DAILY GK 11 FEB 2020
1. “DefExpo 2020
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The 11th edition of DefExpo-2020, organized
by Ministry of Defence was held in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (UP). It’s main theme
was “India: The Emerging Defence Manufacturing Hub” with focus
on “Digital Transformation of Defence”. This expo is also termed
as “Mahakumbh of defence manufacturing companies”.
2. India-UK
joint Military Exercise “Ajeya Warrior” conducted in Salisbury plains, UK
3. Academy
awards 2020
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92nd Academy Awards ceremony
2020 (commonly known as Oscars),
presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored
the best films of 2019 was held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los
Angeles, United States(US).
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American actor Joaquin Phoenix clichéd
the best actor trophy for his performance in “Joker“,
whereas American actress ,Renée Zellweger won the best actress
for “Judy”.
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AMPAS presented Academy
Awards in 24 categories and the list of the winners is as follows:
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Category
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Winner
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Best Motion Picture of the year
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Parasite – Kwak Sin Ae and Bong Joon Ho (Producers)
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Actor in a leading role
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Joaquin Phoenix for Joker
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Actress in a leading role
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Renée Zellweger for Judy
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Actor in a supporting role
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Brad Pitt for Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood
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Actress in a supporting role
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Laura Dern for Marriage Story
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Animated feature film
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Toy Story 4 – Josh Cooley, Mark Nielsen and Jonas Rivera
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Cinematography
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Roger Deakins for 1917
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Costume Design
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Jacqueline Durran for Little Women
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Directing
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Bong Joon Ho for Parasite
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Documentary (Feature)
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American Factory-Steven Bognar, Julia Reichert and Jeff
Reichert
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Documentary (Short subject)
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Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone-Steven Bognar, Julia
Reichert and Jeff Reichert
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Film Editing
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Ford v Ferrari – Michael McCusker and Andrew Buckland
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International Feature Film
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Parasite (South Korea)
Directed
by Bong Joon Ho
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Make-up and hairstyling
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Bombshell-Kazu Hiro, Anne Morgan and Vivian Baker
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Music (original score)
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Joker-Hildur Guðnadóttir
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Music (original song)
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(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again, Rocketman-Music by Elton
John;Lyric by Bernie Taupin
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Production Design
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Once upon a Time…in Hollywood-Production Design: Barbara
Ling;Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh
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Short Film (animated)
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Hair Love-Matthew A. Cherry and Karen Rupert Toliver
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Short Film (live action)
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The Neighbors’ Window-Marshall Curry
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Sound Editing
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Ford v Ferrari – Donald Sylvester
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Sound Mixing
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1917 – Mark Taylor and Stuart Wilson
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Visual Effects
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1917 – Guillaume Rocheron, Greg Butler and Dominic Tuohy
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Writing (adapted screenplay)
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Jojo Rabbit – Screenplay by Taika Waititi
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Writing (original screenplay)
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Parasite -Screenplay by Bong Joon Ho, Han Jin Won;Story by Bong Joon Ho
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4. ESPNcricinfo
Awards 2019
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ESPNcricinfo (sports
news website) announced the 13th edition of the Annual Awards 2019.
Eoin Joseph Gerard Morgan was named as the ‘captain of the year’ for leading
England to win the World Cup Title against New Zealand.
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Ben Stokes was
awarded the ‘ODI (One Day International) batting performance of the year’.
5. National
snooker championship 2020
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Indian former professional snooker
player, Aditya Mehta & Vidya Viswanathan Pillai have won
their men & women’s title respectively in Indian
National Billiards & Snooker Championship 2020 held at Pune ,
Maharashtra.
6. International
Day of Women and Girls in Science-February 11, 2020
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Theme: “Investment
in Women and Girls in Science for Inclusive Green Growth”.
7. World
Unani Day-February 11, 2020
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The day marks the birthday of great Unani
scholar and social reformer “Hakim Ajmal Khan”.He was one of the
founders of Jamia Millia Islamia University in New Delhi, India.
