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Rishab Shetty's 'Kantara' has made it to the Academy Awards! The film has qualified for Oscar's contention list in the Best Film and Best Actors categories. It's competing against 301 films.

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'Kantara' is the first Kannada film to qualify for the contention list. This means that the members of the Academy would now be able to cast their votes to push it for the final nominations.

Procedure

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The voting will begin on Wednesday and will continue till January 17. The final nominations will be announced on January 24. Indian films 'RRR' and 'The Kashmir Files' are eyeing a win, too.

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Acted, written, and directed by Shetty, 'Kantara' has taken Sandalwood and Indian cinema on the world map. It became the first Kannada film to get released in Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City.

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