23 February 2015 Current Affairs

87th Academy Awards

87th Academy Award, popularly called Oscar Awards, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)  on 23 February. The award ceremony was held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. The Oscar Awards were presented in 24 categories. They are :-
* Best Picture – Birdman
* Best Director – Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu for Birdman
* Best Actor – Eddie Redmayne for The Theory of Everything
* Best Actress – Julianne Moore for Still Alice
* Best Supporting Actor – JK Simmons for Whiplash
* Best Supporting Actress – Patricia Arquette for Boyhood
* Achievement in Costume Design – Milena Canonero for The Grand Budapest Hotel
* Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling – Frances Hannon and Mark Coulier for The Grand Budapest Hotel
* Best Foreign Language Film – Ida ( Poland )
* Best Live Action Short Film – The Phone Call
* Best Documentary Short Subject – Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1
* Original Screenplay – Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Nicolas Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Armando Bo for Birdman
* Achievement in Sound Mixing – Craig Mann, Ben Wilkins, Thomas Curley for Whiplash
* Achievement in Sound Editing – Alan Robert Murray Bub Asman for American Sniper
* Achievement in Visual Effects – Ian Hunter, Scott Fisher, Andrew Lockley and Paul Franklin for Interstellar
* Best Animated Short Film – Feast directed by Patrick Osborne and Kristina Reed
* Best Animated Movie – Big Hero Six 6
* Achievement in Production Design – Adam Stockhausen and Anna Pinnock for The Grand Budapest Hotel
* Achievement in Cinematograph – Emannuel Lubezki for Birdman
* Achievement in Film Editing – Tom Cross for Whipalsh
* Best Documentary Feature – Citizen Four directed by Laura Poitras
* Best Original Song – Glory (Selma)
* Best Original Score – Alexandre Desplat for The Grand Budapest Hotel
* Best Adapted Screenplay – Graham Moore for The Imitation Game


Takahiro Hachigo Appointed as new President and CEO of Honda

Japanese automaker Honda Motor Co has appointed Takahiro Hachigo as its new President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). He replace Takanobu Ito, who had stepped down from the top most post in an unexpected move on 23 February 2015.


Ram Niwas Goel Elected As New Speaker of Delhi Legislative Assembly

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Ram Niwas Goyal was elected as the Speaker of the Delhi Assembly. In recent Delhi Assembly election, Goel was elected from Shahdara constituency located in north Delhi. While AAP legislator Ms. Bandana Kumari, was elected Deputy Speaker of the House.


One Response to “23 February 2015 Current Affairs”

  • gautam gupta says:

    very well job nice ,
    we all thanks for clear guidance.

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