Overview
- AMPAS named 201 features eligible for Best Picture from 317 overall, including Kantara: Chapter 1, Tanvi The Great, Mahavatar Narsimha, Tourist Family and Sister Midnight from India.
- Hombale Films said it submitted Kantara: Chapter 1 and Mahavatar Narsimha via the Academy’s general entry route for consideration across multiple categories.
- Best Picture eligibility required a qualifying theatrical run, completion of the confidential RAISE form and meeting at least two of the Academy’s inclusion standards.
- Films also needed a seven-day engagement in 10 of the top 50 U.S. markets within 45 days of initial 2025 release, per the Academy’s expanded theatrical criteria.
- Inclusion on the reminder list is not a nomination, with final Oscar nominees due January 22 as India’s official entry Homebound already sits on the International Feature shortlist of 15.