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December 17, 2019
Academy snubs India's Entry 'Gully Boy'; Announces Oscars Shortlists in Nine Award Categories.
Photo: Indian actor Ranveer Singh at the Press Conference for the film ‘Gully Boy’ presented at the 69th Berlinale film festival on 9 February 2019, in Berlin, Germany. Image provided by Berlinale. “Gully Boy,” India’s entry for International Feature Film Oscar, is out of the Oscars 2020 race. [File Photo]
Photo: Indian actress Alia Bhatt at the Press Conference for the film ‘Gully Boy’ presented at the 69th Berlinale film festival on February 9, 2019, in Berlin, Germany. Image provided by Berlinale. The Academy has rebuffed “Gully Boy,” India’s entry for International Feature Film Oscar, and the movie is now out of the Oscars 2020 race. [File Photo]
Photo: Scarlett Johansson attends the Academy’s 2019 Annual Governors Awards in The Ray Dolby Ballroom on Sunday, 27 October 2019, in Hollywood, CA. mage provided by & Copyright © Troy Harvey / A.M.P.A.S. [File Photo]
LOS ANGELES, CA, 17 December 2019 — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced shortlists in consideration for the 92nd Academy Awards in nine categories: Documentary Feature, Documentary Short Subject, International Feature Film, Makeup and Hairstyling, Music (Original Score), Music (Original Song), Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film and Visual Effects.
INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
Ten films will advance to the next round of voting in the International Feature Film category (formerly known as Foreign Language Film) for the 92nd Academy Awards. Ninety-one films were eligible in the class.
Academy invited its members from all branches to participate in the preliminary round. They must have viewed the submitted films theatrically and met a minimum viewing requirement to be eligible to vote in the category. Their seven choices, augmented by three additional selections voted by the Academy’s International Feature Film Award Executive Committee, constitute the shortlist.
In the nominations round, Academy members from all branches are invited to opt-in to participate and must view all ten shortlisted films to cast a ballot.
The films, listed in alphabetical order by country, are:
- The Czech Republic, “The Painted Bird”
- Estonia, “Truth and Justice”
- France, “Les Misérables”
- Hungary, “Those Who Remained”
- North Macedonia, “Honeyland”
- Poland, “Corpus Christi”
- Russia, “Beanpole”
- Senegal, “Atlantics”
- South Korea, “Parasite”
- Spain, “Pain and Glory”
Meanwhile, India’s entry “Gully Boy,” starring Ranveer Singh, has crashed out of the Best International Feature Film race at the Oscars.
The movie has failed to make the cut in the top-10 films that will advance to the next round of voting at the 92nd Academy Awards.
With “Gully Boy” out of the race, India’s dry run at the Academy Awards continues as the country has never made it to the top five, except on three occasions.
The last Indian film that made it to the final five was Ashutosh Gowariker’s “Lagaan” in 2001.
“Mother India” (1958) and “Salaam Bombay” (1989) are the other two Indian movies to have made it to the top five.
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Fifteen films will advance in the Documentary Feature category for the 92nd Academy Awards. Contestants submitted one hundred fifty-nine movies in the group. Members of the Documentary Branch vote to determine the shortlist and the nominees.
The films, listed in alphabetical order by title, are:
- “Advocate”
- “American Factory”
- “The Apollo”
- “Apollo 11.”
- “Aquarela”
- “The Biggest Little Farm”
- “The Cave”
- “The Edge of Democracy”
- “For Sama”
- “The Great Hack”
- “Honeyland”
- “Knock Down the House”
- “Maiden”
- “Midnight Family”
- “One Child Nation”
DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
Ten films will advance in the Documentary Short Subject category for the 92nd Academy Awards. Ninety-six films qualified in the group. Members of the Documentary Branch vote to determine the shortlist and the nominees.
The films, listed in alphabetical order by title, are:
- “After Maria”
- “Fire in Paradise”
- “Ghosts of Sugar Land”
- “In the Absence”
- “Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You’re a Girl)”
- “Life Overtakes Me”
- “The Nightcrawlers”
- “St. Louis Superman”
- “Stay Close”
- “Walk Run Cha-Cha”
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
Ten films will advance in the Makeup and Hairstyling category for the 92nd Academy Awards. The Academy would invite all members of the Academy’s Makeup Artists and Hairstylists Branch to view seven-minute excerpts from each of the ten shortlisted films on Saturday, 4 January 2020. Members will vote to nominate five films for final Oscar consideration.
The films, listed in alphabetical order by title, are:
- “Bombshell”
- “Dolemite Is My Name”
- “Downton Abbey”
- “Joker”
- “Judy”
- “Little Women”
- “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil”
- “1917”
- “Once upon a Time…in Hollywood”
- “Rocketman”
MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)
Fifteen scores will advance in the Original Score category for the 92nd Academy Awards. One hundred seventy scores were eligible in the group. Members of the Music Branch vote to determine the shortlist and the nominees.
The scores, listed in alphabetical order by film title, are:
- “Avengers: Endgame”
- “Bombshell”
- “The Farewell”
- “Ford v Ferrari.”
- “Frozen II”
- “Jojo Rabbit”
- “Joker”
- “The King”
- “Little Women”
- “Marriage Story”
- “Motherless Brooklyn”
- “1917”
- “Pain and Glory”
- “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker”
- “Us”
MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)
Fifteen songs will advance in the Original Song category for the 92nd Academy Awards. Seventy-five songs were eligible in the class. Members of the Music Branch vote to determine the shortlist and the nominees.
The original songs, along with the relevant motion picture, are listed below in alphabetical order by film title and song title:
- “Speechless” from “Aladdin”
- “Letter To My Godfather” from “The Black Godfather”
- “I’m Standing With You” from “Breakthrough”
- “Da Bronx” from “The Bronx U.S.A.”
