The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) announced a list of 301 feature films eligible for Oscars 2023 and Indian films ‘RRR’, ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’, ‘The Kashmir Files’ and ‘Kantara’ have made the cut.
‘The Last Film Show’, India’s official Oscar entry, also features in the list along with Marathi titles ‘Me Vasantrao’ and ‘Tujhya Sathi Kahi Hi’, R Madhavan’s ‘Rocketry: The Nambi Effect’, and Kannada movie ‘Vikrant Rona’.
Documentaries ‘All That Breathes’ by Shaunak Sen and Kartiki Gonsalves’ ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ are also part of the list.
‘Chhello Show’, ‘RRR’, ‘All That Breathes’ and ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ have already made it to the Oscars shortlists for four categories.
‘Chhello Show’ made it to the best international film segment, while ‘RRR’s song ‘Naatu Naatu’ has been shortlisted in the music (original song) category.
‘All That Breathes’ is included in the documentary feature shortlist and ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ in the documentary short category.
The contention list includes movies that can officially compete in various categories but this does not guarantee that they will advance in the final nominations of the Academy Awards that will be announced on January 24.
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