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THE OSCARS 2023

 The Academy Awards, mainly known as The Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the
film industry.
 They are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS).
 The first Academy Awards presentation was held on 16/05/1929.
 The 95th Academy Awards was a ceremony held by the AMPAS on 12/03/2023, at the Dolby Theatre
in Los Angeles, honoring films released in 2022.
 The event was televised in the U.S.A by American Broadcasting Company and was produced by Ricky
Kirshner and Glenn Weiss (director).
 Comedian and late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel hosted the show for the third time, after the
89th and 90th editions of the ceremony in 2017 and 2018, respectively.

2023 Winners
 Best Picture - Everything Everywhere All At Once
 Best Actress - Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All at Once)
 Best Actor - Brendan Fraser (The Whale)
 Best Director - Daniel Kwan and Daniel Schienert (Everything Everywhere All at Once)
 Best Film Editing - Everything Everywhere All at Once
 Best Original Song - “Naatu Naatu” (RRR)
 Best Sound - Top Gun: Maverick
 Best Adapted Screenplay - Women Talking
 Best Original Screenplay - Everything Everywhere All at Once – Daniel Kwan and Daniel Schienert
 Best Visual Effects - Avatar: The Way of Water
 Best Animated Feature Film - Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Pinocchio’
 Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Jamie Lee Curtis in ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’
 Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Ke Huy Quan in ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’
 Best Documentary Feature Film - ‘Navalny’ by Daniel Roher, Odessa Rae, Diane Becker, Melanie
Miller and Shane Boris
 Best Live Action Short Film - ‘An Irish Goodbye’ by Tom Berkeley and Ross White
 Best Cinematography - ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ by James Friend
 Best Makeup and Hairstyling - Adrien Morot, Judy Chin and Annemarie Bradley for ‘The Whale’
 Best Costume Design - Ruth Carter for ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’
 Best International Feature Film - ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ – Germany
 Best Documentary Short Film - ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ by Kartiki Gonsalves and Guneet Monga
 Best Animated Short Film - The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse
 Best Original Score - All Quiet on the Western Front
 Best Production Design - All Quiet on the Western Front

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India in Oscars

Year Category Winner Movie/Song/Others

1983 Best Costume Design Bhanu Athaiya Gandhi (1982)
1992 Honorary Award Satyajit Ray Director of Indian and Bengali cinema
Slumdog Millionaire
2009 Best Sound Mixing Resul Pookutty
(2008)
“Jai Ho”
2009 Best Original Song Gulzar Slumdog Millionaire
(2008)
Best Original Score and
2009 A R Rahman Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
Best Original Song
Best Documentary
2023 Kartiki Gonsalves The Elephant Whisperers (2022)
Short
MM Keeravani and “Nattu Nattu”
2023 Best Original Song
Chandrabose RRR (2022)

PADMA AWARDS

 Padma Awards were instituted in 02/01/1954 to be awarded to citizens of India in recognition of their
distinguished contribution in various spheres of activity including the arts, education, industry,
literature, science, acting, medicine, social service and public affairs.
 Padma Vibhushan is awarded for "exceptional and distinguished service".
 Padma Bhushan is awarded for "distinguished service of a high order".
 Padma is awarded for "distinguished service".
 Unlike national honours, the Padma awards do not include cash allowances, benefits, or special
concessions in rail/air travel.

