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2009-02-22T20:47:00.000-08:00

2009 THE OSCARS - 81ST ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS / LIVE RESULTS ONLINE
Feb 20, 2009 Author: azumi | Filed under: entertainment section, featured article, hot stuff, music video/lyrics, news

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WATCH 2009 OSCARS LIVE!

Watch 81st Academy Awards or 2009 Oscars Awards live and free on February 22, 2009, Sunday night, on ABC Network! The program will start at 8 PM ET/ 5 PM PT and will be held at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, California. The event will give awards for the 2008 best films.

The 81st Academy Awards will be hosted by Hugh Jackman, from the movie “Australia.”

OSCAR CHANNELS

If you’re in US, you can watch it in ABC channel and if you are outside the country, check the following channels where you can watch live telecast of 2009 Academy Awards:
COUNTRY

OSCARS CHANNEL
Africa M-NET
Australia Channel 9
Austria ORF 1
Brazil REDE GLOBO DE TELEVISAO
Canada CTV
China CCTV6
Denmark TV2 Film
Finland Channel 4
Germany PRO 7
Hongkong Pearl Channel
India Star One / Star Plus
Ireland RTE
Italy SKY Italia S.R.L.
Jamaica TV Jamaica
Japan WOWOW / NHK
Latin America TNT, TCM, CURNARD 1-SHIP, 9 SHIPS
Malaysia NTV7 not live telecast (replay)
Middle East EDTV
Mexico Channel 7 and 13
New Zealand Sky TV Network Limited
Norway NRK
Russia JSC Channel 1
Singapore Channel 5
South Korea OCN
Spain Cinemania
UK SKY ONE, BSKYB
see the full listing of OSCAR Channels here

2009 OSCARS NOMINEES

“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” got the most number of entries. The film got 13 nominations. “Slumdog Millionaire” which won all their nominations in Golden Globe Awards got 10 entries in the Academy Awards. Meanwhile “Batman The Dark Knight” and “Milk” have 8 nominations, 5 nominations for “Frost/Nixon”, “Doubt”, and “The Reader”, 3 nominations for “Changeling” and “Revolutionary Road” and 2 nominations for the “Frozen River”, “Iron Man”, “Wanted”, “The Duchess” and “The Wrestler“.

2009 81ST ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS PRESENTERS

Live online updates regarding the latest happening in Oscars including the presenters will be updated here on the same day. We have provided a table below with the details and the name of the presenters will be updated on the said day so just refresh the page.

2009 81ST ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS PERFORMERS

Live online updates regarding the latest happening in Oscars including the performers will be updated here on the same day. Please refresh the page for the updates.

2009 OSCARS / 81ST ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS WINNERS / RESULTS

We have created table with the details below and the winners will be updated live on the said date.
OSCARS AWARD 2009 OSCARS WINNERS
Best Picture -
Best Animated Feature
Best Director -
Best Actor -
Best Actress -
Best Supporting Actor
Heath Ledger of Batman The Dark Knight
(received by his mother, father, and sister Kate Ledger
Best Supporting Actress
Penelope Cruz of Vicki Cristina Barcelona
Best Original Screenplay
Milk
Best Adapted Screenplay
Slumdog Millionaire
Best Foreign language Film Departures (Japan )
Best Original Song
Jai Ho by A. R. Rahman and Gulzar of Slumdog Millionaire
Best Original Music Score A. R. Rahman of Slumdog Millionaire
Best Film Editing
Chris Dickens of Slumdog Millionaire
Best Sound Editing
Richard King of Batman The Dark Knight
Best Sound Mixing
Resul Pookutty, Ian Tapp, and Richard Pryke of Slumdog Millionaire
Best Feature Documentary Film
Megan Mylan of Smile Pinki
Best Short Documentary Film
James Marsh, Simon Chinn of Man On Wire received
Best Animated Short Film
La Maison En Petits Cubes
Best Cinematography
Anthony Dod Mantle of Slumdog Millionaire
Best Visual Effects
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Eric Barba, Burt Dalton, Steve Preeg, and Craig Barron (received by Eric Barba)
Best Art Direction
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Best Makeup
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Best Costume Design
The Duchess
Jean Hersholt Award

2009 OSCAR AWARDS PRESENTERS

Check out the 2009 Presenters below:
OSCARS AWARD 2009 OSCARS PRESENTERS
Best Picture -
Best Animated Feature -
Best Director -
Best Actor -
Best Actress -
Best Supporting Actor -
Best Supporting Actress -
Best Original Screenplay -
Best Adapted Screenplay -
Best Original Song Alicia Keys and Zac Efron
Best Original Music Score Alicia Keys and Zac Efron
Best Sound Editing Will Smith
Best Sound Mixing Will Smith
Best Film Editing Will Smith
Best Original Music Score -
Best Cinematography Natalie Portman and Ben Stiller
Best Visual Effects Will Smith
Best Art Direction -
Best Makeup -
Best Costume Design -
Jean Hersholt Award Eddie Murphy

2009 OSCARS PERFORMERS

2009 Oscars host Hugh Jackman is truly amazing as he performed in the stage with Beyonce Knowles all the 2008 musical movies like Wall-E, Mama Mia, HSM3, and etc. They were also joined by HSM stars Vanessa and Zac and the Mama Mia movie stars. Hugh Jackman’s voice is really terribly good.

