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Monday, March 8, 2010

Womans Day spl! Do Women need 33% reservation???

International Women's Day has been observed since in the early 1900's, a time of great expansion and turbulence in the industrialized world that saw booming population growth and the rise of radical ideologies.
The new millennium has witnessed a significant change and attitudinal shift in both women's and society's thoughts about women's equality and emancipation. Many from a younger generation feel that 'all the battles have been won for women' while many feminists from the 1970's know only too well the longevity and ingrained complexity of patriarchy. With more women in the boardroom, greater equality in legislative rights, and an increased critical mass of women's visibility as impressive role models in every aspect of life, one could think that women have gained true equality.
As a matter of fact Men and Women are both part of gods creation with equal privileges.But people tend to see them as One sided coin as men on upperside.That trend was clearly wiped of with the changing world!
Let us wish all women on this day ..hope tradition sees men honouring their mothers, wives, girlfriends, colleagues, etc to let them know we respect them...:)
Now a days we can see women conquering the world but still politicians project the bitter past to get the vote bank to their side.Do you really think bill for 33 percent of legislative seats for women in india is required if they are equally capable as men?????

Oscar fever 2010


Nominees & Winners for the 82nd Academy Awards


Actor in a Leading Role

  • Jeff Bridges in “Crazy Heart”

Actor in a Supporting Role

  • Christoph Waltz in “Inglourious Basterds”

Actress in a Leading Role

  • Sandra Bullock in “The Blind Side”

Actress in a Supporting

  • Mo’Nique in “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”

Animated Feature

  • Up” Pete Docter

Art Direction

  • Avatar” Art Direction: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg; Set Decoration: Kim Sinclair

Cinematography

  • Avatar” Mauro Fiore

Costume Design

  • The Young Victoria” Sandy Powell

Directing

  • The Hurt Locker” Kathryn Bigelow
Film Editing
  • The Hurt Locker” Bob Murawski and Chris Innis

Foreign Language Film

  • The Secret in Their Eyes (El Secreto de Sus Ojos)” Argentina

Makeup

  • Star Trek” Barney Signoretti and Vittorio Sodano Burman, Mindy Hall and Joel Harlow

Music (Original Score)

  • Up” Michael Giacchino

Music (Original Song)

  • The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)” from “Crazy Heart” Music and Lyric by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett

Best Picture

  • The Hurt Locker” Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier and Greg Shapiro, Producers

Short Film (Animated)

  • Logorama” Nicolas Schmerkin

Sound Editing


  • The Hurt Locker” Paul N.J. Ottosson

Sound Mixing

The Hurt Locker” Paul N.J. Ottosson and Ray Beckett

Visual Effects

  • Avatar” Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham and Andrew R. Jones

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)


  • Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher

Writing (Original Screenplay)

  • The Hurt Locker” Written by Mark Boal