Allu Arjun, who is riding high on the success of Pushpa 2, has been focusing on his other projects in the pipeline.

The 97th Academy Awards was never going to give the viewers rooting for populist fare like “Wicked” the winning moments they craved, but indie film “Anora” coming out on top for the night with five wins was likely not on most bingo cards.

“No Other Land,” a film showing the alliance that develops between a Palestinian activist and an Israeli journalist amid their peoples’ conflict on the occupied West Bank, won the documentary feature film Oscar on Sunday.

Brazilian movie “I’m Still Here”, set against the backdrop of the military dictatorship and recounting the true story of a mother of five whose husband disappears, made history on Sunday by earning Brazil its first Oscar in a major category.

Adrien Brody claimed his second Academy Award on Sunday, winning the best actor trophy for his role as a Jewish immigrant and architect who chases the American dream in “The Brutalist.”

Filmmaker Sean Baker won the Academy Award for best director for “Anora,” a film about an exotic dancer and sex worker who has the chance of a Cinderella story when she marries the son of a Russian oligarch.

“Flow” rode a tidal wave into the Oscar race after big studio films like “Inside Out 2,” “Moana 2” and “The Wild Robot,” which all had higher box office numbers, lost the Golden Globe to the small independent film.

Ariana Grande, Zoe Saldana and Selena Gomez graced the red carpet on Hollywood’s biggest night on Sunday with no clear frontrunner among “Anora,” “The Brutalist,” “Conclave” and other films contending for the prestigious best picture Oscar.

Singer Charli XCX, whose album “Brat” inspired a cultural phenomenon last summer, was the big winner at the BRIT Awards, Britain’s pop music honours, in London on Saturday, picking up five prizes.

American singer Angie Stone, who was nominated for three Grammy Awards, died at 63 early Saturday, a representative confirmed.

David Johansen, the former lead singer for the New York Dolls, whose unvarnished sound and flamboyant style helped inspire punk and glam rock in the 1970s, has died at age 75, his wife Mara Hennessey said on Saturday.

The BRIT Awards, Britain’s annual pop music honours, were handed out at a ceremony in London on Saturday.