los angeles [US]Feb 14 (ANI): The 95th Oscar nominees were celebrated at a luncheon on Monday.
The annual tradition has become the unofficial kickoff to the second phase of the Oscar campaign. The event featured more than a few stars hoping to earn trophies at the annual awards show.
India’s MM Keeravani, Guneet Monga and Shaunak Sen also marked their presence at the star-studded luncheon at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
There were multiple-time winners such as Steven Spielberg, Roger Deakins and Justin Hurwitz. There were also multiple-time nominees such as Tom Cruise, Michelle Williams, Sarah Polley, Rian Johnson, Marie Zophres, and Diane Warren. First-time nominees Brandon Fraser, Hong Chow, Austin Butler, Ke Hui Quan and Paul Mescal were also in attendance.
They all came together for the much awaited class photo. have a look.
The menu for the star-studded event included a two-course meal with dessert, which included a harvest salad and king oyster mushroom scallops, wild mushroom risotto, roasted Brussels sprouts, baby carrots and pea tendrils. For dessert, guests were served opera cake, ganache and fresh berries, the people said.
During the event, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences president Janet Yang addressed Will Smith’s infamous slapping of Chris Rock during the previous year’s Oscars, telling the roomful of nominees that the Academy’s initial response was “inadequate”. (The apologetic Smith resigned from the Academy, which banned him from attending its events for 10 years.)
The 95th Oscar Awards will be held on March 12 at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood. This time, not just one, but three important Indian films are competing for the coveted Oscar Awards 2023 nominations.
RRR features in the list of Best Original Song for the dance song Naatu Naatu, which won the Golden Globe Award in the same category earlier this year.
Shaunak Sen’s All That Breathes is nominated for Best Documentary Feature Film and Guneet Monga’s The Elephant Whispers is nominated for Best Documentary Short.
India’s official Oscar entry, ‘Chhelo Show’ or Last Picture Show, was left out of the final slate in the Best International Feature Film category. (ANI)
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