Topic: Oscars 2011

Academy award and good-luck charm

Mar 01, 2011

Prestige and honour are all very well, but in the end what really counts for Oscar winners is the guarantee of a lucrative future - so what's in store for this year's victors? Read Article Academy award and good-luck charm

As Oscars shows go, this year's gets a pass

The director Luke Matheny, left, accepted the Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film for God of Love, and lamented not getting a haircut for the occasion. Michael Yada / EPA

Mar 01, 2011

As any Academy Awards fan knows, the ceremony itself is just as important as the whole gong-giving point of the evening. Read Article As Oscars shows go, this year's gets a pass

Loss and a win for Imagenation

Mar 01, 2011

Imagenation Abu Dhabi's film The Way Back failed to win the Best Makeup category at the Academy Awards, but the company has hired a top-notch director for its upcoming horror film. Read Article Loss and a win for Imagenation

Christian Bale wins Oscar for 'The Fighter'

Mar 01, 2011

Welsh-born actor wins Academy Award for role as washed-up former boxing champ ahead of Geoffrey Rush. Read Article Christian Bale wins Oscar for 'The Fighter'

Frock horror? Oscars fashion in focus

Feb 28, 2011

Live blog Find out our fashion commentary on the good, the bad and the ugly from the red carpet of the 83rd Academy Awards. Read Article Frock horror? Oscars fashion in focus

The Oscars 2011: winners, losers, fashion and photos

Feb 28, 2011

Winners include Colin Firth, Natalie Portman, Christian Bale and Melissa Leo, as 'The King's Speech' cleans up with four Oscars including the one for the best film category. Read Article The Oscars 2011: winners, losers, fashion and photos

Colin Firth wins best actor Oscar for 'King's Speech'

Feb 28, 2011

British actor wins Academy Award for his lead role as stammering wartime monarch King George V1. Read Article Colin Firth wins best actor Oscar for 'King's Speech'

'The King's Speech' wins best director Oscar for Hooper

Feb 28, 2011

British director Tom Hooper snares the first award for awards favourite 'The King's Speech'. Read Article 'The King's Speech' wins best director Oscar for Hooper

The Oscars 2011: top 10 quotes

Feb 28, 2011

Our picks of the best blunders and faux pas during the 83rd Academy Awards presentation, in which stammering was celebrated. Read Article The Oscars 2011: top 10 quotes

Melissa Leo wins first Oscar for 'The Fighter'

Feb 28, 2011

Fifty-year-old actress wins first Academy Award for movie that propelled her into the mainstream. Read Article Melissa Leo wins first Oscar for 'The Fighter'

'Toy Story 3' wins Oscar for animated feature

Feb 28, 2011

Hit cartoon trounces 'How To Train Your Dragon' and British-French co-production 'The Illusionist'. Read Article 'Toy Story 3' wins Oscar for animated feature

Natalie Portman wins best actress Oscar

Feb 28, 2011

Portman had been the frontrunner for her sexually-charged portrayal of a ballet dancer whose drive for perfection pushes her to the edge of madness in 'Black Swan'. Read Article Natalie Portman wins best actress Oscar

Financial meltdown film wins documentary Oscar

Feb 28, 2011

'Inside Job', which blames financial institutions for triggering the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression wins best documentary gong. Read Article Financial meltdown film wins documentary Oscar

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Dubai's Steffi Bow is a girl with a graffiti habit

Steffi Bow, a British graffiti stencil artist, works on a life-size art piece of the Lebanese rapper Malikah, as part of adidas' Unite All Originals campaign. adidas Originals

The Dubai-based graffiti stencil artist Steffi Bow, who has created a life-size artwork of the Lebanese rapper Malikah for an adidas campaign, talks about how picking up a spray can five years ago changed her life. Dubai's Steffi Bow is a girl with a graffiti habit