Oscars 2023 Highlights: Naatu Naatu Wins The Trophy, RRR And The Elephant Wishperers Make India Proud

The 95th Academy Awards came to an end with Everything Everywhere All At Once winning the Best Picture award. Congratulations to all the winners!

Everything Everywhere All At Once star Michelle Yeoh won the Best Actress award for her performance in the film.

For his performance in The Whale, Brendan Fraser walked away with the Best Actor trophy. He got emotional while giving his winning speech and thanked the whole team.

Everything Everywhere All At Once director-duo Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, collectively known as Daniels, took home the Best Director trophy, beating Martin McDonagh (The Banshees of Inisherin), Steven Spielberg (The Fabelmans), Todd Field (Tár), and Ruben Östlund (Triangle of Sadness).

SS Rajamouli and RRR team has finally made India proud by winning the Oscar award in the Best Original Song category.

A picture from Oscars 2023 is currently doing the rounds on social media in which RRR star Jr NTR is posing with Oscar-winner Guneet Monga.

Directed and co-produced by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (collectively known as Daniels), Everything Everywhere All at Once now wins in the Original Screenplay category.

Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai is attending the 95th Academy Awards.

James Cameron's Avatar: The Way of Water won in the category of Best Visual Effects category, beating biggies like All Quiet on the Western Front, The Batman, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, and Top Gun: Maverick.

After receiving the Oscar award for The Elephant Whisperers in the Best Documentary Short Film category, producer Guneet Monga took to social media and reacted to the win. She wrote, "Tonight is historic as this is the first ever Oscar for an Indian production. India’s Glory with 2 women. Thank you Mom Dad Guruji Shukrana. To my Co-Producer Achin Jain, Team Sikhya, Netlflix, Aloke, Sarafina, WME Bash Sanjana. My lovely Husband Sunny. Happy 3 months anniversary baby! Kartiki for bringing & weaving this story. To all the women watching..."

Producer Guneet Monga and the team of The Elephant Whisperers came on the stage to receive the trophy. Take a look at their winning speech here.

Beating Haulout, How Do You Measure a Year?, The Martha Mitchell Effect, Stranger at the Gate, India's The Elephant Whisperers walks away with the winner's trophy in the Best Documentary Short Film category.

The performance on RRR song Naatu Naatu gets standing ovation. Naatu Naatu has bagged a nomination for the Best Original Song.

RRR song Naatu Naatu was performed live by singers Rahul Sipligunj, Kaala Bhairava, and actress-dancer Lauren Gottlieb.

Deepika Padukone looks radiant in Black as she introduced RRR song Naatu Naatu at the stage of 95th Academy Awards.

Ruth E. Carter walked away with the winner's trophy in Best Costume Design for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, beating Babylon, Elvis, Everything Everywhere All at Once, and Mrs Harris Goes to Paris.

The Academy Award for Best Hair & Makeup goes to The Whale.

At the 95th Academy Awards, the Indian documentary feature All That Breathes was not awarded the Best Documentary Feature Film. The trophy was won by Navalny.

Jamie Lee Curtis has been honored with an Academy Award in the category of Best Supporting Actress for her outstanding performance in Everything Everywhere All at Once.

Ke Huy Quan has won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Everything Everywhere All at Once.

Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (Netflix) is the first winner of the 95th Academy Awards. The film won the trophy in Best Animated Feature category.

After the grand red carpet, the main event has finally started and host Jimmy Kimmel is on the stage.

And the queen is slaying! Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone looked gorgeous in Black as she posed for paps at the red carpet.

'Spider Man' Andrew Garfield makes a statement at the red carpet of 95th Academy Awards.

Jr NTR, the star of RRR and Ram Charan's co-star, arrived in style at the 95th Academy Awards red carpet and looked dapper in black.

Ram Charan, the star of RRR, made a striking appearance at the 95th Academy Awards red carpet in a black ethnic outfit. His film's song, Naatu Naatu, has been nominated for an award at the ceremony.

Bollywood star Deepika Padukone, who is among the presenters at Oscars 2023, took to social media and shared her look for the event. She's looking stunning in a black gown.

At the 95th Annual Academy Awards, Idris Elba appeared stylish in a blue jacket.

Popular celebrities have started arriving at the red carpet of the 95th Academy Awards. From Idris Elba to Miles Teller and Keleigh Sperry, it is turning out to be a starry event already.

Eight-time Academy-nominated American actress, Glenn Close will give this year’s Oscars a miss as she has tested positive for COVID-19. She was also one of the presenters of the coveted trophy.

Brendan Fraser has received an Oscar nomination for the first time for Best Actor in a Leading Role for 'The Whale'. The actor talked about animated films he loves the most.

RRR's iconic song Naatu Naatu, which was nominated for best original song, has already been said to be shortlisted. The singer duo Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava will be performing at the most-awaited awards ceremony. They will be accompanied by American actor and dancer Lauren Gottlieb, who has been a part of several Indian songs and movies. Meanwhile, pop diva Rihanna will be performing her song Lift Me Up from the movie Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone has created history by becoming the third Indian actor to present an Oscar.

