Key Takeaways:
- India sends in entries, but so far, only two films from the country—RRR and Chhello Show (The Last Film Show)—have managed to make the shortlist in two categories.
- The RRR song Naatu Naatu with Ram Charan and Jr. NTR has been nominated in the Original Song category along with 15 other songs for the movie Chhello Show, which is competing for the International Feature Film award.
The Academy Awards, which are also known as the Oscars, have always been honoured. Every year, India submits entries, but so far, RRR and Chhello Show (The Last Film Show) have been able to make the shortlist in two categories.
The Original Song and Best International Feature film nominations are now available, and these two Indian movies have been included.
While Chhello Show is vying for the International Feature Film award, the RRR song Naatu Naatu with Ram Charan and Jr NTR has been nominated in the Original Song category along with 15 other songs.
Oscars 2023: The Last Film and RRR make India proud
The Pan Nalin-directed Gujarati movie Chhello Show is up against international competition from movies like Corsage (Austria), Close (Belgium), Return to Seoul (Cambodia), Holy Spider (Denmark), Saint-Omer (France), and many others. It competes with songs like Nothing Is Lost (You Give Me Strength) from Avatar: The Way of Water, Lift Me from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, This Is A Life from Everything Everywhere All at Once, and more. The RRR song Naatu Naatu featured Ram Charan and Jr. NTR dancing wildly.
RRR submitted nominations for more than 14 different categories. The Academy Awards has not revealed the shortlisted list for many more categories. However, Indians are enthusiastically celebrating this on Twitter. It has already been dubbed historic by many.
So now everyone is crossing their fingers. We hope India receives The Academy Award this time.
