India made history and found itself in the headline as it bagged two awards at the 95th Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday, March 12th.
India’s historic achievement at the 95th Academy Awards, held at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, came when RRR’s song ‘Naatu Naatu’ and the short film The Elephant Whisperers got the most coveted laurels in the categories of ‘Best original song’ and ‘Best documentary short’ respectively.
India’s historic achievement at the 95th Academy Awards reminded film enthusiasts of the Academy Award’s Indian connection. In 1983, Bhanu Athaiya won the ‘Best costume design’ award for the film Gandhi. In 1992, legendary Indian film director Satyajit Ray won an Honorary Academy Award for his 1955 film Pather Panchali.
In 2009, Slumdog Millionaire, directed by the British filmmaker Danny Boyle, won several honours at the 81st Academy Awards. Legendary Indian Music directors AR Rahman and Gulzar won two awards for their much-applauded contribution to the film.
India’s historic achievement at the 95th Academy awards could make Indian film aficionados relish such a colossal feat while reminiscing about the Indian cinematic legacy at the Oscars.
Here is the full list of the 95th Academy Awards winners
Best picture –
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best actor –
Brendan Fraser for The Whale
Best actress –
Michelle Yeoh for Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best actor in a supporting role –
Ke Huy Quan for Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best actress in a supporting role –
Jamie Lee Curtis for Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best director –
Daniel Kwan with Daniel Scheinert for Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best original song –
Naatu Naatu (Kaala Bhairava and Rahul Sipligunj for RRR)
Best original score –
All Quiet on the Western Front
Best makeup and hairstyling –
The whale
Best Costume Design –
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Best cinematography –
All Quiet on the Western Front
Best original screenplay –
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best adapted screenplay –
Women Talking
Best sound –
Top Gun: Maverick
Best film editing –
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best production design –
All Quiet on the Western Front
Best visual effects –
Avatar: The Way of Water
Best international feature film –
All Quiet on the Western Front
Best animated feature –
Pinocchio
Best documentary feature –
Navalny
Best live-action short –
An Irish Goodbye
Best documentary short –
The Elephant Whisperers
Best animated short –
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
Several distinguished personalities including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, actor Manoj Bajpayee and others looked ecstatic over India’s historic achievement at the 95th Academy Awards.