Priyanka Chopra-Backed Short Film Anuja Nominated For Oscars 2025

Indian cinema has a reason to rejoice as we have bagged another nomination at the Oscars. The Priyanka Chopra and Guneet Monga-backed short film Anuja has earned a coveted slot in the Best Live Action Short Film category at the 2025 Academy Awards.

The nominations for the 97th Academy Awards were announced on Thursday, January 23, by Bowen Yang and Rachel Sennott. The most talked-about short film, directed by Adam J Graves, marks his first nomination at the Academy. Elated by the news, Priyanka shared a post to give a shout-out to the entire team.

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Anuja follows the story of a little girl who works at a garment factory, navigating difficult circumstances as she has to make a decision that would affect her and the future of her family.

Out of the 180 films, only five films have qualified for the Best Live Action Short Film category. Alongside Anuja, Alien, I’m Not a Robot, The Last Ranger, and A Man Who Would Not Remain Silent have been nominated for the Oscars 2025.

The 97th Oscars will be held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on March 2, and the event will be hosted by Conan O’Brien, marking his first time hosting.

Short on time, big on talent, here are this year’s nominees for Live Action Short Film. #Oscars pic.twitter.com/Wx0TZIpUen

— The Academy (@TheAcademy) January 23, 2025