Tanvi The Great & Kantara join Oscars race

Rishabh Shetty and Anupam Kher's movies, as well as Mahavatar Narsimha and Tourist Family, eligible for Best Picture

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Four Indian titles, including Kannada blockbuster Kantara: A Legend - Chapter 1 and the Hindi film Tanvi The Great, are among the 201 feature films eligible to compete for the Best Picture award at Oscars 2026, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced.

The Academy on Thursday released the “Reminder List of Productions Eligible for the 98th Academy Awards”. The list of films that meet the eligibility criteria for consideration in the general categories, including Best Picture, is the step before the nominations, which will be announced on January 22.