SS Rajamouli’s ‘RRR’ registered its first major international win after the filmmaker won Best Director at The New York Film Critics Circle. Founded in 1935, it is the oldest critics group in the US with members from newspapers, magazines and online publications. The group will hand out its awards at a dinner in early January.
A Telugu feature starring Jr NTR, Ram Charan, Alia Bhatt, and Ajay Devgn among others, ‘RRR’ released in March 2022. It is a fictional story based on the lives of two Telugu freedom fighters Alluri Seetharama Raju and Komaram Bheem. Despite the movie’s huge success, it was not selected as India’s official entry for Oscars 2023. So makers of the movie applied in 14 categories under 'For your consideration' campaign. The producers applied to The Academy For the Oscars in main categories. ‘RRR’ team has asked for consideration in categories including-- Best Picture (DVV Danayya), Best Director (SS Rajamouli), Best Actor (Jr NTR and Ram Charan), Best Supporting Actor (Ajay Devgn), Best Supporting Actress (Alia Bhatt) and more.
Meanwhile, the New York Film Critics Circle has named “ Tár ” its best picture of the year, with Todd Field’s contemporary drama about a renowned conductor and composer also nabbing best actress for Cate Blanchett’s leading performance. The group met Friday in New York to vote on and announce its selections for the year.
The Circle is known for spreading awards across a wide swath of the year’s film. Other winners included Charlotte Wells' ‘Aftersun’, selected as the best first film, and Dean Fleischer-Camp's ‘Marcel the Shell with Shoes On’ for the best-animated film.
