Awards
HBO runs the Oscar Marathon this month
HBO has announced a special programme line-up in the lead up to the Academy Awards. The promotion, called Oscar Marathon, will see 32 movies that have won an astounding 33 Oscars and 123 Oscar Nominations being telecast on the channel.
Weekdays on March will be replete with Oscar winners on the channel followed by an Oscar nominee at 9:30 pm with no repeats. HBO MD South Asia James Marturano feels the channel has a lethal combination of volume and quality to celebrate the Oscars.
Movies in the Marathon include Steven Spielberg's scary Jaws that won Oscars for Sound, Editing and Music Score, Witness with Harrison Ford that won awards for the screenplay, An Officer And A Gentleman, aerial thriller Top Gun, Sense And Sensibility and Martin Scorcese's thrill a minute Cape Fear. Ivory Merchant's The Remains of the day will also be showcased.
The complete schedule is as follows :
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DATE
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WINNERS
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NOMINEES
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| 1 March | Jaws | The Remains Of The Day |
| 4 March | Witness | Stuart Little |
| 5 March | An Officer And A Gentleman | Casino |
| 6 March | Spartacus | Black Rain |
| 7 March | Top Gun | One True Thing |
| 8 March | Babe | Scrooged |
| 11 March | The Ten Commandments | Star Trek: First Contact |
| 12 March | The Accused | Fly Away Home |
| 13 March | The Godfather Part II | Cape Fear |
| 14 March | Ghost | Fatal Attraction |
| 15 March | Sleepy Hollow | 1941 |
| 18 March | Sense And Sensibility | The Mummy |
| 19 March | Death Becomes Her | Runaway Train |
| 20 March | JFK | Coming To America |
| 21 March | The Untouchables | The Natural |
| 22 March | The Matrix | The Addams Family |
Awards
Ajay Kakar to chair jury for ad:tech Honours Awards 2026
Industry leaders join jury as nominations surge for marketing tech awards
NEW DELHI: The ad:tech Honours Awards 2026 are gearing up for a bigger second edition, with Ajay Kakar, head of corporate branding at Adani Group, set to chair the jury for India’s technology-focused marketing awards.
Organised in partnership with the International Advertising Association India Chapter, the awards celebrate the growing influence of technology in shaping modern advertising and marketing outcomes. This year’s edition has drawn a strong response from across the industry, signalling rising momentum around innovation in marketing technology.
The organisers say the nominations reflect a wide range of ideas and approaches, highlighting how brands and agencies are increasingly leaning on platforms, tools and data to sharpen their campaigns and connect with audiences more effectively.
Leading the evaluation process, Kakar will head a jury made up of senior leaders from across brands, agencies and technology platforms.
The jury panel includes Amaresh Godbole, CEO, digital technology business at Publicis Groupe; Bishwajeet S, head of marketing and PR at Volkswagen India; Carol Goyal, executive director at Rediffusion and CEO of Aesthetic Intelligence Lab; Kushal Sanghvi, director at Komerz; Lara Balsara, executive director at Madison World; Rana Barua, group CEO India, sea and North Asia; Deepak Oram, senior vice president growth marketing and martech; and Priyanka Khaneja Gandhi, head of marketing and creative solutions at Amazon Ads India.
The ad:tech Honours Awards aim to recognise not just creative campaigns but the smart use of technology that delivers measurable impact and business results. Categories this year reflect the rapidly evolving digital landscape, covering areas such as artificial intelligence, data-driven marketing, content ecosystems, automation, martech and adtech integration, and commerce-led marketing.
The winners will be announced on 17 March 2026 at the Yashobhoomi Convention Centre in New Delhi during ad:tech New Delhi 2026. The event is expected to bring together leaders from brands, agencies, platforms, creators and technology partners for an evening celebrating the ideas and innovations shaping the future of marketing.iconductor industries.
