  Film starring Armenian actors nominated for Oscar January 24, 2025 - 11:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Director Sean Baker’s film “Anora”, starring Armenian actors Karen Karagulian and Vache Tovmasyan, is vying for the Best Picture award at the Oscars. The film is also nominated in several other categories, including Best Director, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Original Screenplay. For the Best Picture title, Anora will compete against "The Brutalist," "Complete Unknown," "The Conclave," "Dune: Part Two," "Emilia Perez," "I’m Still Here," "Nickel Boys," "Substance," and "The Evil," according to BBC. The list of nominees was supposed to be announced last week but was delayed due to wildfires in Los Angeles. The 97th Academy Awards will take place on March 3, hosted by Conan O’Brien. "Anora" previously won the Palme d'Or at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.   Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