Highest Civilian Award Award

1st Bharat Ratna (1954)
2nd Padma Vibhushan
3rd Padma Bhushan
4th Padma

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Padma Awards 2023
S.no Name Field State/Country
Padma Vibhushan (6)
1 Balkrishna Doshi (Posthumous) Others - Architecture Gujarat
2 Zakir Hussain Art Maharashtra
3 S M Krishna Public Affairs Karnataka
4 Dilip Mahalanabis (Posthumous) Medicine West Bengal
United States of
5 Srinivas Varadhan Science & Engineering
America
6 Mulayam Singh Yadav (Posthumous) Public Affairs Uttar Pradesh
Padma Bhushan (9)
7 S L Bhyrappa Literature & Education Karnataka
8 Kumar Mangalam Birla Trade & Industry Maharashtra
9 Deepak Dhar Science & Engineering Maharashtra
10 Vani Jairam Art Tamil Nadu
11 Swami Chinna Jeeyar Others - Spiritualism Telangana
12 Suman Kalyanpur Art Maharashtra
13 Kapil Kapoor Literature & Education Delhi
14 Sudha Murty Social Work Karnataka
15 Kamlesh D Patel Others - Spiritualism Telangana
Padma (91)
16 Dr. Sukama Acharya Others - Spiritualism Haryana
17 Jodhaiyabai Baiga Art Madhya Pradesh
Dadra and Nagar
18 Premjit Baria Art Haveli and Daman and
Diu
19 Usha Barle Art Chhattisgarh
20 Munishwar Chanddawar Medicine Madhya Pradesh
21 Hemant Chauhan Art Gujarat
22 Bhanubhai Chitara Art Gujarat
23 Hemoprova Chutia Art Assam
Narendra Chandra Debbarma
24 Public Affairs Tripura
(Posthumous)
25 Subhadra Devi Art Bihar
26 Khadar Valli Dudekula Science & Engineering Karnataka
27 Hem Chandra Goswami Art Assam
28 Pritikana Goswami Art West Bengal
29 Radha Charan Gupta Literature & Education Uttar Pradesh
30 Modadugu Vijay Gupta Science & Engineering Telangana
Ahmed Hussain & Mohd Hussain
31 Art Rajasthan
*(Duo)

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32 Dilshad Hussain Art Uttar Pradesh
33 Bhiku Ramji Idate Social Work Maharashtra
34 C I Issac Literature & Education Kerala
35 Rattan Singh Jaggi Literature & Education Punjab
36 Bikram Bahadur Jamatia Social Work Tripura
37 Ramkuiwangbe Jene Social Work Assam
Rakesh Radheshyam Jhunjhunwala
38 Trade & Industry Maharashtra
(Posthumous)
Andaman & Nicobar
39 Ratan Chandra Kar Medicine
Islands
40 Mahipat Kavi Art Gujarat
41 M M Keeravaani Art Andhra Pradesh
42 Areez Khambatta (Posthumous) Trade & Industry Gujarat
43 Parshuram Komaji Khune Art Maharashtra
44 Ganesh Nagappa Krishnarajanagara Science & Engineering Andhra Pradesh
45 Maguni Charan Kuanr Art Odisha
46 Anand Kumar Literature & Education Bihar
47 Arvind Kumar Science & Engineering Uttar Pradesh
48 Domar Singh Kunvar Art Chhattisgarh
49 Risingbor Kurkalang Art Meghalaya
50 Hirabai Lobi Social Work Gujarat
51 Moolchand Lodha Social Work Rajasthan
52 Rani Machaiah Art Karnataka
53 Ajay Kumar Mandavi Art Chhattisgarh
54 Prabhakar Bhanudas Mande Literature & Education Maharashtra
55 Gajanan Jagannath Mane Social Work Maharashtra
56 Antaryami Mishra Literature & Education Odisha
Nadoja Pindipapanahalli
57 Art Karnataka
Munivenkatappa
58 Prof. (Dr.) Mahendra Pal Science & Engineering Gujarat
59 Uma Shankar Pandey Social Work Uttar Pradesh
Ramesh Parmar & Shanti Parmar
60 Art Madhya Pradesh
*(Duo)
61 Dr. Nalini Parthasarathi Medicine Puducherry
62 Hanumantha Rao Pasupuleti Medicine Telangana
63 Ramesh Patange Literature & Education Maharashtra
64 Krishna Patel Art Odisha
65 K Kalyanasundaram Pillai Art Tamil Nadu
66 V P Appukuttan Poduval Social Work Kerala
67 Kapil Dev Prasad Art Bihar
68 S R D Prasad Sports Kerala

