The Oscars were held late night Sunday (early morning Monday, March, IST) in Los Angeles’ Dolby theatre. It was hosted by popular late night show host Jimmy Kimmel, who had returned for his third stint as the host for the 95th Academy Awards.
The 95th edition surely belonged to Everything Everywhere All at Once, which scored multiple awards including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Actor in a Supporting Role and Best Actress in a Supporting Role, among other categories. That is a whopping five of the 11 coveted categories in 70 mm.
However, India also held its own at the function as RRR’s chartbuster Naatu Naatu won the Best Original Song and The Elephant Whisperer emerged as winner in “Best Documentary Shorts” category. The third nominee from India, Shaunak Sen’s All That Breathes, lost to Navalny in the Best Documentary Feature Film segment. Adding icing to distinctly Indian flavour, was Deepika Padukone as presenter. She becomes the third Indian to present an Oscar, Persis Khambatta and Priyanka Chopra being the previous names. The 37-year-old actress turned heads in a Louis Vuitton gown and a Cartier necklace. Deepika completed her look with black opera gloves and a diamond bracelet and rings.
Both RRR’s song Naatu Naatu and the All That Breathes had earlier been pitched as favourites to win the golden statuette. SS Rajamouli directorial RRR has had a good outing this year with winning over the Western audience after gaining steam online since its Netflix appearance globally. Meanwhile, All That Breathes notched top laurels at various international film festivals, including Cannes Film Festival and Sundance Film Festival.
However, this is not the first time that India shines at the Oscars. It started in 1982 with Bhanu Athaiya bagging the award for the Best Costume Design. The list goes on…
| Recipient | Category | Year | For |
| Bhanu Athaiya | Best Costume Design | 1982 | Gandhi |
| Satyajit Ray | Honorary Award | 1992 | contribution to film-making |
| Resul Pookutty | Best Sound Mixing | 2009 | Jai Ho, Slumdog Millionaire |
| Gulzar | Best Original Song | 2009 | Jai Ho, Slumdog Millionaire |
| A.R. Rahman | Best Original Score & Best Original Song | 2009 | Jai Ho, Slumdog Millionaire |
Here’s a comprehensive list of contenders:
Best Picture
Everything Everywhere All At Once
All Quiet on the Western Front
Avatar: The Way of Water
The Banshees of Inisherin
Elvis
The Fabelmans
Tár
Top Gun Maverick
Triangle of Sadness
Women Talking
Best Actress
Michelle Yeoh – Everything Everywhere All at Once
Cate Blanchett – Tár
Ana de Armas – Blonde
Andrea Riseborough – To Leslie
Michelle Williams – The Fabelmans
Best Actor
Brendan Fraser – The Whale
Austin Butler – Elvis
Colin Farrell – The Banshees of Inisherin
Paul Mescal – Aftersun
Bill Nighy – Living
Best Director
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Schienert – Everything Everywhere All at Once
Todd Field – Tár
Martin McDonagh – The Banshees of Inisherin
Ruben Östlund – Triangle of Sadness
Steven Spielberg – The Fabelmans
Best Film Editing
Everything Everywhere All at Once
The Banshees of Inisherin
Elvis
Tár
Top Gun: Maverick
Best Original Song
“Naatu Naatu” (RRR)
“Applause” (Tell It Like a Woman)
“Hold My Hand” (Top Gun: Maverick)
“Lift Me Up” (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever)
“This Is a Life” (Everything Everywhere All at Once)
Best Sound
Top Gun: Maverick
All Quiet on the Western Front
Avatar: The Way of Water
The Batman
Elvis
Best Adapted Screenplay
Women Talking
All Quiet on the Western Front
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Living
Top Gun: Maverick
Best Original Screenplay
Everything Everywhere All at Once – Daniel Kwan and Daniel Schienert
The Banshees of Inisherin – Martin McDonagh
The Fabelmans – Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner
Tár – Todd Field
Triangle of Sadness – Ruben Östlund
Best Visual Effects
Avatar: The Way of Water
All Quiet on the Western Front
The Batman
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Top Gun: Maverick
Best Production Design
All Quiet on the Western Front
Avatar: The Way of Water
Babylon
Elvis
The Fabelmans
Best Original Score
All Quiet on the Western Front
Babylon
The Banshees of Inisherin
Everything Everywhere All at Once
The Fabelmans
Best Animated Short Film
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse
The Flying Sailor
Ice Merchants
My Year of Dicks
An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It
Best Documentary Short Film
The Elephant Whisperers
Haulout
How Do You Measure a Year?
The Martha Mitchell Effect
Stranger at the Gate
Best Costume Design
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Babylon
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
Best International Feature Film
All Quiet on the Western Front (Germany)
Argentina, 1985 (Argentina)
Close (Belgium)
EO (Poland)
The Quiet Girl (Ireland)
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
The Whale
All Quiet on the Western Front
The Batman
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Elvis
Best Cinematography
All Quiet on the Western Front
Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
Elvis
Empire of Light
Tár
Best Documentary Feature Film
Navalny
All That Breathes
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
Fire of Love
A House Made of Splinters
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