Nine Films Advance in Oscars Foreign-Language Race

Nine foreign-language films have made the cut and will now compete for a nomination for the best foreign-language film Oscar, the Academy announced Thursday. Here they are, alphabetical by country with the filmmaker included: Australia, Tanna, Bentley Dean, Martin Butler, directors; Canada, It’s Only the End of the…

A.R. Rahman again in Oscar race for “Pele: Birth of a Legend”

Indian music maestro A.R. Rahman once again at the Academy Awards as his work for “Pele: Birth of a Legend” has found a spot in the list of Oscar contenders for the year. Rahman had registered a double Oscar win for his music Slumdog Millionaire in 2009. This time, his name features in a long list of 145 scores in…