Oscar Nominations 2025: Kanguva, Girls Will Be Girls & more, full list of Indian films in contenders' list
Oscar Nominations 2025: A while ago, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the 323 feature films that are eligible for this year's Oscars, with the 97th Academy Awards quickly approaching. Seven Indian films have made it onto the list of the 207 films competing for the prestigious Best Picture award. Scroll down to know about Indian films that are in contenders' list.
"Girls will be Girls" explores how daughters often aspire to lead the kind of lives their mothers couldn't. How their mothers are equal parts encouraging and offended by the same. And how at the end of the day they only have each other. pic.twitter.com/jkV0SGxbpR
— Bijaya Biswal (@bijaya_biswal) December 26, 2024
When is Oscar 2025 nominations event happening?
The Academy has announced that the nominations for the 97th Oscars will be revealed on Thursday, January 23rd, at 8:30 AM ET / 5:30 AM PT. The event will be streamed on multiple platforms, including Oscar.com, Oscars.org, ABC, Hulu, Disney+, and the Academy’s social media channels, such as TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, and Facebook.
Hosts this year are Bowen Yang and Rachel Sennott.
For the Indian audience, the nominations event will start at 7PM on 23rd Janaury 2025.
Animated Short Film, Documentary Feature, Documentary Short, International Feature, Live Action Short, Makeup and Hairstyling, Original Score, Original Song, Sound, and Visual Effects are among the ten categories for which the Academy has also released the shortlists prior to the presentation.
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) January 3, 2025Fifteen films advanced to the next round of voting in the International Feature Film category. Here's where they land on the map:
Brazil, I'M STILL HERE
Canada, UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE
Czech Republic, WAVES
Denmark, THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE
France, EMILIA PÉREZ
Germany, THE SEED OF… pic.twitter.com/D0Q02lk61B
Anuja, an Indian-inspired short film executive produced by two-time Oscar winner Guneet Monga, is a noteworthy submission.
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