On a winning trot, AR Rahman on Thursday became the first Indian to get three Oscar nominations, even as the British-Indian movie Slumdog Millionaire which brought him these was nominated for seven other categories including best picture and best director.
Rahman was nominated for Best Original Score. The numbers ‘Jai Ho’ and ‘O Saya’ were short-listed for Best Original Song, Rahman shares the honour with songwriter Gulzar in the case of the former and with Maya Arulpragasam for the latter.
The nomination come soon after Slumdog won four Golden Globes, including one for Rahman earlier this month.
On the eve of its official premiere in India on Friday, the film also won nominations in cinematography, sound mixing, sound editing and film editing. Along with the two tunes from Slumdog Millionaire, the third song nominated was one co-written by Peter Gabriel for the animated WALL-E. The film had dominated the Golden Globes, sweeping all four of its categories, including best drama and best director.
The 81st Oscars will be presented on Feb. 22.
(AP, PTI Inputs)
Rahman was nominated for Best Original Score. The numbers ‘Jai Ho’ and ‘O Saya’ were short-listed for Best Original Song, Rahman shares the honour with songwriter Gulzar in the case of the former and with Maya Arulpragasam for the latter.
The nomination come soon after Slumdog won four Golden Globes, including one for Rahman earlier this month.
On the eve of its official premiere in India on Friday, the film also won nominations in cinematography, sound mixing, sound editing and film editing. Along with the two tunes from Slumdog Millionaire, the third song nominated was one co-written by Peter Gabriel for the animated WALL-E. The film had dominated the Golden Globes, sweeping all four of its categories, including best drama and best director.
The 81st Oscars will be presented on Feb. 22.
(AP, PTI Inputs)
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