Anil Ambani walks red carpet at the Oscars

Anil Ambani attended the glittering 84th Academy Awards, where three films produced by DreamWorks Studios, his co-venture with Steven Speilberg, were nominated for 11 Oscars.

FP Archives|Dec 20, 2014, 06:41:29 IST

Los Angeles: Anil Ambani attended the glittering 84th Academy Awards, where three films produced by DreamWorks Studios, his co-venture with Steven Speilberg, were nominated for 11 Oscars.

Ambani's Reliance Entertainment owns a 51 percent stake at Speilberg's Dream Works Studios, which produced Oscar nominated The Help, War Horse and Real Steel, making it the first time for an Indian-owned movie company to be represented at the Oscar in such a big way.

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Octavia Spencer fetched the Oscar for best supporting actress for her performance in The Help in which she portrayed big-mouthed maid Minny.

The Help directed by debutant director Tate Taylor was nominated across four categories including Best Picture (Brunson Green, Chris Columbus and Michael Barnathan-Producers), Actress in Leading Role (Viola Davis), Actress in Supporting Role (Octavia Spencer and Jessica Chastain)

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