New Delhi: After the Golden Globes Win for ‘RRR’, many had been anticipating the film’s chances at the Oscars 2023 in the Best Song and Best Film category. On Tuesday evening, the 95th Academy Awards nominations were announced. Given that we have not one, but three Oscar contenders this year, India has a fair stake in the Academy Awards.
However, there has been quite some confusion around the categories in which SS Rajamouli’s ‘RRR’ has been nominated.
Much to many fans’ displeasure, ‘RRR’ has only been nominated in one category, Best Original Song, for which it also won a Golden Globe.
'All That Breathes', a documentary by Shaunak Sen, has been nominated for the Best Documentary Oscar at the 2023 Academy Awards after receiving a BAFTA 2023 nomination. Also, the Netflix documentary 'The Elephant Whisperers' from India has been nominated for Best Documentary Short.
In the Best Picture category, the following films have been nominated:
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
To take a complete look at the Academy nominations list for the year 2023, click here.
Meanwhile, ‘RRR’ has created history with the nomination in this category as it is the first time an Indian film has been nominated for its music.
‘RRR’s official Twitter handle also shared the announcement on Twitter and wrote, “WE CREATED HISTORY!! Proud and privileged to share that #NaatuNaatu has been nominated for Best Original Song at the 95th Academy Awards. #Oscars #RRRMovie.”