Oscar hopes fade

MUMBAI: Anil Ambani owned Reliance DreamWorks has garnered 11 Oscar nominations. The nominations were announced on Tuesday morning for the 84th Academy awards .
This is the first time an Indian owned company has been nominated at in such a big way at the Oscars.
Two films from Reliance Dream Works has been nominated for the Best Picture.
Steven Spielberg directed War Horse and Tate Taylor's The Help..
Spielberg film has been nominated for best Sound Editing, Sound Mixing, Original Score (John Williams), Art Direction and Cinematography. The film will be releasing in India on February 10.
The Help has been nominated for The Best Picture, Best Actress (Viola Davis), Best Supporting Actress (Jessica Chastain and Octavia Spencer).
Hugh Jackman starrer sci- fi thriller Real Steel has been nominated for Best achievement in Visual Effects.
Meanwhile, India's official entry to the Oscar, Adaminte Makan Abu, has failed to make it to the top five in the foreign language film category. The only other film in the last one decade to have managed to reach the top five in this category was Aamir Khan's Lagaan in 2002.-Bharati Dubey