‘Aadujeevitham’, ‘Kanguva’, ‘All We Imagine As Light’ in the Oscars race

Movies By South First Desk Jan 07, 2025 Read the article

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, on Tuesday, 7 January, revealed the list of 323 feature films eligible for this year’s Oscars.

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Out of these, 207 films have met the eligibility requirements for the prestigious Best Picture category.

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Among the 207, six Indian films have made it to the list.

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Kanguva (Tamil), Aadujeevitham (The Goat Life) (Hindi), Santosh (Hindi), Swatantrya Veer Savarkar (Hindi), All We Imagine as Light (Malayalam-Hindi) and Girls will be Girls (Hindi-English).

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The nomination voting process for the Oscars will commence on 8 January, and conclude on 12 January.

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The final list of nominees will be revealed on 17 January. The Academy Awards ceremony is set to take place on 2 March, at the Dolby Theatre in Ovation Hollywood.

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Kiran Rao’s Laapata Ladies was selected as India’s official entry for the Best International Feature Film category. However, the film did not make the shortlist.

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