Lauren Gottlieb is all set to set take the stage on Hollywood’s biggest night as she will perform on the Best Original Song nominee Naatu Naatu at the 95th Academy Awards. The actress and dancer took to Instagram to share the news.

Music maestro, AR Rahman during a conversation with ANI said that RRR’s Naatu Naatu’s Oscar win would lift India up globally. He said, “I want Naatu Naatu to win, I wanted them to win the Grammy also because any award for any of us is going to lift India up…and the zone, the concentration of our culture will become higher.” AR Rahman, himself has won an Academy Award for his amazing composition in Slumdog Millionaire.

RRR star Ram Charan enjoys a massive fanbase not just in India, but also internationally. The megastar is currently in LA as he is all set to attend the 95th Academy Awards. Ramcharan interacted with his fans during an event that was organized by the Fans’ associations in the USA and took place at Los Feliz Blvd. His fans from different states in the country greeted the actor with great enthusiasm. A video from the event is going viral.

In its history of almost 100 years, 13 Indians have been nominated for the prestigious Academy Awards. Check out the list: Mehboob Khan’s Mother India (1958), Ismail Merchant’s 13-minute short film The Creation of Woman (1961), Fali Bilimoria’s short documentary The House That Ananda Built (1968), Ishu Patel’s short animated Bead Game (1978), Producer KK Kapil’s short 18-minute documentary An Encounter with Faces (1979), Bhanu Athaiya for Best Costume Design (1983), Ismail Merchant’s 1958 romantic film ‘A Room with a View’ (1987), Mira Nair’s iconic film Salaam Bombay (1989), Satyajit Ray (1992), Ismail Merchant’s romantic drama Howards End (1993), Ismail Merchant’s The Remains of the Day (1994), Ashutosh Gowariker’s Lagaan (2002), Ashvin Kumar’s Little Terrorist (2005), AR Rahman (2009), AR Rahman (2011), Pi’s Lullaby (2013), Sushmit Ghosh and Rintu Thomas (2022), Shaunak Sen and Aman Mann’s All That Breathes; Kartiki Gonsalves and Guneet Monga’s Elephant Whisperers; MM Keeravani and Telugu lyricist Chandrabose for Naatu Naatu (2023)

Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez shared a glimpse of the pre-Oscars dinner party that she attended with the team of her Oscar-nominated film, Tell it like a woman. The diva looked glamorous in a navy-blue pantsuit, which she paired with a matching bralette. In the pictures that she shared on her Instagram, the actress was accompanied by Japanese model Anne Watanabe, actor Mira Sorvino, Indian fashion designers Falguni and Shane Peacock, and filmmaker Andrea Iervolino, among others.

Bhanu Athaiya, won in the year 1983 for Best Costumes Design. Satyajit Ray was awarded an Honorary Oscar for Lifetime Achievement in the year 1992. Bhanu Athaiya, won in the year 1983 for Best Costumes Design. Satyajit Ray was awarded an Honorary Oscar for Lifetime Achievement in the year 1992. Resul Pookutty received an Oscar for his work in the Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire in 2009. A.R. Rahman won two awards at the Oscars. One for the original score and the other for the song "Jai Ho" in the year 2009. Gulzar Sahab won an Oscar at the 81st Academy Awards, for "Best Original Song" for "Jai Ho."

SS Rajamouli’s RRR’s peppy hit number, Naatu Naatu will be performed live at the Oscar awards ceremony. The song features Ram Charan and NTR Jr and has been composed by MM Keeravani and written by Chandrabose. Oscar's official Twitter handle confirmed the live rendition of the song by Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava.

The list of celebrity presenters at the Oscars this year includes Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone, Fast & Furious star Dwayne Johnson, Creed III actor-director Michael B Jordan, Samuel L Jackson, and Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quantumania villain Jonathan Majors. Some other names include Jennifer Connelly, Riz Ahmed, Emily Blunt, Zoe Saldaña, Glenn Close, Ariana DeBose, Troy Kotsur, Melissa McCarthy, Janelle Monáe, Questlove, and Donnie Yen.

Jimmy Kimmel, who previously hosted the Oscars twice, will be returning as the host for the third time. However, this will be his first time since 2018, which was also the last time the Oscars had a solo host.

Jr NTR is presently in the United States for Oscars 2023 as his song, Naatu Naatu, from SS Rajamouli's movie RRR has earned a nomination for Best Original Song. Furthermore, a picture of Lucien Laviscount with Jr NTR has gone viral on social media, as they met each other at a cafe in Beverly Hills.

India may have its chance to shine at the 95th Academy Awards, with Naatu Naatu, the popular dance track from RRR, All That Breathes, and The Elephant Whisperers receiving nominations. This marks the first time that Indian-made productions have received three Oscar nominations.

To watch the awards ceremony on your phone or desktop, a subscription to Disney+Hotstar is required. The 95th Academy Awards will be accessible for viewing on the popular OTT platform, with the live broadcast scheduled to begin on Monday (March 13) at 5:30 am.