India’s official entry to the upcoming Oscars Chhello Show, documentary feature All That Breathes, documentary short The Elephant Whisperers, and the song Naatu Naatu from RRR have made it to the 95th Academy Awards shortlist.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the shortlists in 10 categories, including documentary feature film, documentary short film, international feature film, makeup and hairstyling and music, among others.

While Chhello Show is part of the international feature film shortlist, Naatu Naatu appears on the music (original song) shortlist. All That Breathes and The Elephant Whisperers are included in the shortlists of documentary feature and documentary short segments, respectively. There are 15 contenders in the shortlists of each of these four categories.

The nominations for the 95th Academy Awards will be announced on January 24, while the Oscars ceremony will be held on March 12, at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood in Los Angeles. Jimmy Kimmel will return to host the Academy Awards for the third time.

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Indian cinema is shining in the nominations list for the Academy Awards. India’s official Oscars 2023 entry, Chhello Show, the documentary feature All That Breathes, documentary short The Elephant Whisperers and the song Naatu Naatu from RRR have made it to the 95th Academy Awards shortlist, the organisers announced on Thursday morning.

Naatu Naatu was shortlisted in the Best Original Song category, while Chhello Show made it to the International Feature Film list. All That Breathes is in the Documentary Feature Film category and The Elephant Whisperers is in the Documentary Short Film category.

Meanwhile, the makers of Kantara have also sent in their entry. “We have submitted our application for Oscars for Kantara and have our fingers crossed as the final nominations are yet to come,” producer Vijay Kiragandur told India Today.