Filmmaker SS Rajamouli bagged the prestigious Best Director award at The New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC) on Friday for his blockbuster ‘RRR’.
NYFCC was founded in 1935 and it comprises critics from daily newspapers, weekly newspapers, and magazines and it is also known as the harbinger of the Oscar nominations, which are announced every year in February.
Despite massive worldwide box office success and critical acclaim, RRR was not selected as India’s official entry for Oscars 2023. So, the makers of RRR started campaigning for the Oscars independently.
As part of other awards, NYFCC named ‘Tar’ as the Best Picture, Colin Farrell won Best Actor for two of his performances in ‘After Yang’ and ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’.