The race for the prestigious Oscars is heating up and according to the latest renowned international magazine Variety came up with the nominations wish list from people across the world and in the first of its kind, Young Tiger NTR made it to the best actor category. Similarly Rajamouli's Magnum Opus RRR made it to the list in multiple categories.
Here are the nominations wish list
Best Picture
1.“Close”
Michiel Dhont, Dirk Impens
2.“RRR”
D.V.V. Danayya
3.“Holy Spider”
Sol Bondy, Jacob Jarek, Ali Abbasi
4.“Tár”
Todd Field, Scott Lambert, Alexandra Milchan
5.“Marcel the Shell with Shoes On”
Dean Fleischer-Camp, Andrew Goldman, Elisabeth Holm, Caroline Kaplan, Terry Leonard, Paul Mezey, Jenny Slate
6.“Bones and All”
Luca Guadagnino, David Lajganich, Francesco Melzi d’Eril, Lorenzo Mieli, Marco Morabito, Gabriele Moratti, Theresa Park, Peter Spears
7.“Women Talking”
Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Frances McDormand
8.“Retrograde”
Caitlin McNally
9.“Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Daniel Kwan, Mike Larocca, Daniel Scheinert, Jonathan Wang
10.“Till”
Keith Beauchamp, Barbara Broccoli, Thomas K. Levine, Michael JP Reilly, Frederick Zollo, Whoopi Goldberg
Winner: “Close”
Runner Up: “RRR”
Honorable mentions:“All Quiet on the Western Front”; “The Banshees of Inisherin”; “Emancipation”; “Good Night Oppy”; “The Silent Twins”; “The Son”; “Sr.”; “Three Thousand Years of Longing” ; “Top Gun: Maverick”; “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent”; “Wendell & Wild”
Best Director
1.Chinonye Chukwu – “Till”
2.Lukas Dhont – “Close”
3.Todd Field – “Tár”
4.Matthew Heineman – “Retrograde”
5.S.S. Rajamouli – “RRR”
Winner: Todd Field, “Tár”
Runner Up: Lukas Dhont
Honorable mentions: Ali Abbasi – “Holy Spider”; Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert – “Everything Everywhere All at Once”; George Miller – “Three Thousand Years of Longing”; Sarah Polley – “Women Talking”; Gina Prince-Bythewood – “The Woman King”
Actor in a Leading Role
1.Mehdi Bajestani – “Holy Spider”
2.Austin Butler – “Elvis”
3.Eden Dambrine – “Close”
4.Colin Farrell – “The Banshees of Inisherin”
5.Brendan Fraser – “The Whale”
Winner: Austin Butler, “Elvis”
Runner Up: Brendan Fraser
Honorable mentionsHugh Jackman – “The Son”; Bill Nighy – “Living”; Cooper Raiff – “Cha Cha Real Smooth” ; N.T. Rama Rao Jr. – “RRR”; Will Smith – “Emancipation”
Original Screenplay
1.“Close” – Lukas Dhont, Angelo Tijssens
2.“Everything Everywhere All at Once” – Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert
3.“Good Luck to You, Leo Grande” – Katy Brand
4.“Tár” – Todd Field
5.“The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent” – Tom Gormican, Kevin Etten
Winner: Todd Field, “Tár”
Runner Up: “Close”
Honorable mentions: — Martin McDonagh – “The Banshees of Inisherin”; Tony Kushner, Steven Spielberg — “The Fabelmans”; Ali Abbasi – “Holy Spider”; Vijayendra Prasad, S.S. Rajamouli – “RRR” ; Keith Beauchamp, Chinonye Chuwku, Michael Reilly – “Till”
Production Design
1.“Crimes of the Future” (Neon) – Carol Spier (production designer), Dimitra Sourlantzi (set decorator)
2.“Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” (Netflix) – Rick Heinrichs (production designer), Elli Griff (set decorator)
3.“Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” (Netflix) – Curt Enderle (production designer), Guy Davis (set decorator)
4.“The Northman” (Focus Features) – Craig Lathrop (production designer), Niamh Coulter (set decorator)
5.“The Woman King” (Sony Pictures) – Akin McKenzie (production designer), Renee Filipova (set decorator)
Winner: Rick Heinrichs, Elli Griff, “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”
