95th Academy Awards 2023: It was a historical day for Indian cinema industry as two Indian films won the Oscars in the recently concluded 95th Academy/ Oscar Awards 2023 in their respective categories . The first Oscar goes to the Telugu blockbuster movie RRR’s “Naatu Naatu” song for Best Original Song category .The song was written by Keeravaani and lyrics by Chandrabose. The second Indian film awardee is the Kartiki Gonsalves and Guneet Monga’s Netflix documentary short film “The Elephant Whisperers” for Best Short Documentary Film category.
Earlier, The “Naatu Naatu” song also won in the “Golden Globe Awards 2023” for Best Original Song. “The Elephant Whisperers” follows the family from Tamil Nadu’s Mudumalai Tiger Reserve who end up adopting two orphan baby elephants.
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95th Academy Awards 2023:List of Other Winners
- Here the complete list of winners in the 95th Academy Awards or Oscar Awards 2023. 95th Academy Awards 2023. oscar awards 2023 winners:
| Categories | Winners |
| Best Picture | Everything Everywhere all at Once |
| Best Actress | Michelle Yeoh (for “Everything Everywhere all at Once”) |
| Best Actor | Brendan Fraser (for “The Whale”) |
| Best Director | Daniel Kwan & Daniel Schienert (for “Everything Everywhere all at Once”) |
| Best Film Editing | Everything Everywhere all at Once |
| Best Original Song | “Naatu Naatu” (for RRR) |
| Best Song | Top Gun: Maverick |
| Writing (Adapted Screenplay) | Women Talking- Written by Sarah Poley |
| Writing (Original Screenplay) | Everything Everywhere all at Once- Written by Daniel Kwan & Daniel Schienert |
| Best Visual Effects | Avatar: The Way of Water |
| Best Production Design | All Quiet on the Western Front |
| Best Original Score | All Quiet on the Western Front |
| Best Animated Short Film | The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse |
| Best Documentary Short Film | The Elephant Whisperers |
| Best Costume Design | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever |
| Best International Feature Film | All Quiet on the Western Front (country- Germany) |
| Best Makeup and Hairstyling | The Whale |
| Best Cinematography | All Quiet on the Western Front |
| Best Documentary Feature Film | Navalny |
| Best Live Action Short | An Irish Goodbye |
| Best Supporting Actress | Jamie Lee Curtis- Everything Everywhere all at Once |
| Best Supporting Actor | Ke Huy Kuan – Everything Everywhere all at Once |
| Best Animated Feature Film | Pinocchio (Guillermo del Toro) |
95th Academy Awards 2023:Some Highlights
- The 95th edition of the Academy Awards took place at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood in Los Angeles (USA) on 12 March 2023.
- Indian Actress Deepika Padukone was present at the Oscars 2023. She became the 3rd Indian to present an Oscar after Persis Khambatta in 1980 and Priyanka Chopra in 2016.
- The America Sci-Fi film “Everything Everywhere all at Once” won the most nominations (11) in the ceremony and also won 7 awards out of 11.
- Two Indian film bagged the Oscars in this year’s edition in their respective categories.
- The first Oscar won by the “Naatu Naatu” song which earlier also won in the “Golden Globe Award 2023” held in January. The song was composed by M. M. Keeravani, with lyrics by Chandrabose and recorded by Rahul Shipligunj and Kaala Bhairava. The song was shot at the Mariinskyi Palace (Ukraine).
- The second Oscar won by the short film “The Elephant Whisperers” in the Best Documentary Short Film category. The 41-minute short film is directed by Kartiki Gonsalves and Guneet Monga. 95th Academy Awards 2023.
Additional Information for Competitive Exams
- The Academy Awards or simply Oscar Awards are presented annually by the Academy of Motion picture and Sciences (AMPAS), USA.
- The first Oscar Awards was given on 16th May 1929.
- The first Indian to win an Oscar Award was Bhanu Athaiya in the year 1983 for “Best Costume Design” category for the film Gandhi.
- Legendary Bengali filmmaker Satyajit Ray received the Honorary Award in the year 1992 becoming the only Indian to receive the honour till date. Resul Pookutty and A.R Rahman won the Academy Award for “Best Sound Mixing” and “Best Original Score”, category respectively, for the 2008 British film “Slumdog Millionaire.”