Indian regional films — “Court”, “Jalam”, “RangiTaranga” and “Nachom-ia Kumpasar”, vying for a win in different categories of the upcoming 88th Academy Awards, couldn’t make it to the nominations’ list of this year’s Oscars.
India has never won an Oscar, even though “Mother India”, “Salaam Bombay!” and “Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India” were nominated in the Best Foreign Language Film category in different years.
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The nominees for the 88th Academy Awards were announced on Thursday by Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs, actor John Krasinski and filmmakers Guillermo del Toro and Ang Lee.
Indo-British director Asif Kapadia’s documentary “Amy”, based on the life of singer Amy Winehouse, and Indian-American Sanjay Patel’s animated short film “Sanjay’s Super Team” have bagged nominations at this year’s Academy Awards, which were announced on Thursday.
“Amy” has been nominated in the Best Documentary Feature category where it will fight it out with “Cartel Land”, “The Look of Silence”, “What Happened, Miss Simone?” and “Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom”.
Kapadia, whose film has also earned two Bafta nominations, depicts Winehouse’s life largely from the standpoint of her struggle with substance abuse problems both before and after her career began to her eventual early death.
“Amy”, which had its world premiere at Cannes Film Festival, has earn many awards and has been nominated in for various prestigious awards including- Grammy and NME for Best Music Film.
“Sanjay’s Super Team” has been nominated in Animated Short Film along side “Bear Story”, “Prologue”, “We Can’t Live without Cosmos” and “World of Tomorrow”.
In the movie, by Pixar Animation Studios, accomplished artist Sanjay Patel uses his own experience to tell the story of a young, first-generation Indian-American boy whose love for western pop culture comes into conflict with his father’s traditions.
“Bridge of Spies”, which has earned seven nominations at the Oscars including the best picture has been co-produced by Indian businessman Anil Ambani and Steven Spielberg.
The 88th Oscars will be held on Sunday, February 28, 2016, at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland.
Here’s the complete list for the 88th Academy Awards nominations in main categories:
BEST PICTURE
- The Big Short
- Bridge of Spies
- Brooklyn
- Mad Max: Fury Road
- The Martian
- The Revenant
- Room
- Spotlight
BEST ACTOR
- Bryan Cranston, Trumbo
- Matt Damon, The Martian
- Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
- Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs
- Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl
BEST ACTRESS
- Cate Blanchett, Carol
- Brie Larson, Room
- Jennifer Lawrence, Joy
- Charlotte Rampling, 45 Years
- Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
- Christian Bale, The Big Short
- Tom Hardy, The Revenant
- Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight
- Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies
- Sylvester Stallone, Creed
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
- Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight
- Rooney Mara, Carol
- Rachel McAdams, Spotlight
- Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl
- Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs
DIRECTING
- Adam McKay – The Big Short
- George Miller – Mad Max: Fury Road
- Alejandro G. Iñárritu – The Revenant
- Lenny Abrahamson – Room
- Tom McCarthy – Spotlight
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
- Anomalisa
- Boy and the World
- Inside Out
- Shaun the Sheep Movie
- When Marnie Was There
COSTUME DESIGN
- Carol
- Cinderella
- The Danish Girl
- Mad Max: Fury Road
- The Revenant
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
- Amy
- Cartel Land
- The Look of Silence
- What Happened, Miss Simone?
- Winter on Fire
DOCUMENTARY SHORT
- Body Team
- Chau, Beyond the Lines
- Claude Lanzmann
- A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness
- Last Day of Freedom
MAKEUP AND HAIR STYLING
- Mad Max: Fury Road
- The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared
- The Revenant
ORIGINAL SONG
- “Earned It” – Fifty Shades of Grey
- “Manta Ray” – Racing Extinction
- “Simple Song #3″ – Youth
- “Til It Happens to You” – The Hunting Ground
- “Writing’s on the Wall” – Spectre
ANIMATED SHORT
- Bear Story
- Prologue
- Sanjay’s Super Team
- We Can’t Live Without Cosmos
- World of Tomorrow
SOUND EDITING
- Mad Max: Fury Road
- Sicario
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens
- The Martian
- The Revenant
FILM EDITING
- The Big Short
- Mad Max: Fury Road
- The Revenant
- Spotlight
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
- Embrace of the Serpent
- Mustang
- Son of Saul
- Theeb
- A War
ORIGINAL SCORE
- Bridge of Spies
- Carol
- The Hateful Eight
- Sicario
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens
PRODUCTION DESIGN
- Bridge of Spies
- The Danish Girl
- Mad Max: Fury Road
- The Martian
- The Revenant
VISUAL EFFECTS
- Ex Machina
- Mad Max: Fury Road
- The Martian
- The Revenant
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
- The Big Short
- Brooklyn
- Carol
- The Martian
- Room
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
- Bridge of Spies
- Ex Machina
- Inside Out
- Spotlight
- Straight Outta Compton
(With inputs from ABC News)