Runner Up: “The Woman King”
Honorable mentions: “Devotion” – Wynn Thomas (production designer), Merissa Lombardo (set decorator); “Empire of Light”– Mark Tildesley (production designer), Kamlan Man (set decorator); “Everything Everywhere All at Once”– Jason Isvarday (production designer), Kelsi Ephraim (set decorator); “RRR” – Sabu Cyril (production designer); “White Noise”– Jess Gonchor (production designer), Claire Kaufman (set decorator)
Cinematography
1.“The Batman” – Greig Fraser
2.“Emancipation” – Robert Richardson
3.“Nope” – Hoyte van Hoytema
4.“RRR” – K. K. Senthil Kumar
5.“Top Gun: Maverick” – Claudio Miranda
Winner: Robert Richardson, “Emancipation”
Runner Up: “The Batman”
Film Editing
1.“Bones and All” – Marco Costa
2.“Everything Everywhere All at Once” – Paul Rogers
3.“Tár”– Monika Willi
4.“Three Minutes: A Lengthening”– Katharina Wartena
5.“Top Gun: Maverick”– Eddie Hamilton
Winner: Monika Willi, “Tár”
Runner Up: “Top Gun: Maverick”
Honorable mentions: Rejh Cabrera, Helen Kearns, “Good Night Oppy”; Pablo Garza, Matthew Heineman, Grace Zahrah, “Retrograde” ; A. Sreekar Prasad, “RRR”; Kevin Ford, Amanda C. Griffin, “Sr.” ; Terilyn A. Shropshire, “The Woman King”; Christopher Donaldson, Roslyn Kalloo, “Women Talking”
Sound
Honorable mentions: “All Quiet on the Western Front”; “Babylon”; “Bones and All”; “RRR”; “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent”
Visual Effects
1.“Avatar: The Way of Water” — Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, Daniel Barrett
2.“Beast”— Enrik Pavdeja (visual effects supervisor), Max Poolman (special effects supervisor), Lise-Marie Bothma (special effects coordinator)
3.“Good Night Oppy” — Ivan Busquets, Abishek Nair (visual effects supervisor), Marko Chulev, Steven Nichols (digital supervisors)
4.“RRR”— V Srinivas Mohan (visual effects supervisor)
5.“Top Gun: Maverick” — Ryan Tudhope (visual effects supervisor), Scott R. Fisher (special effects coordinator), Seth Hill (visual effects supervisor), Bryan Litson (visual effects supervisor)
Winner: Ryan Tudhope, Scott R. Fisher, Seth Hill, Bryan Litson, “Top Gun: Maverick”
Runner Up: “Good Night Oppy”
Original Score
1.“The Batman” – Michael Giacchino
2.“Devotion”– Chanda Dancy
3.“Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness”– Danny Elfman
4.“RRR” – M.M. Keeravaani
5.“Women Talking”– Hildur Guðnadóttir
Winner: Michael Giacchino, “The Batman”
Runner Up: “Women Talking”
Original Song
1.“(You Made It Feel Like) Home” from “Bones and All” (MGM/United Artists Releasing) — Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
2.“Love is Not Love” from “Bros” (Universal Pictures) — Marc Shaiman and Billy Eichner
3.“Til You’re Home” from “A Man Called Otto” (Sony Pictures) — David Hodges and Rita Wilson
4.“Naatu Naatu” from “RRR” (Variance Films) — Kala Bhairava, M. M. Keeravani, Rahul Sipligunj
5.“Komuram Bheemudo” from “RRR” (Variance Films) — Suddala Ashok Teja, Kala Bhairava, M.M. Keeravani
Winner: Suddala Ashok Teja, Kala Bhairava, M.M. Keeravani for “Komuram Bheemudo” from “RRR”
Runner Up: “(You Made It Feel Like) Home” from “Bones and All”
Honorable mentions:“Lift Me Up” from “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”; “Vegas” from “Elvis (Warner Bros.); “Ciao Papa” from “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio”; “Dosti” from “RRR”; “I Ain’t Worried” from “Top Gun: Maverick”
International Feature
1.“All Quiet on the Western Front” (Germany) — Edward Berger (director)
2.“Close” (Belgium) — Lukas Dhont (director)
3.“Holy Spider” (Denmark) — Ali Abbasi (director)
4.“R.M.N.” (Romania) — Cristian Mungiu (director)
5.“RRR” (India) — S.S. Rajamouli (director)
Winner: “Close”
Runner Up: “RRR”