Tollywood hitmaker S.S. Rajamouli has won the best director award from the New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC) for his epic adventure film ‘RRR’, reports ‘Variety’. The awards are seen as the bellwether for the upcoming Hollywood awards season.
Although ‘RRR’ wasn’t selected to represent India in the international feature category of the Academy Awards, Variance Films has mounted a substantial campaign to have the film recognised in the general categories, including best picture. And as ‘Variety’ puts it, it looks like it could be paying off. Rajamouli’s win has been described as ‘one of the jaw-droppers’ of the evening.
NYFCC’s winner for best film has typically had a strong correlation with the Academy Awards’ best picture category. Since the expansion to nominees in 2009, only ‘Carol’ (2015) and ‘First Cow’ (2020) have missed Oscar recognition. The latter was the first film that has won New York’s top prize and failed to garner a single Oscar nomination.
Last year, the winners included the Japanese feature ‘Drive My Car’, which went on to receive a nomination for best picture. Other crossover winners included ‘The Power of the Dog’ receiving the directing prize for Jane Campion, alongside eventual lead and supporting actor nominees Benedict Cumberbatch and Kodi Smit-McPhee.
Lady Gaga’s best actress win for ‘House of Gucci’ and Kathryn Hunter’s supporting triumph for ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’ were the two winners that failed to garner recognition.
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