India has crashed out of the race for the Best International Feature Film category as Tamil drama Pebbles failed to make it to the top 15. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the shortlist for the 94th Academy Awards in 10 categories. However, India’s documentary feature Writing with Fire has managed to grab a spot in the top 15 and will compete in the category of the prestigious Oscars which comes out on March 27. One hundred and thirty-eight films were eligible in this category. Members of the Documentary Branch vote to determine the shortlist and nominee.
Documentaries about Julia Child, Black Woodstock, Pandemic and The Velvet Underground, and acclaimed international films such as Japan’s Drive My Car, Iran’s A Hero and Norway’s The Worst Person in the World moved a little closer to securing Oscar nominations.
Nominations for all categories for the 94th Oscars will be announced on February 8.
Members of the Academy’s documentary arm selected 15 shortlisted selections from 138 eligible films, including two pandemic-themed films (In the Same Breath, The First Wave), Questlove’s Summer of Soul (…or, When the Revolution Couldn’t Happen) ) Are included. television) about the nearly forgotten 1969 concert, Julie Cohen and Betsy West’s “Julia” and Todd Haynes’s The Velvet Underground. Other notable selections are The Rescue and a Distant Cave, Procession, Attica and the Flea, about the Thai soccer team Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry also made the cut.
Flea, an animated documentary about an Afghan refugee made by Danish filmmaker Jonas Pohar Rasmussen, was also one of the advanced films in the international feature category. Other strong contenders include Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Drive My Car, which has been beloved by critics groups, Asghar Farhadi’s Iranian drama A Hero, Italian director Paolo Sorrentino’s semi-autobiographical The Hand of God and Joachim Trier’s dark romantic comedy The Worst Person. In the World, from Norway. Despite winning the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year, France’s entry Titan did not make it.
Original songs in contention include major musicals such as King Richard from Beyoncé Be Alive, Billie Eilish’s James Bond song No Time to Die, Van Morrison’s Down to Joy Belfast, U2’s Sing 2 Song, Kid Cudi and Jay-Z’s Guns Go. Some of the stars are included. Bang from The Harder They Fall, Brian Wilson’s Where I Belong and Ariana Grande’s Don’t Look Up.
Composers Johnny Greenwood (The Power of the Dog, Spencer) and Hans Zimmer (Dune, No Time to Die) could be in store for the double original song nominations coming February 8. Blockbusters like Dune and No Time to Die have also progressed to several songs. Categories including visual effects, sound and makeup and hairstyle.
The winners will be revealed at the ceremony on Sunday, March 27, which will be broadcast live on ABC.
(with AP input)
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