Four Indian films made the cut on the shortlist for 10 categories at the upcoming 95th Academy Awards.
Although there are 15 contenders in each category, these lists will be reduced to a final group of five when the final nominations are revealed on January 24, 2023.
As India’s official entry for the Best International Feature category, the Gujarati-language coming-of-age drama Chello Show (campaigned in the West as Last Film Show) is included on the shortlist for Best International Feature, and RRR’s viral hit Naatu Naatu has made it to the Best Original Song category.
The documentary category is also stacked with All That Breathes joining the race for Documentary Feature while The Elephant Whisperers got a slot for Documentary Short Film.