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69 Shah Rasheed Ahmed Quadri Art Karnataka
70 C V Raju Art Andhra Pradesh
71 Bakshi Ram Science & Engineering Haryana
72 Cheruvayal K Raman Others - Agriculture Kerala
73 Sujatha Ramdorai Science & Engineering Canada
74 Abbareddy Nageswara Rao Science & Engineering Andhra Pradesh
75 Pareshbhai Rathwa Art Gujarat
76 B Ramakrishna Reddy Literature & Education Telangana
77 Mangala Kanti Roy Art West Bengal
78 K C Runremsangi Art Mizoram
79 Vadivel Gopal & Masi Sadaiyan *(Duo) Social Work Tamil Nadu
80 Manoranjan Sahu Medicine Uttar Pradesh
81 Patayat Sahu Others - Agriculture Odisha
82 Ritwik Sanyal Art Uttar Pradesh
83 Kota Satchidananda Sastry Art Andhra Pradesh
84 Sankurathri Chandra Sekhar Social Work Andhra Pradesh
85 K Shanathoiba Sharma Sports Manipur
86 Nekram Sharma Others - Agriculture Himachal Pradesh
87 Gurcharan Singh Sports Delhi
88 Laxman Singh Social Work Rajasthan
89 Mohan Singh Literature & Education Jammu & Kashmir
90 Thounaojam Chaoba Singh Public Affairs Manipur
91 Prakash Chandra Sood Literature & Education Andhra Pradesh
92 Neihunuo Sorhie Art Nagaland
93 Dr. Janum Singh Soy Literature & Education Jharkhand
Kushok Thiksey Nawang Chamba
94 Others - Spiritualism Ladakh
Stanzin
95 S Subbaraman Others - Archaeology Karnataka
96 Moa Subong Art Nagaland
97 Palam Kalyana Sundaram Social Work Tamil Nadu
98 Raveena Ravi Tandon Art Maharashtra
99 Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari Literature & Education Uttar Pradesh
100 Dhaniram Toto Literature & Education West Bengal
101 Tula Ram Upreti Others - Agriculture Sikkim
102 Dr. Gopalsamy Veluchamy Medicine Tamil Nadu
103 Dr. Ishwar Chander Verma Medicine Delhi
104 Coomi Nariman Wadia Art Maharashtra
105 Karma Wangchu (Posthumous) Social Work Arunachal Pradesh
106 Ghulam Muhammad Zaz Art Jammu & Kashmir

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LAUREUS GLOBAL SPORTS AWARDS 2023

 Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award: Lionel Messi

 Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year award: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
 Laureus World Team of the Year award: Argentina men's football team
 Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year award: Carlos Alcaraz
 Laureus World Comeback of the Year award: Christian Eriksen
 Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability award: Catherine Debrunner
 Laureus World Action Sportsperson of the Year award: Eileen Gu
 Laureus Sport for Good award: TeamUp (A programme for children displaced by war by Barcelona and
Poland striker Robert Lewandowski)

2023 PULITZER PRIZE

 The Pulitzer Prize is an award administered by Columbia University for achievements in newspaper,
magazine, online journalism, literature, and musical composition within the United States.
 It was established in 1917 by provisions in the will of Joseph Pulitzer, who had made his fortune as a
newspaper publisher.
 The awards were announced by Marjorie Miller, the administrator of the Pulitzer Prizes.
 Public Service (1917-present)
 Winner: Associated Press "for the work Mstyslav Chernov, Evgeniy Maloletka, Vasilisa Stepanenko and
Lori Hinnant, courageous reporting from the besieged city of Mariupol that bore witness to the
slaughter of civilians in Russia's invasion of Ukraine."
 Breaking News Reporting (1998-present)
 Winner: Staff of the Los Angeles Times "for revealing a secret recorded conversation among city
officials that included racist comments."
 Investigative Reporting (1985-present)
 Winner: Staff of The Wall Street Journal "for accountability reporting on financial conflicts of interest
among officials and 50 federal agencies."
 Explanatory Reporting (1998-present)
 Winner: Caitlin Dickerson of The Atlantic "for reporting on the Trump administration policy that
forcefully separated migrant children from their parents that resulted in abuses."
 Local Reporting (1948-1952, 2007-present)
 Winners: Two prizes were awarded in this category: John Archibald, Ashley Remkus, Ramsey Archibald
and Challen Stephens of AL.com Birmingham were awarded the prize "for a series exposing how the
police force in the town of Brookside preyed on residents to inflate revenue coverage the prompted
the resignation of the police chief for new laws, and a state audit."

