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If Clayton Davis had the casting vote at the Academy, 'RRR' would be a close runner-up to 'Close', Lukas Ghont's 2022 Cannes Grand Prix-winning coming-of-age movie, in the Best Picture and the International Feature categories (though for the latter, it is not India's official entry).

Although she is still among the 15 songs still in the running for best original song, her film 'All Too Well: The Short Film', which stars Sadie Sink and Dylan O'Brien, failed to advance to the next round of voting for best live-action short, reports Variety.The 15-minute movie, viewed more than 80 million times on YouTube.

The S.S. Rajamouli directed historical adventure drama is in patrician company on the international list. Notable among the titles that share space on the list with 'RRR' are Steven Spielberg's 'The Fabelmans' at No. 15 ('RRR' is at No. 12), the much-acclaimed 'Tar' (about the downfall of the famous female conductor of a classical orchestra, Lydia Tar, played by Cate Blanchett) at No. 11, 'The Banshees of Inisherin' starring Colin Farrell (No. 8), jailed Iranian director Jafar Panahi's 'No Bears' (No. 5), Park Chan-wook's Cannes favourite, 'Decision to Leave' (No. 3), and the list topper 'Hit the Road', a film by debutant Panaha Panahi, son of Jafar.

The news comes after eight different Oscar categories -- original score, makeup and hairstyling, documentary short, film editing, production design, animated short, live action short and sound -- were cut from the main telecast at the 2022 Academy Awards, leading to much outrage across the film industry.

The couple is going to have a Mumbai wedding on December 11 and 12, which will be followed by extended functions in Delhi on December 16. Since both Monga and Kapoor are Punjabis, a big fat Punjabi wedding with naach-gaana, a fun filled mehendi and sangeet ceremony is expected.

Directed by Pan Nalin, the Gujarati-language film is the story of a nine-year old boy pursuing his dreams in cinema, reports 'Variety'. It debuted at the Tribeca Festival in 2021 and has since played fests in Palms Springs, Seattle and Mill Valley.

The Film Federation of India made the announcement about the selection on Tuesday. The film, directed by Pan Nalin, is an auto-biographical drama and finds its physical setting in the western region of Gujarat. Born in Adtala village in Lathi Taluka of Amreli district, Gujarat, and originally named Nalin Kumar Pandya, he is the son of a tea vendor father, who own a stall in Khijadiya railway station near Amreli.

Speaking at an Emmy preview event in LA on Wednesday night, the SNL comic reflected on the infamous physical clash between Oscars host Chris Rock and Will Smith, and on the pitfalls of 'roasting' at awards shows in general, reports Deadline. "I think a good comic is supposed to be aware," Thompson said.

In a new interview, the 21-year-old singer shared why the awkward confrontation between her father and Chris Rock didn't disrupt her, reports aceshowbiz.com. Willow said it is part of "humanness" to make errors after the 53-year-old actor stormed the stage of this year's Academy Awards to whack the 57-year-old stand-up comic for making a joke about his wife's haircut. She told Billboard in an interview "I see my whole family as being human, and I love and accept them for all their humanness."

Haggis was arrested on June 19 in Ostuni, a location in the southern region of Puglia on the heel of the Italian boot, on charges of sexual assault allegedly inflicted to a 28-year British woman over the course of two days in June.