The 81st Annual Academy Awards or Oscars’ winners will be updated live online on this page.

Watch Barack Obama's Inauguration Live Streaming Online

2009-01-19T22:10:00.000-08:00

Barack Obama ,the newly elected 44th President of America,is inauguration ceremony on jan 20th

Watch Barack Obama's Inauguration Live Streaming Online - January 20 - Inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States. Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden are due to be sworn in and deliver inauguration speeches next

Tuesday in Washington, D.C. Catch Barack Obama Inauguration Day.

In anticipation of Barack Obama entering the White House this page has been here since October the 29th. Running up to Inauguration Day this page will be updated with live coverage and videos of the event including Obama’s historic speech as he is sworn into office.

watch premier league fantasy football Tottenham Hotspur v Portsmouth live online streaming

2009-01-17T21:47:00.000-08:00

It is five hours and 51 minutes since Spurs last scored a league goal at White Hart Lane.

Tottenham have scored fewer home goals than any other side (7) and there have been just 14 Premier League goals at White Hart Lane all season - the fewest at any ground.

Jermain Defoe has scored five goals in this fixture - four of them coming for Spurs and one for Pompey earlier this season.

The last time the two sides met, Harry Redknapp was in charge at the south coast club and Portsmouth ran out 2-0 winners.

Spurs have won all five Premier League home games against Pompey scoring at least two goals on each occasion.

Portsmouth have lost their last four league games in a row.

Pompey have only kept one clean sheet in 11 games with Tony Adams at the helm.

Tottenham have failed to score in five of their last seven league matches.

A win for Spurs would see them leapfrog Portsmouth in the Premier League table, but Pompey have won four and lost none of their five games against the current bottom five.

premier league fantasy football West Ham v Fulham live streaming

2009-01-17T21:42:00.000-08:00

There have been six red cards in 11 Premier League meetings between these two sides.

Fulham won the first Premier League meeting with West Ham, but have not tasted victory in 10 since.

West Ham have won the last three league meetings with the west London side and have averaged more points against Fulham than any other side they have played more than two seasons in the Premier League.

Fulham's last four away games have all ended as 0-0 draws - a Premier League record.

The Whites have scored just three goals on the road - the fewest - and only one in their last eight away trips.

The Whites have lost only one of their last 13 games and are unbeaten in their last nine.

However, Roy Hodgson's men have drawn six of their last seven league games.

Fulham have drawn the joint-most games (8) in the division.

The Whites have kept five clean sheets in their last seven league outings.

Carlton Cole has scored four goals in his last four matches in all competitions.

Premier League news and results

2008-11-28T10:28:00.000-08:00

Sunday November 30Time Match

13:30 Manchester City
v
Manchester United

Watch Live Streaming
15:00 Portsmouth
v
Blackburn Rovers

Watch Live Streaming

15:00 Tottenham Hotspur
v
Everton

Watch Live Streaming

16:00 Chelsea
v
Arsenal

Watch Live Streaming

Saturday November 29Time Match

15:00 Aston Villa

Fulham

15:00 Middlesbrough

Newcastle United

15:00 Stoke City

v
Hull City

15:00 Sunderland
v

Bolton Wanderers

15:00 Wigan Athletic

West Bromwich

India: a major terror target (Mumbai: Final operation on at Taj hotel)

2008-11-28T00:45:00.000-08:00

MUMBAI: The NSG Commandos and the army personnel were closing in on the A rescued hostage comes out of Nariman House in Mumbai.

The three explosions, perhaps caused by the grenade blasts, were heard at around 2:30am(local time) from inside the Nariman House. However, the commando force was fully in control of the situation.

The night was by and large peaceful. The entire operation has been slowed down as the commandos are taking precaution for the safety of the holed-up people in the building. There are still some people believed to be holed-up in the Nariman House.

"The operation to clean up the Nariman House was still going on," Director General of National Security Guard (NSG) J K Dutt said, adding the operations would end soon.

Dutt said the operations at Hotel Taj was by and large over with just one injured terrorist still holed-up in the building. "He has been injured and I think we will be able to mop up the operation there very quickly," he said.

He said the injured terrorist has not yet been captured but "we will be able to do so soon".

Dutt said two terrorists are holed up in the 8th floor of the Oberoi hotel while in the Trident section the combing operation has been completed.

