India's 'The Elephant Whisperer' scores Oscar nomination for Documentary Short Film

Anand Bansal (right) is one of the four cinematographers on the Oscars-shortlisted Netflix documentary 'The Elephant Whisperers'. (Photos courtesy Anand Bansal)

Oscars 2023 nominations were announced on Tuesday, January 24, live from Beverly Hills, California where India scored big with three nominations. India's "The Elephant Whisperers" scored a nomination for Documentary Short Film apart from Original Song (RRR's Naatu Naatu) and Documentary Feature Film (All That Breathes),

The Oscar nominees for Documentary Short Film in 2023 are:

“The Elephant Whisperers”

“Haulout”

“How Do You Measure a Year?”

“The Martha Mitchell Effect”

“Stranger at the Gate”

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