68th British Academy Film Awards announced

The 68th British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) held at the Royal Opera House in London. This year the BAFTA awards were conferred for the outstanding performances in films and documentaries screened at British Cinemas in 2014.

  •  Best Film: Boyhood
  •  British Film: The Theory of Everything
  •  Best Director: Richard Linklater (Boyhood)
  •  Best Actor: Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything)
  •  Best Actress: Julianne Moore (Still Alice)
  •  Best Supporting Actor: K. Simmons (Whiplash)
  •  Best Supporting Actress: Julianne Moore (Still Alice)

57th Annual Grammy Awards 2015

The 57th Annual Grammy Awards were announced at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Grammy Awards (originally were called Gramophone Awards) are the recording industry’s most prestigious award presented annually by National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) of the United States.

 

Category

Album

Artist

Best album of the year

   Morning Phase  Beck Hansen
 Best record of the year  Stay With Me   Sam Smith
 Best song of the year  Stay With Me  James Napier, William Phillips & Sam Smith
 Best new artist      –  Sam Smith
Children’s Album  I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up For Education And Changed The World (Malala Yousafzai)  Neela Vaswani
 Best Pop solo performance  Happy (Live)  Pharrell Williams
 Best Pop Duo/Group Performance  Say Something   A Great Big World With Christina Aguilera

      This year two Indians have won Grammy Awards:

  • Ricky Kej– His collaborated album Winds of Samsara won the Best New Age Album Trophy.
  • Neela Vaswani– She won award in Children’s Album category for her album I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up For Education And Changed The World (Malala Yousafzai).