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Alexandre Desplat wins the Oscar for best original score
[:el] The Oscars 2015 held a pleasant surprise for the Greek-French Alexander Desplat who won the Oscar for the Best Original Score for his work in «The Grand Budapest Hotel». He had 2 nominations in the same category “Music Original Score” with two films “The...
Greek composer wins Grammy and Bafta award
Alexandre Desplat won the Grammy Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media for his work on the soundtrack of “The Grand Budapest Hotel” as well as the Bafta award for Best Music for the soundtrack of the same movie. The Greek-French composer this year won numerous nominations in...
CNN: Vergina among the 10 UNESCO sites with the highest historical value
[:el] CNN presents 10 World Heritage Sites that are worth your attention. Aigai in Vergina, Greece, is in the second place of the list. UNESCO launched its World Heritage program in 1976 and last year UNESCO named its 1,000th World Heritage Site. 1. Potosi (Bolivia) When...
The Greek among the top young people in Media 2015
Forbes presents the 30 Under 30 in Media who are defining and driving the ever-shifting world of news and content. Alexandra Cavoulakos is among the young people that made an impact in the media field. On 7th place we find Alexandra Cavoulakos. The Daily Muse is an...
The Greek queen of transformations nominated for Oscar
The Oscars 2015 nominations held another surprise for the Greek audience as one more Greek nomination was announced, besides the two nominations of Alexandre Desplat. Elizabeth Gianni- Georgiou with David White are nominated in the category Makeup and Hairstyling, for their wotk in the movie Guardians of...
A Greek scientist on the Forbes 30 under 30 healthcare list
Forbes Magazine is presenting the 30 Under 30 2015 in Healthcare. The 30 top young people dared to go digital and excel in the health department. In the list, on the third place we find the Greek scientist Eleni Antoniadou. As the magazine states «Eleni...
Amphipolis among the top 10 discoveries of 2014
Archaeology Magazine published the Top 10 of discoveries for 2014. The massive and impressive Amphipolis tomb is on number 4 of the list. ARCHAEOLOGY’s editors reveal the year’s most compelling finds and they start their article by mentioning Amphipolis excavation and its impact: «Ever since the discovery of...
CNN: A Greek among the best selfies of 2014
CNN presents the best selfies for 2014 and of course one of these selfies belongs to a Greek, the storm chaser and explorer George Kourounis. George Kourounis amazed the world with his adventure at the volcano Vanuatu in South Pacific. He was among the first...
Paul Alivisatos was awarded for his contribution to Science
Greek-American Professor Paul Alivisatos, a pioneer in nanoscience and nanotechnology and a nominee for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2013, was awarded with the Commander of the Order of Honor by the Hellenic Republic for his contribution to Science. In the ceremony at the...
Desplat and Aniston nominated for Golden Globe
Jennifer Aniston and Alexandre Desplat are nominated for the Golden Globes 2015, according to the announcement of Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Tina Fey will bring a Greek «touch» to the evening as she will be presenting them for the third year in a row with Amy Poehler....