Oscars 2023: ‘Naatu Naatu’ wins Best Original Song

Los Angeles (IANS) ‘Naatu Naatu’ picturised on Ram Charan and NTR Jr from the Telegu-language film ‘RRR’ made India proud again as it won the Best Original Song at the 95th Academy Awards.

Leaving behind names such as Lady Gaga, Diane Warren and Rihanna, ‘Naatu Naatu’ made history after contending against songs such as ‘Applause’ from ‘Tell It Like a Woman’, ‘Hold My Hand’ from ‘Top Gun: Maverick’, ‘Lift Me Up’ from ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ and ‘This Is a Life’ from ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’.

Singers Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava performed “Naatu Naatu,” which features lyrics from Chandrabose and music by M.M. Keervaani.

Bollywood star Deepika Padukone introduced the performance.

Music composer M.M. Keeravaani said on receiving the honour: “Thank you Academy. I grew up listening to The Carpenters… and here I am at the Oscars. There was only one wish on my mind… So was Rajamouli’s and my family… ‘RRR’, pride of every Indian. Thank you.”

‘Naatu Naatu’ has already won a Golden Globe and a Critics Choice Award this year.

‘RRR’ stars NTR Jr., Ram Charan, Ajay Devgn, Alia Bhatt and Shriya Saran and tells the fictional story of two real-life Indian revolutionaries, Alluri Sitarama Raju and Komaram Bheem and their fight against the British Raj.

Set in the 1920s, the plot explores the undocumented period in their lives when both the revolutionaries chose to go into obscurity before they began the fight for their country.

 

LIST OF WINNERS

 

Best Picture

“All Quiet on the Western Front”

“Avatar: The Way of Water”

“The Banshees of Inisherin”

“Elvis”

“Everything Everywhere All at Once” — Winner

“The Fabelmans”

“Tár”

“Top Gun: Maverick”

“Triangle of Sadness”

“Women Talking”

Actress In A Supporting Role

Angela Bassett, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”

Hong Chau, “The Whale”

Kerry Condon, “The Banshees of Inisherin”

Jamie Lee Curtis, “Everything Everywhere All at Once” — Winner

Stephanie Hsu, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”

 

Actor In A Supporting Role

Brendan Gleeson, “The Banshees of Inisherin”

Brian Tyree Henry, “Causeway”

Judd Hirsch, “The Fabelmans”

Barry Keoghan, “The Banshees of Inisherin”

Ke Huy Quan, “Everything Everywhere All at Once” — Winner

 

International Feature Film

“All Quiet on the Western Front,” Germany — Winner

“Argentina, 1985,” Argentina

“Close,” Belgium

“EO,” Poland

“The Quiet Girl,” Ireland

 

Documentary (Short)

“The Elephant Whisperers” — Winner

“Haulout”

“How Do You Measure a Year?”

“The Martha Mitchell Effect”

“Stranger at the Gate”

 

Documentary Feature

“All That Breathes”

“All the Beauty and the Bloodshed”

“Fire of Love”

“A House Made of Splinters”

“Navalny” — Winner

 

Original Song

“Applause” from “Tell It like a Woman”

“Hold My Hand” from “Top Gun: Maverick”

“Lift Me Up” from “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”

“Naatu Naatu” from “RRR” — Winner

“This Is A Life” from “Everything Everywhere All at Once”

 

Animated Feature Film

“Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” — Winner

“Marcel the Shell With Shoes On”

“Puss in Boots: The Last Wish”

“The Sea Beast”

“Turning Red”

 

Adapted Screenplay

“All Quiet on the Western Front”

“Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”

“Living”

“Top Gun: Maverick”

“Women Talking” — Winner

 

Original Screenplay

“The Banshees of Inisherin”

“Everything Everywhere All at Once” — Winner

“The Fabelmans”

“Tár”

“Triangle of Sadness”

 

Actor In A Leading Role

Austin Butler, “Elvis”

Colin Farrell, “The Banshees of Inisherin”

Brendan Fraser, “The Whale” — Winner

Paul Mescal, “Aftersun”

Bill Nighy, “Living”

 

Actress In A Leading Role

Cate Blanchett, “Tár”

Ana de Armas, “Blonde”

Andrea Riseborough, “To Leslie”

Michelle Williams, “The Fabelmans”

Michelle Yeoh, “Everything Everywhere All at Once” — Winner

 

Director

Martin McDonagh, “The Banshees of Inisherin”

Daniel Scheinert and Daniel Kwan, “Everything Everywhere All at Once” — Winner

Steven Spielberg, “The Fabelmans”

Todd Field, “Tár”

Ruben Ostlund, “Triangle of Sadness”

Production Design

“All Quiet on the Western Front” — Winner

“Avatar: The Way of Water”

“Babylon”

“Elvis”

“The Fabelmans”

 

Cinematography

“All Quiet on the Western Front” — Winner

“Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths”

“Elvis”

“Empire of Light”

“Tár”

 

Costume Design

“Babylon”

“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” — Winner

“Elvis”

“Everything Everywhere All at Once”

“Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris”

 

Achievement In Sound

“All Quiet on the Western Front”

“Avatar: The Way of Water”

“The Batman”

“Elvis”

“Top Gun: Maverick” — Winner

Animated Short Film

“The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse” — Winner

“The Flying Sailor”

“Ice Merchants”

“My Year of Dicks”

“An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It”

 

Live Action Short Film

“An Irish Goodbye” — Winner

“Ivalu”

“Le Pupille”

“Night Ride”

“The Red Suitcase”

 

Original Score

“All Quiet on the Western Front” — Winner

“Babylon”

“The Banshees of Inisherin”

“Everything Everywhere All at Once”

“The Fabelmans”

 

Visual Effects

“All Quiet on the Western Front”

“Avatar: The Way of Water” — Winner

“The Batman”

“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”

“Top Gun: Maverick”

 

Film Editing

“The Banshees of Inisherin”

“Elvis”

“Everything Everywhere All at Once” — Winner

“Tár”

“Top Gun: Maverick”

 

Makeup And Hairstyling

“All Quiet on the Western Front”

“The Batman”

“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”

“Elvis”

“The Whale” — Winner