The 95th Oscars was held on March 13, 2023 (India Time), at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood.
Naatu Naatu from SS Rajamouli’s RRR won an Oscar for Best Original Song. Music composer MM Keeravani and lyricist Chandrabose accepted the award on stage.
RRR created history as it became the first feature film to bring India’s first ever Oscar in the Best Original Song category with Naatu Naatu’s win.
Indian documentary The Elephant Whisperers bagged the Best Documentary Short Award. This makes it the first Indian production to win under the category. Directed by Kartiki Gonsalves, the 30-minute-long film focuses on the bond between an orphaned elephant Raghu and his caretakers – a couple Bomman and Bellie– who dedicate their lives to protect Raghu from poachers and raise him.
The film is set in the Mudumalai National Park in Tamil Nadu and showcases the Indian tradition of environmental conservation. It was released on Netflix on December 8, 2022.
Oscar winners 2023
Best Picture: EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE
Best Actor in a Leading Role: Brendan Fraser (THE WHALE)
Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Ke Huy Quan (EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE)
Best Actress in a Leading Role: Michelle Yeoh (EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE)
Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Jamie Lee Curtis (EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE)
Best Animated Feature Film: GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S PINOCCHIO
Best Cinematography: ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT
Best Director: EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE (Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert)
Best Documentary Feature Film: NAVALNY
Best Documentary Short Film: THE ELEPHANT WHISPERERS (Kartiki Gonsalves and Guneet Monga)
International Feature Film: ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (Germany)
Music (Original Score): ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT
Music (Original Song): “Naatu Naatu” from RRR (Music by M.M. Keeravaani; Lyric by Chandrabose).
