“I’d like to thank the academy” is a phrase many only ever get to say in front of their bathroom mirrors.

The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences on Monday invited 842 members from 59 countries to the Oscars organization and, for the first time, reached gender parity in its new class of inductees.

The film academy has finally revealed the Oscar categories that will be presented during the commercial breaks of this year’s broadcast in an attempt to shorten the show to three hours.

The Oscars still don’t have a host, but on Tuesday morning, they’ll at least have nominees.

KALAIYA, Jan 7: Jungle combat training is generally considered an important aspect for boosting up the counter-insurgency and counter-terrorism capacity of the security forces.

KATHMANDU, July 11: Prime Minister KP Oli inaugurated a three-story library building of the Nepal Academy in Kathmandu on Tuesday. The building was constructed with Indian assistance of Rs 43.94 million. The inaugural event was attended by Indian Ambassador to Nepal Manjeev Singh Puri and representatives of Ministries of Urban Development, Culture, Civil Aviation and Tourism and other top officials.

SURKHET, June 20: The Karnali Academy of Health Sciences, Jumla has announced to begin Bachelor's in Midwifery from the beginning of the fiscal year 2075/076 BS.

KATHMANDU, June 18: Nepal is all set to host the 14th Biennial SAARC Academy of Opthalmology Conference 2018 from June 21-24 in Kathmandu.

KATHMANDU, June 11: Former national cricketer and current Level 3 coach Dipendra Chaudhary has been roped in as the head coach of Dhangadhi Cricket Academy (DCA) for the season 2018/19.

KATHMANDU, March 20: Prime Minister KP Oli inaugurated the national training academy of Armed Police Force (APF) at Matatirtha in the capital on Monday.

“The Shape of Water” won best picture, and Guillermo del Toro won best director for the film at the 90th Academy Awards. Frances McDormand won best actress for “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.”

March 3: The 2018 Oscars — or the 90th Academy Awards, if you'd prefer — are headed our way on Sunday, March 4, bringing glitz, glamour and maybe even a headline-grabbing mix-up or two, like the 2017 snafu that was the "La La Land"-"Moonlight" debacle (as documented in the photo above). This year, nine films are up for best picture, just one of 24 award categories that will be featured in the Oscars broadcast.

KATHMANDU, Feb 6: Shivam New Diamond Academy and departmental team Armed Police Force (APF) are set for summit clash in the ongoing first Shivam New Diamond Cup National Open Women’s Volleyball Tournament on Tuesday.

LONDON, Jan 9: Cold War monster movie “The Shape of Water” leads the race for the British Academy Film Awards, the U.K. equivalent of the Oscars.

KATHMANDU, Jan 1: CPN-UML leader Subas Nembang has pledged to develop the sports sector after the formation of the left government.

KATHMANDU, Nov 9: Nepal Academy has organized a book fair at its premises on the occasion of the Academy’s 32nd Academic Assembly.

LOS ANGELES, Oct 16: The board of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has voted overwhelmingly to expel Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein after the powerful media mogul was accused of sexual abuse and physical assault during the course of his career.

LOS ANGELES, Oct 15:  In a move virtually unprecedented, disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein’s membership in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was revoked Saturday by its board.

KATHMANDU, OCt 11: The Great Himalayan Cricket Academy has headed to Dhaka, Bangladesh to participate in the prestigious Bangladesh Krira Shikka Prothistan (BKSP) Cup cricket tournament from 11th to 17th October.

KATHMANDU, Oct 10: The meeting today of the Legislature-Parliament unanimously endorsed the 'Rapti Health Science Academy Bill, 2074'.

KATHMANDU, August 22: Oscar’s selection committee formed by Nepal Oscar Selection Committee.Oscars Nepal, Tribhuwan University has released a press statement confirming that Deepak Rauniyar’s ‘White Sun’ has been nominated for the Academy Awards this year.

KATHMANDU, July 24: NMB Bank Ltd has said that it has opened NMB Academy with an aim to provide training to its staffers so that they can face future challenges easily.

KATHMANDU, July 17: Former national team midfielder Basanta Gauchan has said he is looking forward to establish a football academy in Nepal. Basanta, who is now working as a coach for Funroots Football Academy in Japan, shared his plan in the capital on Monday.

Arsenal captain Per Mertesacker will become the club's academy manager at the end of the 2017-18 season, the Premier League club announced on Friday.

KATHMANDU, May 12: The Nepal Academy has submitted its annual report to the Prime Minister today.  Academy Chancellor Ganga Prasad Upreti was at the Office of Prime Minister and Council of Ministers today to present the report to Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda'.

Academy Awards winners 2017

The coming-of-age drama "Moonlight" is the winner of the best picture Academy Award. The film won after the end of the awards ceremony was plunged into chaos after "La La Land" was mistakenly announced as the best picture winner.

Musical “La La Land” won big at Britain’s main film awards on Sunday as it scooped the prize for best film, while Emma Stone and Damien Chazelle picked up awards for best actress and best director respectively. Dev Patel won the best supporting actor award for Lion at British Academy Film Awards 2017.

KATHMANDU, Jan 27: A Cabinet meeting held on Friday has picked Shailendra Giri as Executive Director of Training Academy for Section Officers of the Nepal government.

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif, Jan 24:  The latest on the 89th annual Oscar nominations announced Tuesday by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences from Beverly Hills, California.

KATHMANDU, Jan 10: A book fair has opened at the Nepal Academy hall from today.

American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature last month, has decided not to attend the award ceremony in Stockholm, the Swedish Academy said on Wednesday.

QUETTA, Pakistan, Oct 25:  A Pakistani police official says the death toll from a brazen overnight militant attack on a police training center in the southwestern city of Quetta has risen to 59 people, mostly police cadets and trainees.

KATHMANDU, Sept 29: On the fourth day of Dr Govinda KC’s fast-unto-death demanding long overdue reforms in the medical education sector, the government has decided to withdraw the bill on Manmohan Memorial Institute of Health Sciences from parliament.

KATHMANDU, Sept 29: The government has decided to withdraw the bill on Manamohan Memorial Institute of Health Science.

KATHMANDU, Sept 27: A delegation from the Nepal Academy including vice chairperson today called on Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal at latter office in Singha Durbar and requested for the release of additional budget to celebrate upcoming diamond jubilee of the academy and for the intra organizational 'National Talent Treatment Fund'.

KATHMANDU, Sept 24: The National Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS) has decided to change its name to Manmohan Academy of Medical Sciences.

KATHMANDU, Sept 16: The government has agreed to amendments in the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the construction of the  Nepal Police Academy at Panauti, Kavre district. The amendments allow India to appoint consultants on its own, among other things.

BARCELONA, Sept 12: Spanish football giant Barcelona has opened a second training academy in the United States.

KATHMANDU, Aug 10: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal today pledged to establish an academy for research and study on Himalayas.

KATHMANDU, July 22: Sushila Arts Academy (SAA) has announced that it will organize the ‘Best Dancer Nepal 2016’ in partnership with Thames International College.

KATHMANDU, July 15: Ace Education Ventures has launched its new institution named Ace Academy in Sinamangal of Kathmandu.

KATHMANDU, July 4: Australian envoy to Nepal Glenn White inaugurated Pacific Hospitality and Culinary Academy amid a function in Kathmandu on Sunday.

NEPALGUNJ, June 28: Former Prime Minister and CPN (UML) senior leader, Jhalanath Khanal, today laid the foundation stone for the construction of a weightlifting academy building at Nepalgunj stadium premises.