Oscars 2023: 'Gangubai Kathiawadi', 'The Kashmir Files' And 'Kantara' Make It To Reminder List
'Gangubai Kathiawadi', 'The Kashmir Files' And 'Kantara' are some of the Indian films which have been featured in the Reminder List.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have come up with a Reminder List, featuring 301 films in total and these films can officially compete in various categories at Oscars 2023, however featuring in this list does not guarantee a nomination at the marquee ceremony. There are some Indian films which have been featured in the Reminder List and these are -- 'The Kashmir Files', 'RRR', 'Gangubai Kathiawadi' and 'Kantara'.
The Reminder List also features 'Chhello Show (Last Film Show), which is India's official Oscar entry. Other Indian films to feature in this list are -- 'Rocketry: The Nambi Effect', 'Me Vasantrao', 'Tujhya Sathi Kahi Hi', 'Iravin Nizhal' and 'Vikrant Rona'.
Documentaries 'All That Breathes' and 'The Elephant Whisperers' also feature in the Reminder List.
The nomination voting for the Oscars will begin on January 12 and the process will conclude on January 17.
The final nominations will be unveiled on January 24. The 95th Academy Awards will be held on Sunday, March 12, 2023, at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood.
Earlier, ‘RRR’ was shortlisted for its energetic song ‘Naatu Naatu’, while ‘Last Film Show’ was shortlisted for the International Feature Film category. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the body behind Oscars, had announced the shortlists on December 21, 2022.
‘Last Film Show’ is competing with films like ‘Argentina’, ‘1985’, ‘Corsage’, ‘Close’ and ‘Joyland’. While 'Naatu Naatu' is up against songs such as 'Time' from ‘Amsterdam’, 'Nothing Is Lost (You Give Me Strength)' from ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’, and 'Lift Me Up' from ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’.
Shaunak Sen’s film ‘All That Breathes’, an internationally co-produced Hindi documentary, is also shortlisted for the Documentary Feature Film category.
