India’s Oscar Nomination: ‘Writing With Fire’, Documentary On Dalit Women Journalists

New Delhi: A documentary about Dalit women journalists, ‘Writing With Fire’, has bagged an Oscar nomination. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominated the Indian documentary under the Best Documentary Feature category during the 94th Oscars Nominations announcement on Tuesday, February 8.

However, Suriya’s Jai ‘Bhim’ and Mohanlal’s ‘Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham’ did not make the cut.

Writing With Fire has been nominated alongside Ascension, Attica, Flee and Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised).

‘Writing With Fire’ has been helmed by debutante directors Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh. It follows the rise of India’s only newspaper run by Dalit women, ‘Khabar Lahariya.’ Led by their chief reporter, Meera, ‘Writing With Fire’ brings the story of this group of ambitious Dalit wonder women as they move from print to the digital medium in today’s changing times.

Here’s the rest of the list of nominations:

Best Picture category: Belfast, CODA, Don’t Look Up, Drive My Car, Dune, King Richard, Licorice Pizza, Nightmare Alley, The Power of the Dog and West Side Story.

Best Actor in a Leading Role: Javier Bardem (Being the Ricardos), Benedict Cumberbatch (The Power of the Dog), Andrew Garfield (Tick, Tick Boom!), Will Smith (King Richard), and Denzel Washington (The Tragedy of Macbeth).

Best Actress in a Leading Role: Jessica Chastain (The Eyes of Tammy Faye), Olivia Colman (The Lost Daughter), Penélope Cruz (Parallel Mothers), Nicole Kidman (Being the Ricardos), Kristen Stewart (Spencer).