"As far as Trident is concerned, we have been able to completely clean up and we do not have any report of any terrorist being holed up over there." Two people were reportedly killed in Nariman House.

"As far as Oberoi is concerned, yes, we have engaged two terrorists on the 8th floor," he said.

The attacks which began Wednesday night has so far claimed 127 lives, including six foreigners.

Barack Obama Accepts Presidential Nomination

2008-09-07T11:24:00.000-07:00

Denver – On the 45th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech August 28, Barack Obama formally accepted the Democratic Party’s nomination for the presidency of the United States.

As people shouted “Yes we can” and waved signs reading “Change,” Obama said, “[W]ith profound gratitude and great humility, I accept your nomination for the presidency of the United States.”

In his acceptance speech, Obama said “it is time for us to change America,” and this 2008 election is the election to keep “the American promise alive."

“We meet at one of those defining moments, a moment when our nation is at war, our economy is in turmoil and the American promise has been threatened,” he said.

OBAMA’S VISION FOR HIS PRESIDENCY

Obama said he would change life in the United States by cutting taxes for 95 percent of working families, providing affordable health care for every American, ensuring equal pay for women and offering affordable college education to every young American who serves his or her community.

In an election year in which high gasoline prices have been a major campaign issue, the Democratic nominee said that as president he would “set a clear goal … in 10 years we will finally end our dependence on oil from the Middle East.” Obama said he would do so by safely harnessing nuclear power and investing in renewable sources of energy.

“Just as we keep our promise to the next generation here at home,” Obama said, “so must we keep America’s promise abroad.” The Democratic nominee said he would end the war in Iraq and fight al-Qaida and the Taliban in Afghanistan.

Obama said he would “build new partnerships to defeat the threats of the 21st century,” which include nuclear proliferation, poverty, genocide and climate change.

Much of Obama’s speech focused on what he viewed as “failed policies” of President Bush and problems with presumed Republican presidential nominee John McCain’s proposed policies.
White girl with arm around black girl (AP Images)
Many of those watching Barack Obama’s acceptance speech felt they were witnessing history.

“We love this country too much to let the next four years look like the last eight,” Obama said. Throughout his campaign, Obama has said McCain would promote policies similar to those of the Bush administration. Obama said the Republican candidate does not understand the problems middle-class Americans face, and criticized McCain’s positions on tax relief for oil companies, health care and education.

The Democratic candidate also criticized McCain’s positions on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan: “We need a president who can face the threats of the future, not keep grasping at the ideas of the past.”

Obama, the first African-American presidential nominee of a major party, spoke of King’s famous March on Washington on August 28, 1963.

Speaking about those who participated in the march and listened to King’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech, Obama said “they could’ve heard words of anger and discord. They could’ve been told to succumb to the fear and frustration of so many dreams deferred.”

“But what the people heard instead … is that in America our destiny is inextricably linked,” Obama said. “That together, our dreams can be one.”

Those marchers, Obama said, pledged to march ahead. In this election, “we must pledge once more to march into the future.”

PEOPLE WAIT IN LONG LINES TO SEE HISTORY MADE

Obama’s speech capped off an evening of political speeches, videos and musical performances at Invesco Field, a football stadium that seats about 76,000. Most convention events were open only to delegates and party leaders, but this speech was open to the general public – free tickets were distributed months ahead of the speech. The last candidate to give an acceptance speech outside the convention hall was John F. Kennedy in 1960.

Those who were able to get the tickets waited long hours in the Denver heat to see the Democratic nominee, but few complained. Many said they believed they would be witnessing history. Tom and Patty Ballowe came from New Mexico for the speech.

“It’s exciting to be a part of history,” Tom Ballowe said. The Ballowes, who have worked as volunteers on the Obama campaign for months, saw the event as an important recognition of their hard work.

Dale Fish of Pueblo, Colorado, drove 100 miles to see Obama. The Vietnam veteran says he supports the Democratic candidate because Obama reminds him of the late President Kennedy and his “passion and ability to capture the imagination.”

In 1960 “the whole nation was jaded,” Fish said, but Kennedy and King helped that generation believe in their leaders. Fish believes that “Obama gives us new dreams, new direction, new passion.”

John McCain or Barack Obama?

2008-09-07T11:18:00.000-07:00

The parties have their official nominees and the U.S. general election is under way. Who do you want to be the next president of the United States? Join the discussion on America.gov’s blog.

EDUCATION | Driving tomorrow’s EDUCATION

2008-09-07T10:58:00.000-07:00

The Rich Mosaic of American Schools

The innovative U.S. education scene at the primary and secondary level includes not just traditional public and private schools but experimental charters and magnets, faith-based schools and home-schooling.

