MUMBAI: With the Oscar fever rising among movie-enthusiasts, multiplex chains like Cinemax and Adlabs are gearing up to cash it with more Academy winner or nominee movies.

Cinemax has assembled a package of award-winning films for all Hollywood fans. It will screen three critically acclaimed movies - Crash, Million Dollar Baby and The Departed, from 8 to 10 February at Cinemax properties under the title "Cinemax Oscar Fest."

The films will be screened at three of the Cinemax properties at Versova, Vashi and Thane. Cinemax has selected these three movies as each one is an award-winning film that excels in terms of story, direction, screenplay and acting. In Adlabs, the movies will be shown at IMAX, Metro and Vashi from 8 to 14 February.

Under "Oscar Film Fest," American Gangster, The Bourne Ultimatum, Elizabeth: The Golden Age, Norbit, Transformers, Pirates of the Caribbean 3, Ratatouille, Surf's Up, Enchanted, The Golden Compass and Eastern Promises will be screened at Adlabs properties.

Cinemax VP (marketing and programming) Devang Sampat said, "With the 80th Annual Academy Awards fast approaching, we took up the lead to screen three of the best Oscar-winning pictures of yesteryear in three of our properties."