RRR lost the second category it was nominated in, Best Non-English Language Film, to Argentina’s Argentina, 1985. The other nominees were Germany’s All Quiet on the Western Front, Belgium’s Close and South Korea’s Decision To Leave.
The Golden Globe is one of several international honours that period fantasy RRR has picked up over the past few months. In December last year, Rajamouli won best director at the New York Film Critics Circle Awards. The New York-based National Board of Review also included RRR in its best films of the year, making it only the second non-English film to make it to this list. ‘Naatu Naatu’ has been shortlisted for the Best Original Song category at the Academy Awards. Meanwhile, the country’s official Oscar submission, Gujarati film Chhello Show, has been shortlisted for Best International Feature, documentary All That Breathes is on the shortlist for Best Documentary Feature Film, and documentary short The Elephant Whisperers has been shortlisted in the category of Best Documentary Short Film.