After Two Golden Globes Nominations, Rajamouli's RRR Bags Four Nominations At HCA Film Awards
Oscar run for RRR looks promising as SS Rajamouli's film bags four nominations at HCA Film Awards.
SS Rajamouli's RRR continues to create a buzz in the entertainment world. According to reports, the movie starring JrNTR, Ram Charan, and Alia Bhatt in the lead roles, has won four nominations at the Hollywood Critics Association Film Awards.
Not only this, Rajamouli's film had also won multiple nominations at the Critics' Choice Awards, and the prestigious Golden Globes 2023 lately.
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Winning back-to-back nominations at these awards clearly indicates that there's a chance for SS Rajamouli's film RRR to shine at the upcoming Academy Awards.
According to India Today, the SS Rajamouli directorial RRR has been nominated at the 6th Annual HCA Awards, in the following categories - Best Director, Best Picture, Best Action Film, and Best International Film.
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RRR will be competing with Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, The Batman, The Woman King, and Top Gun: Maverick in the Best action film category.
The nominees for Best International Film are:
¡ª Hollywood Critics Association (@HCAcritics) December 15, 2022
All Quiet on the Western Front
Argentina, 1985
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Decision to Leave
RRR#HCAFilmAwards #AllQuietOnTheWesternFront #Argentina1985 #CloseMovie #DecisionToLeave #RRRMovie #RRR pic.twitter.com/0NhTjvrSNh
For the Best International Film category, RRR will compete with the following movies - All Quiet on the Western Front, Argentina 1985, Close, and Decision to Leave.
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On the other hand, RRR made history earlier this week after it was nominated for Best Original Song and Best Film in Non-English Language at Golden Globes. The film received as many as eight nominations at the HCA Critics Awards.
8 Nominations For #RRR From @HCAcritics ???
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BEST PICTURE
BEST DIRECTOR
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
BEST ACTION FILM
BEST EDITING
BEST VFX
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
BEST STUNTS#RRRForOscars #RRRMovie @tarak9999 @RRRMovie pic.twitter.com/D08yNXG0pB
Reacting to the good news, makers took to the official Twitter handle of the film RRR and wrote, "The nomination spree continues! #RRR bags 4 nominations at the #HCAFilmAwards! @HCAcritics Thank you so much Jury for recognising #RRRMovie."
The nomination spree continues! ??#RRR bags 4 nominations at the #HCAFilmAwards! ???? @HCAcritics
¡ª RRR Movie (@RRRMovie) December 15, 2022
Thank you so much Jury for recognising #RRRMovie pic.twitter.com/FzM8ucDuIG
Moreover, many believe that the Ram Charan and JrNTR starrer could win one or two nominations at the Oscars 2023 due to its popularity worldwide.
HCA Film Awards is going to be held on February 24. The blockbuster movie has already won the special HCA Spotlight Award, which will also be presented along with the upcoming HCA Film Awards, as per reports.
SS Rajamouli's RRR has been penned by his father, Vijayendra Prasad. The story revolves around two Telugu freedom fighters, Alluri Seetharama Raju and Komaram Bheem. The period action drama also features Ajay Devgn, Shriya Saran, Ray Stevenson, Alison Doody, and Olivia Morris in crucial roles.
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