RRR Gets Support From Hollywood! 'Don't Look Up' Director Adam McKay Roots For Oscar Nomination
India might have snubbed RRR as its official entry for Oscars 2023, but that doesn't mean the SS Rajamouli's magnum opus is out of the race. The US distributor of the movie has already announced that the Ram Charan and Jr NTR-starrer movie will now compete for 15 other categories including Best Picture nomination, and all fans including Academy Award winner Adam Mckay are rooting for it.?
Hollywood supports RRR
Not just fans in India, but several people abroad also expressed their disappointment when India announced its official Oscar entry as Gujarati movie Chhello Show.
Calling the decision a travesty, Adam Mckay, known for movies like The Big Short and Don't Look Up wrote on Twitter, "This is a travesty. But let’s make sure it gets the best picture nom. Can we do a screening at the Rose Bowl? (How amazing would that be?)".
Earlier, senior editor of Hollywood's reputed publication Variety, Clayton Davis, also expressed his disappointment on Twitter.?
"No #RRR at the Oscars for international feature. India, for the second time in recent memory, has chosen another film over the one they probably could have won with. The first was them not choosing THE LUNCHBOX. What a morning," he wrote.
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The US distributor for the film has revealed that RRR will now be?submitted for best picture, best director (S.S. Rajamouli), original screenplay (Rajamouli and V. Vijayendra Prasad), lead actor (for both N.T. Rama Rao Jr and Ram Charan), supporting actor (Ajay Devgn), supporting actress (Alia Bhatt), original song (Naatu Naatu), original score (M.M. Keeravaani), cinematography, production design, film editing, costume design, makeup and hairstyling, sound and visual effects.
"We have heard fans from around the world tell us that they believe this is one of the best films of the year from any nation... We proudly invite the Academy to consider ‘RRR’ in all categories,"?president of Variance Films, Dylan Marchetti told The Variety.? ???
In the midst of the strong buzz, SS Rajamouli has said that even if RRR wins an Oscar, he won't change his way of working at all.
During an event,?the filmmaker, as quoted by the Indian Express, said, "Whether RRR wins an Oscar or not, my plan for the next film is not going to change. Oscar will be a real boost for morale for the (film’s) unit and the country itself, but that’s not going to change the way I work. I constantly need to upgrade myself as a filmmaker.?I have to update my tools of storytelling. That goes on the side. What I want to say and how I want to is not going to change."?
The Oscars are scheduled to take place on March 12, 2023, in Los Angeles.
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