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As expected, Nomadland was the big winner at the 93rd Academy Awards on Sunday.

Mthethwa hails My Octopus Teacher Oscar win as victory for local filmmakers Updated Nokukhanya N Mntambo Share this: South African filmmakers have been given a lifeline after the National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) partnered with Netflix to fund six locally produced films. Image courtesy: GCIS The collaboration will create new opportunities for emerging filmmakers in the local film industry after many productions suffered a massive blow due to Covid-19 and the national lockdown. The fun...

Apr 26, 2021 The drama was named Best Picture, while star Frances McDormand won Best Actress and Chloé Zhao went home with Best Director. The drama was named Best Picture, while star Frances McDormand won Best Actress in a Leading Role and Chloé Zhao went home with Best Director. Zhao is the first woman of color to win the award, and only the second woman in the Academys 92-year history, after Kathryn Bigelow for 2008s The Hurt Locker. Anthony Hopkins, who didnt appear at the ceremony, was na...

The former Prudhoe schoolboy who was among the winners at the Oscars 2021 James Reed, one of the directors of Oscar-winning documentary My Octopus Teacher, is a former pupil at Prudhoe Community High School Get the latest Northumberland news and updates delivered straight to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourP...

Indian filmmaker Swati Thiyagarajan. File Photo.   Indian echoes at the 93rd Academy Awards, a social distancing event held in the shadow of the pandemic, were faint but distinct. “My Octopus Teacher”, which has Indian filmmaker Swati Thiyagarajan as associate producer and production manager, won the best documentary feature at the Oscars, which also honoured actor Irrfan Khan and costume designer Bhanu in its ‘In Memoriam’ segment. Indian echoes at the 93rd Academy Awards, a social d...

SAs My Octopus Teacher wins Best Documentary at the Oscars My Octopus Teacher has now nabbed an Oscar at the 93rd Academy Awards for best documentary. The South African film, which was produced for Netflix, follows filmmaker Craig Foster as he forges an extraordinary friendship with an octopus while exploring a kelp forest near Simons Town.

Apr 26, 2021 The drama was named Best Picture, while star Frances McDormand won Best Actress and Chloé Zhao went home with Best Director. The drama was named Best Picture, while star Frances McDormand won Best Actress in a Leading Role and Chloé Zhao went home with Best Director. Zhao is the first woman of color to win the award, and only the second woman in the Academys 92-year history, after Kathryn Bigelow for 2008s The Hurt Locker. Anthony Hopkins, who didnt appear at the ceremony, was na...

A Tyne Valley director is celebrating after winning Best Documentary at the 93rd Academy Awards in Los Angeles last night.

April 27, 2021 NEW YORK (AP) — My Octopus Teacher the tale of an eight-limbed creature and her human companion, has won the Oscar for best documentary. Ten years in the making, My Octopus Teacher began as a personal video project by South African filmmaker Craig Foster to rekindle his connection with nature by observing an inquisitive female mollusk while free-diving near Cape Town. He filmed their interactions and became increasingly dazzled by how she could fashion tools from shells, furl...

People of colour and women were much more visible in this year's nominations and awards.