Anupam Kher Cheers With Pride As His Directorial Tanvi The Great Officially Enters Oscars 2026 Race: Huge Win

317
feature
films
are
now
confirmed
as
eligible
for
the
98th
Academy
Awards,
with
201
in
contention
for
Best
Picture.
The
Oscars
list
also
features
Indian
projects
such
as
Rishab
Shetty’s
Kantara:
A
Legend
–
Chapter
1,
Anupam
Kher’s
Tanvi
the
Great,
Tourist
Family,
Mahavatar
Narsimha
and
Radhika
Apte-led
Sister
Midnight.

Tanvi
the
Great
is
directed
by
Anupam
Kher,
while
Kantara:
A
Legend
–
Chapter
1
is
helmed
by
Rishab
Shetty.
Tourist
Family
comes
from
first-time
Tamil
filmmaker
Abishan
Jeevinth,
Mahavatar
Narsimha
is
a
multilingual
animated
feature,
and
Sister
Midnight
is
a
Hindi-language
UK-India
co-production
featuring
Radhika
Apte.

Oscars
list
eligibility
rules
and
98th
Academy
Awards
criteria

The
Academy
explains
that
general
entry
contenders
must
release
in
a
commercial
cinema
in
at
least
one
of
six
United
States
metropolitan
areas
between
1
January
2025
and
31
December
2025.
Each
qualifying
title
needs
a
continuous
seven-day
theatrical
run
in
the
same
venue,
with
a
minimum
running
time
exceeding
40
minutes.

The
98th
Academy
Awards
Best
Picture
race
includes
major
Hollywood
franchises
alongside
the
Indian
films
on
the
Oscars
list.
Large-scale
titles
such
as
Avatar:
Fire
and
Ash,
The
Conjuring:
Last
Rites,
Mission:
Impossible
–
The
Final
Reckoning,
Superman
and
Wicked:
For
Good
sit
in
the
same
broad
pool
of
201
qualifying
Best
Picture
hopefuls.

Full
Oscars
list
of
eligible
Best
Picture
films

The
Academy
has
released
the
complete
Oscars
list
of
201
films
that
qualify
for
Best
Picture
consideration
at
the
98th
Academy
Awards,
featuring
a
mix
of
sequels,
biopics,
dramas,
animation
and
international
projects.

Anupam
Kher
reaction
to
Oscars
list
recognition

Among
the
Indian
films
on
the
Oscars
list,
Tanvi
the
Great
has
drawn
special
attention
because
Anupam
Kher
both
directed
and
acted
in
the
project.
After
learning
that
the
film
is
eligible
for
consideration,
Anupam
Kher
shared
an
emotional
note
reflecting
on
the
journey.

Expressing
gratitude
for
Tanvi
the
Great
entering
the
Oscars
list,
Anupam
wrote
that
the
acknowledgement
already
feels
like
a
major
result
for
the
team
behind
the
film,
even
before
any
potential
nomination
or
win
at
the
98th
Academy
Awards.

“Oscar….
Best
film….shortlist….
Tanvi
The
Great!!!
Every
year
thousands
of
films
from
all
over
the
world
are
sent
for
the
most
prestigious
film
awards
#OSCARS!
Millions
of
people
in
the
movie
industry
work
very
hard
to
get
that
initial
nod
and
appreciation
by
the
@theacademy!”

He
continued
by
describing
what
inclusion
on
the
Oscars
list
means
for
Tanvi
the
Great
and
the
crew
that
supported
the
production,
stressing
how
the
recognition
places
the
title
within
a
very
select
global
company
of
feature
films
assessed
by
the
Academy.

“This
also
puts
one
in
the
category
of
the
few
very
best
in
the
business!
Getting
nominated
and
finally
winning
will
be
of
course
an
ultimate
feeling.
BUT
being
in
the
list
of
top
200
films
in
the
world
finalised
by
the
#98ThAcademyAwards
committee
is
already
a
huge
TRIUMPH
for
team
#TanviTheGreat!
We
worked
very
hard!”

“And
today
having
completed
100
Days
in
theatres
and
being
shortlisted
by
#Oscar
selection
committee
validates
our
be
belief
that
hard
work
and
sincerity
always
gets
rewarded!
Thank
@theacademy
for
this
AMAZING
honour!
We
also
love
the
tag
of
it
being
an
INDIAN
FILM!
Jai
Hind!!
#KuchBhiHoSaktaHai,”
he
concluded.

With
Kantara:
A
Legend
–
Chapter
1,
Tanvi
the
Great,
Mahavatar
Narsimha,
Tourist
Family
and
Sister
Midnight
all
present
on
the
Oscars
list
for
the
98th
Academy
Awards,
Indian
cinema
secures
a
visible
place
among
201
Best
Picture
hopefuls,
following
the
Academy’s
strict
theatrical
and
runtime
rules.