SS Rajamouli's RRR Oscar journey begins, with nominations for Best Actor, Best Director, and more.

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• Oct 7, 2022 | Sourav Boruah

Digital Desk: RRR, directed by SS Rajamouli,
is the most anticipated film for the Oscars in 2023. Despite the fact that the
film was not selected as the official entry for the Oscars, the team is working
hard to make it big this year. Yes, RRR's journey to the Oscars has begun. The
team has started a campaign for RRR and has submitted nominations for Academy
Awards in a variety of categories.

The RRR team has
officially submitted nominations for the Oscars 2023 in categories ranging from
Best Film to Best Actor to Best Visual Effects. Ram Charan and Jr NTR will also
be nominated for Academy Awards in the Best Actor category. The Academy Awards,
on the other hand, have yet to respond to the campaign and officially announce
the Oscars 2023 nominees.

"It's
official: #RRRMovie's FYC awards/Oscars campaign is going for Best Picture,
@ssrajamouli for Best Director, Actor (both Jr NTR & Ram Charan),
Screenplay, Original Song, Score, Editing, Cinematography, Sound, Production
Design, VFX and more categories #RRRforOscars #OscaRRRs," the makers wrote
on Twitter.

RRR was recently
screened at Los Angeles' largest theatre, the Chinese Theater, and received a
massive response from Western audiences. During a screening of the film, SS
Rajamouli received a standing ovation.

Previously,
Variance Films, the US distributor, told Variety that it had decided to launch
a full campaign for SS Rajamouli's magnum opus, RRR, urging the Academy's
10,000 members to vote for the Telugu-language film in all categories.
Rajamouli recently discussed the possibility of his film winning an Oscar,
saying, "Whether or not RRR wins an Oscar, my plans for the next film
remain unchanged. The Oscar will boost morale for the (film's) unit and the
country, but it will not change the way I work."A few weeks ago,
cinephiles and critics both in India and in the West were left disappointed
after SS Rajamouli's RRR, starring Ram Charan and Jr NTR was snubbed and Pan
Nalin's Gujarati language film Chhello Show, titled Last Film Show in English,
was picked as India's official entry to the Oscars for Best International
Feature category.