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 Anna Wolfe of Mississippi Today was awarded the prize "for reporting that revealed how a former
Mississippi Governor used his office to steer millions of state welfare dollars to benefit his family and
friends, including NFL quarterback Brett Farve."
 National Reporting (1948-present)
 Winner: Caroline Kitchener of The Washington Post for unflinching reporting that captured the
complex consequences of life after Roe v. Wade, including the story of a Texas teenager who gave birth
to twins after new restrictions denied her an abortion.
 International Reporting (1948-present)
 Winner: Staff of The New York Times "for their unflinching coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine,
including an eight-month investigation into Ukrainian deaths in the town of Bucha and the Russian unit
responsible for the killings."
 Feature Writing (1979-present)
 Winner: Eli Saslow of The Washington Post "for evocative individual narratives about people struggling
with the pandemic, homelessness, addiction, and inequality that collectively form of sharply observed
portrait of contemporary America."
 Commentary (1973-present)
 Winner: Kyle Whitmire of AL.com, Birmingham "for measured and persuasive columns that document
how Alabama's Confederate heritage still colors the present with racism and exclusion, told through
tours of its first capitol, its mansions and monuments and through the history that has been omitted."
 Criticism (1973-present)
 Winner: Andrea Long Chu of New York Magazine "for book reviews that scrutinize authors as well as
their works using multiple cultural lenses to explore some of society's most fraught topics."
 Editorial Writing (1917-present)
 Winner: Nancy Ancrum, Amy Driscoll, Luisa Yanez, Isadora Rangel, and Lauren Constantino of the the
Miami Herald "for a series of editorials on the failure of Florida public officials to deliver on many
taxpayer funded amenities and services, promised to residents over decades."
 Illustrated Reporting and Commentary
 Winner: Mona Chalabi, contributor The New York Times, "for striking illustrations that combine
statistical reporting with keen analysis to help readers understand the immense well and economic
power of Amazon founder, Jeff Bezos."
 Breaking News Photography (2000-present)
 Winner: The photography staff of the Associated Press "for unique and urgent images from the first
weeks of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, including the devastation of Mariupol, after other news
organizations left victims of the targeting of civilian infrastructure and the resilience of the Ukrainian
people who were able to flee."
 Feature Photography (1968-present)
 Winner: Christina House of the Los Angeles Times "for an intimate look into the life of a pregnant 22-
year-old woman living on the street and attend images that show her emotional vulnerability as she
tries and ultimately loses the struggle to raise her child."
 Audio Reporting (2020-present)
 Winner: The staff of Gimlet Media, notably Connie Walker, "whose investigation into her father's
troubled past revealed a larger story of abuse of hundreds of Indigenous children."

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68TH HYUNDAI FILMFARE AWARD

 68th edition of the Hyundai Filmfare Awards took place at the Jio World Conventional Centre in
Mumbai.
 The awards were first introduced in 1954.
 Superstar Salman Khan will host the 68th Filmfare Awards, along with co-host Maniesh Paul.
 Filmfare Awards 2023 best film: Gangubai Kathiawadi
 Filmfare Awards 2023 best actor in a leading role (male): Rajkummar Rao for Badhaai Do
 Filmfare Awards 2023 best Actor in a leading role (female): Alia Bhatt for Gangubai Kathiawadi
 Filmfare Awards 2023 best director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali for Gangubai Kathiawadi
 Best Film Critics: Badhaai Do
 Best Actor Critics: Sanjay Mishra for Vadh
 Best Actress Critics: Bhumi Pednekar for Badhaai Do; Tabu for Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2
 Best Actor In A Supporting Role (Male): Anil Kapoor for Jugjugg Jeeyo
 Best Actor In A Supporting Role (Female): Sheeba Chaddha for Badhaai Do
 Best Music Album: Pritam for Brahmastra Part One: Shiva
 Best Lyrics: Amitabh Bhattacharya for Kesariya - Brahmastra Part One: Shiva
 Best Playback Singer (Male): Arijit Singh for Kesariya - Brahmastra Part One: Shiva
 Best Playback Singer (Female): Kavita Seth for Rangisari - Jugjugg Jeeyo
 Best Debut Director: Jaspal Singh Sandhu and Rajeev Barwal for Vadh
 Best Debut (Male): Ankush Gedam for Jhund
 Best Debut (Female): Andrea Kevichusa for Anek
 Best Dialogue: Prakash Kapadia and Utkarshini Vashishtha for Gangubai Kathiawadi
 Best Screenplay: Akshat Ghildial, Suman Adhikary and Harshvardhan Kulkarni for Badhaai Do
 Best Story: Akshat Ghildial and Suman Adhikary for Badhaai Do
 Best Action: Parvez Shaikh for Vikram Vedha
 Best Background Score: Sanchit Balhara and Ankit Balhara for Gangubai Kathiawadi
 Best Choreography: Kruti Mahesh for Dholida - Gangubai Kathiawadi
 Best Cinematography: Sudeep Chatterjee for Gangubai Kathiawadi
 Best Costume: Sheetal Iqbal Sharma for Gangubai Kathiawadi
 Best Editing: Ninad Kanolkar for An Action Hero
 Best Production Design: Subrata Chakraborty and Amit Ray for Gangubai Kathiawadi
 Best Sound Design: Bishwadeep Dipak Chatterjee for Brahmastra Part One: Shiva
 Best VFX: DNEG, Redfine for Brahmastra Part One: Shiva
 Special Awards
 Lifetime Achievement Award: Prem Chopra
 RD Burman Award For Upcoming Music Talent: Janhvi mankar for Dholida - Gangubai Kathiawadi

