Celebrating its 90th year in 2018, the Academy Awards is undoubtedly the industry’s most elite award ceremony. It recognizes the best talent in film-making and makes living legends of them! Thus, it’s only befitting that India’s leading movie destination, Star Movies and Star Movies Select HD celebrate the champions of tinsel town by showcasing the Oscars live at 5:30am in India on 5th March. This year marks a very significant milestone for the channel as Star Movies enters its glorious 20th year of bringing The Academy Awards to India!
For all those who can’t wait until the award ceremony , Star Movies and Star Movies Select HD bring fans a month-long festival ‘Celebrating the Oscars’ which will culminate with the LIVE broadcast of the 90th Academy Awards on March 5! Starting today, fans can enjoy the best of cinema every Monday to Thursday at 7 pm, with movies that made their mark at Hollywood’s biggest stage!
From excellence in script-writing, to visual effects, to original music scores, every movie is a spectacle to watch and a must-have on your bucket list. Right from timeless classics like - Kramer vs. Kramer, Braveheart and Titanic, to delightful animation movies like Zootopia, Ice Age and Toy Story 3, to spirit-lifting movies like Little Miss Sunshine and King’s Speech, the line-up is a compelling watch that has something for everyone. The more recent Oscar winners too feature in the festival, with the likes of Whiplash, Grand Budapest Hotel and 127 Hours set to enthrall true fans with their film-craft!