New Delhi: Oscar organizers on Tuesday announced the names of the nominees for the 89th Academy Awards, which will be handed out next month. This time, late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel will emcee the 2017 Oscars.
India's Oscar-winning music maestro AR Rahman was out of the race for the 89th Academy Awards. His name did not feature as part of the final nomination list for the gala.
His name featured in an initial list of 145 scores in contention for a nomination in the Original Score category. Also, "Ginga", his acclaimed number from the 2016 biographical film, was part of the long list of 91 songs which were competing for a spot in the final nominations for the Original Song category.
So, leave everything you are doing and check out the complete list of nominations:
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The award show will take place on February 26 this year.
(With inputs from agencies)
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