New York City Museum Exhibits Drawings by Iranian Satirist Retrospective displays 24 years of Ardeshir Mohassess’ artwork

2008-09-07T10:53:00.000-07:00

“I do not believe in an ideal society. I do not need an ideal society, either, as there is no need for me in such a society. If someday I feel the need for an ideal society, I will rent one.” -- Ardeshir Mohassess, in conversation with journalist Amir Teheri, 1971

New York -- A perfect society would provide no subject matter for Iranian-born artist Ardeshir Mohassess, whose satirical drawings and collages are on display at the Asia Society of New York in an exhibit that ends August 3.

Ardeshir Mohassess: Art and Satire in Iran is the first retrospective exhibition of Mohassess’ work to appear in the United States. The show includes nearly 70 pieces completed primarily from 1976 to 2000. The first 39 drawings, created between 1976 and 1979, comprise the exhibition’s Life in Iran section.

These earlier drawings depict Iran during the Qajar dynasty (1833-1925), but the political, social and cultural customs satirized in the drawings reflect life under the reign of Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi (1941-1979). Setting this series of drawings in the more distant past conveys Mohassess’ view that the violence of history is doomed to repeat itself, according to the museum’s introduction to the artwork.

Following the 1979 revolution that led to the overthrow of the shah and Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini’s rise to power, Mohassess shifted the focus of his work to the ways of the new regime. Though his artistic style changed at this time from detailed ink drawings to a mix of simple line drawings and collages, Mohassess’ work maintains its “dark, disturbing, terribly violent and frightening, yet intensely emotional, satirical and arresting” qualities, said the exhibition’s co-curators, artists Shirin Neshat and Nicky Nodjoumi.

Mohassess sometimes communicates a mordant sense of humor in his artwork. A 1977 ink-on-paper drawing, titled The royal court’s greatest painter accomplishing the most important assignment among his artistic activities, depicts a kneeling artist applying decorative motifs to the boot of his king.

While the subjects of his drawings are specific to Iran, “they may also be read more broadly as expressing a universal opposition to injustice and authoritarianism,” said an Asia Society press release.

The royal court’s greatest painter accomplishing the most important assignment among his artistic activities, by A. Mohassess

One exhibition visitor, a New York City schoolteacher, immediately picked up on the satirical and political aspects of Mohassess’ work.

“It seems he saw his job as an artist to call into question whoever was in power,” said the teacher. Indeed, Mohassess once said of his role as an artist, “I am only a reporter.”

The retrospective has drawn a substantial attendance, ranging from foreign nationals visiting the United States to native New Yorkers and others. Erik Hohenstein and his travel companion, on vacation from London, heard about the display of Mohassess’ work from a friend and decided they had to see it.

“We’re interested in Iranian art in general, and in the whole revolution in general,” Hohenstein said.

Circumstances in Mohassess’ life also intrigued Hohenstein. Mohassess was born in Iran in 1938 and displayed an artistic side in childhood. , After earning a degree in law and political science from Tehran University In 1962, he began publishing political drawings in Iranian newspapers. Word of Mohassess’ appeal spread overseas, and in 1973, The New York Times ran one of his drawings. As Mohassess’ notoriety increased, the Iranian government paid closer attention to his commentary on conditions in Iran. Several warnings from Iran’s secret police prompted Mohassess to leave for New York in 1976.

He thought he would stay temporarily in the United States, but after the 1979 revolution in Iran, Mohassess decided not to return to his home country.

“He left because of one regime, and couldn’t go back because of another,” Hohenstein said.

Providing more insight into the artist’s life, the exhibition also incorporates memorabilia from Mohassess’ New York studio. Artifacts include original prints of drawings featured in magazines, newspapers and books, as well as personal photographs and sketchbooks from his years in Iran.

The Asia Society frequently exhibits the work of Persian artists, said Melissa Chiu, the museum’s director and vice president for global art programs. Past displays have highlighted the art of Iran’s Sassanian and Safavid eras.

THE ARTS | Reshaping ideas, expressing identity

2008-09-07T10:49:00.001-07:00

Herblock Cartoons Poke Fun at U.S. Presidents

Herbert L. Block (1909-2001), known by the pen name Herblock, was a Washington-based political cartoonist who lampooned U.S. presidents for nearly seven decades. Many of his cartoons can be seen in an exhibition at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery.

U.S. ELECTIONS | Guide to the 2008 Election

2008-09-07T10:41:00.000-07:00

Who do you think should be the next U.S. president?

No matter whom the American people select, the next U.S. president will play an influential role in shaping our world. That’s why Campaign Trail Talk wants to know what you think. When Americans debate who their next president should be, they are examining the candidates’ positions on the economy, the war in Iraq, security, international relations and the future of the environment among other issues.

What issues matter to you and who do you think will do a better job addressing these issues – John McCain or Barack Obama? Post your comments below.