- “Into The Unknown” from “Frozen II”
- “Stand Up” from “Harriet”
- “Catchy Song” from “The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part”
- “Never Too Late” from “The Lion King”
- “Spirit” from “The Lion King”
- “Daily Battles” from “Motherless Brooklyn”
- “A Glass of Soju” from “Parasite”
- “(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again” from “Rocketman”
- “High Above The Water” from “Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am”
- “I Can’t Let You Throw Yourself Away” from “Toy Story 4.”
- “Glasgow” from “Wild Rose”
ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Ten films will advance in the Animated Short Film category for the 92nd Academy Awards. Ninety-two films qualified in the group. Members of the Short Films and Feature Animation Branch vote to determine the shortlist and the nominees.
The films, listed in alphabetical order by title, are:
- “Dcera (Daughter)”
- “Hair Love”
- “He Can’t Live Without Cosmos.”
- “Hors Piste”
- “Kitbull”
- “Memorable”
- “Mind My Mind”
- “The Physics of Sorrow”
- “Sister”
- “Uncle Thomas: Accounting for the Days”
LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
Ten films will advance in the Live Action Short Film category for the 92nd Academy Awards. One hundred ninety-one films qualified in the group. Members of the Short Films and Feature Animation Branch vote to determine the shortlist and the nominees.
The films, listed in alphabetical order by title, are:
- “Brotherhood”
- “The Christmas Gift”
- “Little Hands”
- “Miller & Son”
- “Nefta Football Club”
- “The Neighbors’ Window”
- “Refugee”
- “Saria”
- “A Sister”
- “Sometimes, I Think about Dying”
VISUAL EFFECTS
Ten films remain in the running in the Visual Effects category for the 92nd Academy Awards. The Visual Effects Branch Executive Committee determined the shortlist. The Academy would invite all members of the Visual Effects Branch to view 10-minute excerpts from each of the shortlisted films online or attend satellite bake-off screenings in January 2020. Following the screenings, members will vote to nominate five films for final Oscar consideration.
The films, listed in alphabetical order by title, are:
- “Alita: Battle Angel”
- “Avengers: Endgame”
- “Captain Marvel”
- “Cats”
- “Gemini Man”
- “The Irishman”
- “The Lion King”
- “1917”
- “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker”
- “Terminator: Dark Fate”
Nominations voting begins on Thursday, 2 January 2020, and concludes on Tuesday, 7 January 2020.
The Academy would announce the Nominations for the 92nd Academy Awards on Monday, 13 January 2020.
The 92nd Oscars will be held on Sunday, 9 February 2020, at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood, and will be televised live on the A.B.C. Television Network. The Oscars also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.
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President of India Presents Visitor’s Awards 2019
Photo: The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, at the Conference of Vice-Chancellors of Central Universities in New Delhi on December 17, 2019. On the left is the Chairman, University Grants Commission of India (UGC), Prof. D. P. Singh, and on the right is the Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank.
Photo: The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, addressing the Conference of Vice-Chancellors of Central Universities in New Delhi on December 17, 2019.
Photo: The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, presenting the 5th Visitor’s Awards, 2019, at the Conference of Vice-Chancellors of Central Universities, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on December 17, 2019.
New Delhi, December 17, 2019 — The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, hosted a Conference of Vice-Chancellors of Central Universities, Directors of IISERs, and Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru, today at Rashtrapati Bhavan. During the inaugural session of the Conference, the President presented the 5th Visitor’s Awards.
The Visitor’s Award - for Research in Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences was presented to Prof. Sibnath Deb from the Department of Applied Psychology, Pondicherry University; for Research in Physical Sciences was presented to Prof. Sanjay Puri from the School of Physical Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University; for Research in Biological Sciences was jointly presented to Prof. Asad Ullah Khan from the Inter-disciplinary Biotechnology Unit, Aligarh Muslim University, and Dr. Partima from the Special Centre for Nanoscience, Jawaharlal Nehru University. The President conferred the Visitor’s Award for Technology Development to Dr. Shaon Ray Chaudhuri from the Department of Microbiology, Tripura University.
The President said that the objective of our central universities should be to continually grow and upgrade themselves to the best of global standards. It is here that Vice-Chancellors and Directors have to provide leadership. As an immediate goal, they should strive to become the best in the country and healthily compete with each other. After that, they must aspire to compete with the best in the world. But to achieve the levels where they can compete, they must collaborate amongst themselves, other state and private universities, and learn from the experiences of each other.
The President stated that as leaders of universities and institutions, Vice-Chancellors and Directors are also mandated to develop leadership qualities in their students. He noted that beyond classrooms and labs, students should be encouraged to take up socially-oriented ventures through NSS or other clubs. He said that developing meaningful linkages between the academic community and local industry should be a top priority. Students must be encouraged to emerge as job-creators rather than job-seekers.
Later, addressing the concluding session of the Conference, the President said that universities and higher educational institutions should play a leading role in addressing the specific challenges faced by our nation and our society. Many of these challenges require creative and innovative solutions. It is their paramount duty to ensure that their campuses emerge as spaces that nurture free expression and ideas, where experimentation is encouraged. Failure is not ridiculed but seen as learning. Also, universities should become the laboratories for exposing students to the problems concerning nation-building.
The President stated that students should be encouraged to take up academic and extra-curricular work with a distinct community orientation. He urged universities to make a conscious effort to integrate community-oriented projects as part of their curriculum.
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President Kovind hosts a Conference of Vice-Chancellors of Central Universities, Directors of IISERs and IISc Bengaluru; says it is their paramount duty to ensure that their campuses emerge as spaces that nurture free expression and ideas. https://t.co/N58lOWRoiA pic.twitter.com/oxlA8T768L
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) December 17, 2019
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