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Slave & Gravity share Oscar Awards glory

(Hollywood) - Harrowing historical drama "12 Years a Slave" won the coveted best picture Oscar, while 3D space thriller "Gravity" was the top prize winner at a politically tinged Academy Awards with seven. True-life AIDS activist drama "Dallas…

12 Years a Slave rolls at Spirit Awards

(California) - 12 Years a Slave rolled at the Spirit Awards, winning five awards including best feature at the annual independent film celebration. On the eve of the Academy Awards, the slavery tale won awards for director Steve McQueen,…

12 Years a Slave bags Bafta best film Awards

(London) - The force of “Gravity” was strong at the British Academy Film Awards but it was unflinching drama “12 Years a Slave” that took the top prize. Steve McQueen’s visceral, violent story of a free black man kidnapped into…

Oscar Nomination Polls begins

Four months after 'Gravity' premiered in Venice, 17 weeks after '12 Years a Slave' screened in Telluride and 27 days after 'The Wolf of Wall Street' became the last major contender for the 2013 Academy Awards, Oscar polls opened. Nomination…