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23RD INTERNATIONAL INDIAN FILM ACADEMY

AWARDS

 The 23rd International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards was held in Abu Dhabi.
 Host: Abhishek Bachchan & Vicky Kaushal
 The first-ever International Indian Film Academy Awards was held on 24/06/2000 at London.
 Best Film: Drishyam 2
 Best Director: R Madhavan for Rocketry: The Nambi Effect
 Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female): Alia Bhatt for Gangubai Kathiawadi
 Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male): Hrithik Roshan for Vikram Vedha
 Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female): Mouni Roy for Brahmastra: Part One - Shiva
 Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male): Anil Kapoor for Jugg Jugg Jeeyo
 Outstanding Achievement for Fashion in Cinema: Manish Malhotra
 Outstanding Achievement in Indian Cinema: Kamal Haasan
 Best Adapted Story: Aamil Keeyan Khan and Abhishek Pathak for Drishyam 2
 Best Original Story: Perveez Sheikh and Jasmeet Reen for Darlings
 Outstanding Achievement in Regional Cinema: Marathi film Ved directed by Riteish Deshmukh
 Best Debut (Male): Shantanu Maheshwari for Gangubai Kathiawadi and Babil Khan for Qala
 Best Debut (Female): Khushali Kumar for Dhoka Around the Corner
 Best Playback Singer (Female): Shreya Ghoshal for the song Rasiya from Brahmastra: Part One - Shiva
 Best Playback Singer (Male): Arijit Singh for the song Kesariya from Brahmastra: Part One - Shiva
 Best Music Direction: Pritam for Brahmastra: Part One - Shiva
 Best Lyricist: Amitabh Bhattacharya for the song Kesarya from Brahmastra: Part One - Shiva
 Best Cinematography: Gangubai Kathiawadi
 Best Screenplay: Gangubai Kathiawadi
 Best Dialogue: Gangubai Kathiawadi
 Best Choreography for title track: Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2
 Best Sound Design: Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2
 Best Editing: Drishyam 2
 Best Special Effects (Visual): Brahmastra: Part one - Shiva
 Best Background Score: Vikram Vedha
 Best Sound Mixing: Monica O My Darling

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76TH ANNUAL CANNES FILM FESTIVAL

 The Cannes Film Festival until 2003 called the International Film Festival is an annual film festival held
in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres, including documentaries, from all around the
world.
 Founded in 20/09/1946, the invitation-only festival is held annually (usually in May) at the Palais des
Festivals et des Congrès.
 The festival was formally accredited by the FIAPF in 1951.
 The 76th annual Cannes Film Festival is a film festival that took place from 16 to 27 May 2023.
 Swedish filmmaker Ruben Östlund, served as jury president.
 Palme d’Or: Anatomy Of A Fall, directed by Justine Triet
 Grand Prix: The Zone Of Interest, directed by Jonathan Glazer
 Jury Prize: Fallen Leaves, directed by Aki Kaurismaki
 Best Director: Tran Anh Hung for The Pot-Au-Feu
 Best Screenplay: Monster, written by Yuji Sakamoto
 Best Actress: Merve Dizdar, About Dry Grasses
 Best Actor: Kōji Yakusho, Perfect Days
 Camera d’Or: Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell, directed by Thien An Pham
 Short Film Palme d’Or: 27, directed by Flóra Anna Buda
 Queer Palm: Monster
 Honorary Palme d’Or: Michael Douglas

VENICE FILM FESTIVAL 2023

 The 80th annual Venice International Film Festival held at Venice Lido, in Italy was hosted by Caterina
Murino.
 The award was founded in 1932.
Category Winner
Golden Lion - Best Film Poor Things (Yorgos Lanthimos)

Aku Wa Sonzai Shinai (Evil Does Not Exist) (Ryûsuke

Grand Jury Prize
Hamaguchi)

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Special Jury Prize Green Border (Agnieszka Holland)

Silver Lion - Best Director Matteo Garrone (Io Capitano)

Volpi Cup for Best Actress Cailee Spaeny (Priscilla)

Volpi Cup for Best Actor Peter Sarsgaard (Memory)

Best Screenplay Guillermo Calderon and Pablo Larrain (El Conde)

Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best New Talent Seydou Sarr (Io Capitano)

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