MUMBAI: Star Movies has acquired exclusive telecast rights to Million Dollar Baby, the triumphant winner of four major Oscar including Best Picture.

Million Dollar Baby took home awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor.

The channel has also clinched the telecast rights of Oscar winners Sideways and Finding Neverland. While Sideways won an Oscar for Adapted Screenplay, Finding Neverland collected the top honour for Original Score.

"This incomparable line-up of Oscars winners positively reaffirms Star Movies' commitment to bringing the best of Hollywood to viewers across Asia," says STAR senior VP, Marketing & PR Ajay Vidyasagar. "Along with the recent renewal of the Oscars ceremony telecast rights, the broadcast of the four Oscar-winning movies on Star Movies will further enrich television entertainment for viewers in the region."

In addition, the channel has also got the rights to air Shrek 2, the highest grossing movie of 2004 with whopping $900 million collections worldwide in 2004, says an official release.