Even as movie buffs continue guessing who are going to win the prestigious Academy Awards this season, a writers strike has placed a big question mark before the big show. It is still doubtful whether any nominees will turn up for the gala event because of the strike. The Oscar nominees this time include among others stars such as George Clooney, Cate Blanchett, Julie Christie and Daniel Day-Lewi..

Oscars are the most important entertainment awards in the world. Given since 1929, every cine artiste aspires to get an Oscar for his or her creativity. Granted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science, an honorary organization in Los Angeles, the gold plated britannium Oscar statuette, called the Academy Award of Merit, depicts a knight with a sword on a reel of a film with five spokes. ..