Oscar 2023: RRR Song Naatu Naatu, Chhello Show, nominated for 95th Academy Awards

The Oscars 2023 race now includes 10 categories, according to the Academy.
By BollywoodMDB Team - Dec 22, 2022 08:12 PM IST
Oscar 2023: RRR Song Naatu Naatu, Chhello Show, nominated for 95th Academy Awards
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Being represented by not one, but two films on the Academy Awards 2023 shortlist is an honour for India. This international award season, RRR by SS Rajamouli has emerged as a huge favorite. As predicted, this success appears to be paving the path for the movie to receive an Oscar nomination for 2023. Not only that, but Chhello Show, which is an English translation of the Hindi title Last Film Show, India's official Oscar entry this year, too has got it to the shortlist.

Proud moment for Indian movies

The Academy unveiled a nomination shortlist in ten categories on Thursday morning, with just one month left until the official nomination announcement for the upcoming edition. Chhello Show, also known as Last Film Show, is the first movie from India to join the shortlist this time. It is vying for the award for Best International Feature Film against 14 other movies from around the globe. India's official entry for the Oscars in 2023 is Chhello Show, which defeated big favourites RRR and The Kashmir Files.

Alia Bhatt expressed her happiness on social media

The RRR song Naatu Naatu was included on the shortlist for the Best Music (Original Song) category. The song has already been nominated internationally for awards such as the Golden Globes, Critics Choice Awards, and Hollywood Critics Association awards. When the song with Ram Charan and Jr. NTR was released, it instantly became viral in India, and now people all over the world are appreciating it. Through her social media, actress Alia Bhatt also praised this accomplishment.

All That Breathes and The Elephant Whisperers, two documentaries from India that were also shortlisted in the category of documentary feature film. The Academy will reveal its final list of nominees on January 24, 2023. The event for this year will be held on March 12, 2023, with Jimmy Kimmel serving as host for the third time.

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