Pick best Asian films ever Sep 16, 2008
Whale Rider' New Zealand (Niki Caro, 2002) At just 12 years-old star, Keisha Castle-Hughes was nominated for Best Actress at the Academy Awards for her extraordinary performance as "Pai" a first-born female in the patriarchal Whangara tribe who believes she is destined to be the new Chief. Still Life' ('Sanxia haoren') China (Zhang Ke Jia, 2006) Awarded a Golden Lion at Venice in 2006, Zhangke's wide-sweeping film is based on the human tragedy of the Three Gorges Dam (more than one million... (CNN -- International)
Sleeping beauties Jun 28, 2008
In the past, this has worked for films as diverse as The House Of Sand And Fog (2003) and Whale Rider (2002), which saw Keisha Castle-Hughes looking at the Best Actress gong in the same awards year. But perhaps the biggest of such indie outsider movies has to be Maria Full Of Grace (2004), in which Oscar-shortlisted Catalina Sandino Moreno plays a Colombian teen who becomes a drug mule in the export trade to New York: America loves a culture clash. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Young woman blues Mar 16, 2008
Actor Keisha Castle-Hughes. From Oscar nominee to Virgin Mary to teenage mum - Keisha Castle-Hughes has grown up fast since Whale Rider made her famous ... For a whole generation of young girls - girls under 18, say - Keisha Castle-Hughes has been an inspiration. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Seventeen and all grown up Mar 15, 2008
All grown up Keisha Castle-Hughes recalls feeling "scared in my own home" when news broke she was pregnant at 16 ... FOR A whole generation of young girls, Keisha Castle-Hughes has been an inspiration ... All grown up … Keisha Castle-Hughes recalls feeling "scared in my own home" when news broke she was pregnant at 16. (Sydney Morning Herald)
The Oscar goes to: In a lackluster year, 'Juno,' 'No Country' strong contenders for Hollywood's top prize Feb 24, 2008
Saoirse Ronan, a young Irish-American actress, is okay as the preteen who sets off a tragic string of events in "Atonement." Every year or so, the Academy likes to throw a nomination to an unlikely recipient -- the very young (Anna Paquin, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Justin Henry and Tatum O'Neal) and the very old (Hal Holbrook, Ruby Dee, Richard Farnsworth, Gloria Stuart, Jessica Tandy and George Burns). Whether Ronan sustains a career is to be seen. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
A star fast finding her feet Dec 14, 2007
Big shoes to fill 15-year-old Danielle Catanzariti is already working with Cate Blanchett, Toni Collette and Keisha Castle-Hughes ... Work with Toni Collette and Keisha Castle-Hughes ... Big shoes to fill … 15-year-old Danielle Catanzariti is already working with Cate Blanchett, Toni Collette and Keisha Castle-Hughes. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Actress Keisha Castle-Hughes Gives Birth May 1, 2007
Australian actress Keisha Castle-Hughes has given birth to a baby girl. The 17-year-old, who won an Oscar nomination for 'Whale Rider' in 2004, gave birth to Felicity-Amore last Wednesday; her publicist tells People Magazine. (WOKR13 Rochester)
'Chopper' Read sleeps through court case May 1, 2007
Whale Rider actress Keisha Castle-Hughes has become a mother at 17. . (The Age, Australia -- Breaking News)
`Diamond,' `Nativity' join disc parade Mar 27, 2007
One of the film's strengths was New Zealander Keisha Castle-Hughes, 16, (a best actress Oscar nominee for Whale Rider). Castle-Hughes makes a lovely Mary -- the right mixture of innocence and young wisdom. (Akron Beacon Journal, OH -- Entertainment)
Kate and Leo reuniting on-screen Mar 25, 2007
Actress Keisha Castle-Hughes is 17. -- Star news services. (Indianapolis Star)
Lil Jon sets pendant Guinness record Mar 24, 2007
Actress Keisha Castle-Hughes ( The Nativity Story, Whale Rider ) is 17. Sunday: Movie critic Gene Shalit is 75. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Official Oscar Quiz Feb 24, 2007
Keisha Castle-Hughes, at 13, for Whale Rider in 2003. 3. (Monsters and Critics.com)
Oscar's kids Feb 21, 2007
Keisha Castle-Hughes, 2003, Whale Rider. Age at nomination: 13 years, 309 days. (USA Today -- Life)
Latest movie releases Jan 26, 2007
(PG -- some violent content) Mary and Joseph (Keisha Castle-Hughes and Oscar Issac) are a confused, newly married couple trying to comprehend that they're about to become parents of the Messiah. Most will feel they've learned a thing or two, and the scenery in southern Italy can be striking in its realism. (Akron Beacon Journal, OH -- Entertainment)
