RRR racing to conquer the final frontier

RRR is racing to conquer the final frontier after winning 15 international awards. All eyes are on the final results of the Oscar nominations which will be announced on 24 January.

Here is how the voting for the Oscars best film award nominations will take place.

Best PICTURE

All 9,579 members can cast ballots for Best Picture

“Initial Magic Number”: 871

Five branches vote only in this race (and can take part in the selection process for Animated Feature and Foreign-Language Feature if they so choose)

the only category in which you need more than 100 votes to secure a nomination are Best Picture and the four acting categories, which are voted for by the largest number of people. Everyone has a say on Best Picture.This collegiate voting partially explains the discrepancies that often happen between categories, for example when a Best Film nominee doesn't get a Best Director nod, or vice versa.

Rajamouli's RRR won the following 15 international awards at the following film festivals.

1. Utah Film Critics Association (UFCA)-Best Non-English Language Film from Alliance of Women Film Journalists organisation.

2. Austin Film Critics Association (AFCA): Nick Powell-Best Stunt Coordinator award

3. Boston Society of Film Critics (BSFC): Best Original Song Award

4. Georgia Film Critics Association (GFCA):  Best International Film Award

5. Atlanta Film Critics Circle (AFCC): Best International Picture

6. Hollywood Critics Association Awards (HCAA):Spotlight Winner Award.

7. National Board of Review (NBR):The NBR has announced its 2022 honourees in December and SS Rajamouli’s RRR found a place in the Top 10 Films of the year.

8. New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC): Best Director Award

9. New York Film Critics Online (NYFCO): Top 10 Films award

10. Saturn Awards (SA): Best International Film Award

11. Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards (SEFCA): Best Foreign-Language Film Award and Top Ten Films of the year award.

12. Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA): Best Original Song and Best Foreign Language Film Awards

13. Critics' Choice Movie Awards (CCMA): Choice Award for Best Song for its track 'Naatu Naatu'.

14. RRR also picked up the Critics’ choice award for the Best Foreign language film in a ceremony held in Los Angeles.

15. Golden Globe Awards (GGA): ‘best original song-motion picture’