Song ‘Naatu Naatu’ and two documentaries from India nominated for this year’s Oscar
95th edition of the Academy Awards: The Song ‘Naatu Naatu’ from India’s blockbuster film RRR and two documentaries from the country ‘All That Breathes’ and ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ have made it to the final nominations list at the 95th edition of the Academy Awards. Chhello Show (Last Film Show), a coming-of-age drama in Gujarati that was India’s official entry for the 95th Academy Awards, was not nominated in the Best International Feature category.
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The Academy Awards ceremony will be held 13th of March at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles with American TV host and comedian Jimmy Kimmel as the host. Hollywood actors Riz Ahmed and Allison Williams hosted the announcement from the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, California, and announced the nominees in all 23 categories through a global livestream.
95th edition of the Academy Awards: Key points
- The song from the movie RRR has been composed by veteran music director MM Keeravaani and penned by Chandrabose. Kala Bhairava and Rahul Sipligunj have voiced the popular track. The Naatu Naatu song from SS Rajamouli’s historical action film, RRR, received an Oscar nomination for Best Original Song in a momentous and joyous development for Indian cinema. The song had already won a Golden Globe in the same category.
- Indian climate change documentary ‘All That Breathes’ got an Oscar nod in the Best Documentary Feature Film segment. Set in Delhi, the Shaunak Sen directorial follows two siblings, who have devoted their lives to rescuing and treating injured birds, especially black kites.
- Additionally, “All That Breathes” is up for a BAFTA Award. It previously won the ‘World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Documentary’ at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, a film gala that promotes independent cinema and filmmakers, and earned the Golden Eye award for the best documentary at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival.