costume Design Oscar. The film also went on to win Oscar for 'Best Production Design'.

Lady Gaga won Oscar for Best Original Song at 91st Academy Awards today for her song 'Shallow' from 'A Star is Born', claiming her first ever Oscar win. "I've worked hard for...long time, and...it's not about winning. But what it's about is not giving up. If you've a dream, fight for it," Lady Gaga said after receiving the award.

Rami Malek was named Best Actor in a Leading Role for 'Bohemian Rhapsody', while Olivia Colman won Best Actress Oscar for 'The Favourite' at the 91st Academy Awards today. Meanwhile, Mahershala Ali won Best Actor in a Supporting Role for 'Green Book', while Regina King won Best Supporting Actress for 'If Beale Street Could Talk'.

Alfonso Cuarón has won the Oscar for Best Director at the 91st Academy Awards for 'Roma'. This is the second time Cuarón has taken the award, after winning in 2014 for his space drama 'Gravity'. Cuarón also acted as Cinematographer and Writer on Roma, and the film is based on memories of his own childhood in 1970s Mexico City.

'Green Book' won the Oscar for Best Picture at the 91st Academy Awards. The film bagged a total of three Oscars, including Best Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor which was won by Mahershala Ali. Directed by Peter Farrelly, the movie is about the relationship between a jazz artist and his driver. Meanwhile, 'Roma' won Best Foreign Language Film Oscar.

Sharing her old picture from Oscars 2016 on the occasion of Oscars 2019, Priyanka Chopra wrote, "My first Oscars! Good luck to all of tonight's nominees! You've already won." Priyanka, who presented an award at Oscars 2016, was the second most searched celebrity from the event on Google in India after Leonardo DiCaprio who had won the Best Actor Award.

'Bohemian Rhapsody', which was nominated for five Oscars at the 91st Academy Awards, went on to win more awards than any other film at the award show. The biographical film, which is about British rock band Queen's lead singer Freddie Mercury, bagged Oscars for Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, Best Film Editing and Best Actor.

Lady Gaga, in a black Alexander McQueen dress, was one of the celebrities who attended the 2019 Oscars. While Emma Stone wore a sequined floor-length gown, Billy Porter wore a "gender-defying" velvet tuxedo gown. Regina King wore a white thigh-high slit gown and Olivia Colman, who won the Best Actress Oscar for 'The Favourite' wore a Prada outfit.

While accepting Oscar for Best Short Documentary for 'Period. End Of Sentence.' at 91st Academy Awards, the film's director Rayka Zehtabchi said, "I'm not crying because I'm on my period or anything." "I can't believe a film on menstruation won an Oscar," the 25-year-old director added. The movie, which talks about the stigma of menstruation, is co-produced by Guneet Monga.

Guneet Monga, the co-producer of 'Period. End of Sentence.', which won the Oscar for Best Documentary Short Subject, said, "To every girl on this earth... know that you are a goddess." The documentary, which was set in a village outside Delhi, talks about the stigma of menstruation. Monga is known for producing films like 'Masaan' and 'The Lunchbox'.

Rami Malek, who won Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal of Freddie Mercury in 'Bohemian Rhapsody' at the 91st Academy Awards today, fell off the stage after the ceremony concluded. The 37-year-old took a tumble on the stairs on the stage and was immediately attended to by paramedics. Pictures from the ceremony show Rami wincing in discomfort following the fall.

'Green Book' was named Best Picture at Oscars 2019, while 'Roma' director Alfonso Cuarón was named Best Director. 'Roma' also won Oscars for 'Best Cinematography' and 'Best Foreign Language Film'. Rami Malek and Olivia Colman were named Best Actor and Best Actress respectively. 'Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse' got Best Animation Film Oscar, while 'Free Solo' was named Best Documentary Feature.

English actress Olivia Colman, who won the Best Actress Oscar today for 'The Favourite', has a Bihar connection. Her great-great-great-grandmother, Harriot Bazett, was born in Bihar's Kishanganj in 1807. When Olivia travelled to India, she said, "I thought there's nobody exotic in my family...I was so wrong." Olivia was told that Harriot's mother wasn't British and "very probably" a local.

As many as 15 women won Oscars at the 91st Academy Awards today, which is the most number of Oscars won by women in a single edition of the prestigious award ceremony. The previous record for most female wins in an Oscar ceremony was 12, which came both in 2007 and 2015. In 2018, women had bagged six Oscars.

Olivia Colman, who won the Best Actress Oscar for 'The Favourite' at the 91st Academy Awards, got her husband to steal toilet paper from Buckingham Palace when they were there for a formal dinner. Her husband stole two squares of toilet paper roll. After being announced the winner today, she said, "This is hilarious! I've got an Oscar!"

Reacting to 'Green Book' being named Best Picture at Oscars 2019, 'BlacKkKlansman' director Spike Lee said, "I thought I was courtside at the [Madison Square] Garden and the [referee] made a bad call." Lee was reportedly seen trying to leave the room when 'Green Book' was announced the winner. Lee's 'BlacKkKlansman' was also nominated in the Best Picture category.