Los Angeles: The Pan-India film directed by S.S. Rajamouli “RRR” is definitely is most favoured international film on the US Award Circuit on Friday. S.S. Rajamouli’s ‘RRR’, starring Ram Charan and Jr NTR, has won the most awards for Best International Feature (nine) the Best Original Score by M.M. Keeravani,  four nods, behind the five won by ‘The Batman’ and ‘Babylon’ and above the three of ‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio’.

The irony, though, is that ‘RRR’ is not India’s official entry — it is Pan Nalin’s Gujarati film, ‘Chhello Show’ (Last Show) — but the Tollywood blockbuster’s American promoters, Variance Films, has included it in all award categories.

The leading films in the Oscar awards list are:-

Best Picture: ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ – 16
Best Director: The Daniels (Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert) for ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ – 16
Best Actor: Colin Farrell (‘The Banshees of Inisherin’) – 16; Brendan Fraser (‘The Whale’) – nine
Best Actress: Michelle Yeoh (‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’) – 15; Cate Blanchett (‘Tar’) – 11
Best Supporting Actor: Ke Huy Quan (‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’) – 24
Best Supporting Actress: Kerry Condon (‘The Banshees of Inisherin’) – nine
Original Screenplay: ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’ – 15; ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ – 10
Animated Feature: ‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio’ – 14; ‘Marcel the Shell with Shoes On’ – eight
Cinematography: ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ – 15
Film Editing: ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ – 10