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Oscars 2023 Nominations LIVE Updates: India has gained three nominations at the 95th Academy Awards so far. While India’s official entry Chhello Show did not get nominated, the song Naatu Naatu from RRR, documentary feature All That Breathes, documentary short The Elephant Whisperers have gained one Oscar nomination each. Nominations in all 23 categories were announced in a global livestream on Tuesday. Actor-producer Riz Ahmed and actress Allison Williams hosted the announcement in a live presentation from the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, California. . Read More
RRR star NTR Jr congratulated MM Keeravani, the composer of Naatu Naatu, after the song bagged an Oscar nomination. The song has already won a Golden Globe.
Congratulations @MMKeeravaani Garu and @boselyricist Garu on achieving another well-deserved and monumental feat…
This song will forever hold a special place in my heart.@ssrajamouli @alwaysramcharan #RRRMovie #NaatuNaatu #Oscars95 pic.twitter.com/YYmtD0kVou
— Jr NTR (@tarak9999) January 24, 2023
In an exclusive interview with News18 when the film was shortlisted for the Oscars, director Shaunak Sen had shed light on how the film came into being and how the documentary film circuit is thriving at the moment. Watch:
Actress in a leading role nominees: Cate Blanchett (“Tár”) Ana de Armas (“Blonde”) Andrea Riseborough (“To Leslie”) Michelle Williams (“The Fabelmans”) Michelle Yeoh (“Everything Everywhere All at Once”)
RRR has created history as Naatu Naatu got nominated in the Original Song category at the 95th Academy Awards. Read more here.
Best picture nominees: “All Quiet on the Western Front” “Avatar: The Way of Water” “The Banshees of Inisherin” “Elvis” “Everything Everywhere All at Once” “The Fabelmans” “Tár” “Top Gun: Maverick” “Triangle of Sadness” “Women Talking”
Actor in a leading role nominees: Austin Butler (“Elvis”) Colin Farrell (“The Banshees of Inisherin”) Brendan Fraser (“The Whale”) Paul Mescal (“Aftersun”) Bill Nighy (“Living”)
India’s official entry Chhello Show lost out on a nomination in the International feature category. The nominees are: Germany, “All Quiet on the Western Front” Argentina, “Argentina, 1985” Belgium, “Close” Poland, “EO” Ireland, “The Quiet Girl”
Nominees in the Best Directing category: Todd Field (“Tár”) Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (“Everything Everywhere All at Once”) Martin McDonagh (“The Banshees of Inisherin”) Ruben Ostlund (“Triangle of Sadness”) Steven Spielberg (“The Fabelmans”)
Film editing nominations: “The Banshees of Inisherin” “Elvis” “Everything Everywhere All at Once” “Tár” “Top Gun: Maverick”
Actor in a supporting role nominees: Brendan Gleeson (“The Banshees of Inisherin”) Brian Tyree Henry (“Causeway”) Judd Hirsch (“The Fabelmans”) Barry Keoghan (“The Banshees of Inisherin”) Ke Huy Quan (“Everything Everywhere All at Once”)
Documentary short film nominees: “The Elephant Whisperers”, “Haulout”, “How Do You Measure a Year?”, “The Martha Mitchell Effect”, “Stranger at the Gate”
Documentary feature nominees: “All That Breathes” “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed” “Fire of Love” “A House Made of Splinters” “Navalny”
Music (original song) “Applause” from “Tell It like a Woman” “Hold My Hand” from “Top Gun: Maverick” “Lift Me Up” from “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” “Naatu Naatu” from “RRR” “This Is a Life” from “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Congrats to this year’s Original Score nominees… #Oscars #Oscars95 pic.twitter.com/KJ7ChATL4T
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) January 24, 2023
Writing (Original screenplay) nominees: “The Banshees of Inisherin”, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”, “The Fabelmans”, “Tár”, “Triangle of Sadness”
Writing (Adapted screenplay) “All Quiet on the Western Front” “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” “Living” “Top Gun: Maverick” “Women Talking”
Music (original score) nominations: “All Quiet on the Western Front” “Babylon” “The Banshees of Inisherin” “Everything Everywhere All at Once” “The Fabelmans”
Best Sound nominees: “All Quiet on the Western Front” “Avatar: The Way of Water” “The Batman” “Elvis” “Top Gun: Maverick”
Nominees for Best Costume Design: “Babylon” “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” “Elvis” “Everything Everywhere All at Once” “Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris”
These Costume Design nominees are the perfect fit. #Oscars #Oscars95 pic.twitter.com/GcUiSjlGGF
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) January 24, 2023
Angela Bassett (“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”) Hong Chau (“The Whale”) Kerry Condon (“The Banshees of Inisherin”) Jamie Lee Curtis (“Everything Everywhere All at Once”) Stephanie Hsu (“Everything Everywhere All at Once”)
The nominations for Actress in a Supporting Role go to… #Oscars #Oscars95 pic.twitter.com/woIyaGXaEg
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) January 24, 2023
95th Oscar Nominations Announcement begins with Riz Ahmed and Allison Williams.
Presenting the 95th Academy Award #OscarNoms. #Oscars95 https://t.co/zg3r2MXmqX
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) January 24, 2023
Oscars 2023 Nominations LIVE Updates: India has gained three nominations at the 95th Academy Awards so far. While India’s official entry Chhello Show did not get nominated, the song Naatu Naatu from RRR, documentary feature All That Breathes, documentary short The Elephant Whisperers have gained one Oscar nomination each. Nominations in all 23 categories were announced in a global livestream on Tuesday. Actor-producer Riz Ahmed and actress Allison Williams hosted the announcement in a live presentation from the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, California.
Four Indian films were in the running for nominations at the Oscars this year. India’s official entry Chhello Show, acclaimed documentary feature All That Breathes, documentary short The Elephant Whisperers, and Naatu Naatu — the song from period action blockbuster RRR had made it to the 95th Academy Awards shortlist.
MM Keeravani composition Naatu Naatu, which recently bagged a Golden Globe Award, will fight it out with the likes of Nothing Is Lost (You Give Me Strength) from James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water, Lift Me U’ from Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Hold My Hand from Joseph Kosinski’s Top Gun: Maverick, This Is A Life from Daniel Kwan-Daniel Scheinert’s Everything Everywhere All at Once to make it to the final list.
The nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Actress have always been the centre of attention. While several predictions are being made, Indian fans are hoping RRR gets a nod as well.
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