Director SS Rajamouli's historical epic RRR has earned a nomination in the Best Original Song category at the 95th Academy Awards, more popularly known as the Oscars. The nominated song "Naatu Naatu" is competing against "Applause" (Tell it Like a Woman), "Hold My Hand" (Top Gun: Maverick), "Lift Me Up" (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever), and "This is a Life" (Everything Everywhere All At Once) in the category. The nominations were announced on Tuesday evening by actors Allison Williams and Riz Ahmed. The individual nominees for the song "Naatu Naatu" are Kala Bhairava, MM Keeravani, and Rahul Sipligunj. This marks another nomination in the Best Original Song category for India, following AR Rahman and Gulzar's win for "Jai Ho" in Slumdog Millionaire.
