However, it is another tweet by host Jacqueline Coley that is creating a lot of buzz, especially among the Indian audience. Replying to a tweet asking which Oscar nomination could provoke the biggest reaction, Jacqueline said “Jai Bhim for Best Picture. Trust me on this one.”
When it was pointed out that the film featured on the Academy Screening Room, she replied to the post saying, “The entire continent would lose it. Trust.”
Screenshots of her tweets have since gone viral online with members of the Tamil film industry sharing their hope for an Oscar nod, if not the big win. Back in January, ‘Jai Bhim’, starring Suriya in the lead and directed by TJ Gnanavel, featured on the Academy’s list of the 276 films eligible for the 94th Academy Awards.
@kylebuchanan #JaiBhim for Best Picture. Trust me on this one.
— Jacqueline (@THATJacqueline) 1644284500000
#Oscars94th Academy Awards Nominations will be out today, see what host Jacqueline has said about #JaiBhim https://t.co/G9nM1zvVPB
— Christopher Kanagaraj (@Chrissuccess) 1644296334000
.@TheAcademy host @THATJacqueline about #Jaibhim #Oscars2022 #Oscars @Suriya_offl @2D_ENTPVTLTD @rajsekarpandian… https://t.co/9cQrEu0IIv
— Sathish Kumar M (@sathishmsk) 1644290406000
‘Jai Bhim’ was among the many films that featured on the list of films in the running for Best Picture. Apart from this, the Mohanlal-starrer ‘Marakkar Arabikadalinte Simham’, also made the cut.
Ahead of tonight’s show, fans, members of the film industry have taken to social media to express their hope about the film scoring a nomination in the Best Foreign Film category, if not the top honour – Best Film.
“Mother India, Salaam Bombay and Lagaan are the Indian movies to have made it to the top five in the Best International Feature category at #Oscars. Hope #JaiBhim will be 4th Movie to enter the Category! Fingers Crossed,” a fan said on Twitter.
Mother India, Salaam Bombay and Lagaan are the Indian movies to have made it to the top five in the Best Internatio… https://t.co/POsVaW8cTD
— Hàrish⚡️ (@king_1n_heart) 1644288532000
“#JaiBhim is the best foreign-language film in this category I hope Oscar will recognise the movie which spoke loudly about humanity, Atrocity of state system violence & Justice for poor people,” said director R. Seenu Ramasamy.
#JaiBhim is the best foreign language film in this category I hope Oscar will recognise the movie which spoke loudl… https://t.co/GP3T2TLhaS
— R.Seenu Ramasamy (@seenuramasamy) 1644294371000
Producer Rajsekar Pandian, also replied to the viral post saying, “Thank you this means a lot to us #JaiBhim.”
Thank you this means a lot to us #JaiBhim https://t.co/xAQ0m7EI5J
— Rajsekar Pandian (@rajsekarpandian) 1644289496000
See the other reactions that came in on Twitter:
#JaiBhim at #OscarNoms . Fingers crossed !! https://t.co/ThNt8V0DRr
— Prashanth Rangaswamy (@itisprashanth) 1644296430000
I am certain that if #JaiBhim gets nominated, it will surely win an Oscar. The film is a hard hitting reality. Cont… https://t.co/DXSBrEqCOT
— Review Junkie (@jagatjoon12) 1644291649000
️ #JaiBhim ..#Oscars ..@Suriya_offl https://t.co/ccUyxiGbTH
— King Kishore (@KingKishore0077) 1644299899000
#Suriya | #Oscars2022 host Jacqueline tweeted about #JaiBhim @Suriya_offl @rajsekarpandian https://t.co/i6xhzShLeQ
— Ponmanaselvan S (@IamSellvah) 1644290426000
This is enough !! ♥️@Suriya_offl #JaiBhim https://t.co/ujbyOR8HV1
— மாறா (@a__tweets2) 1644292390000
Meanwhile, Suriya and leading lady Jyotika are expected to head to the USA to receive the Global Community Oscar Awards for their film. ‘Jai Bhim’ has been bagging awards across the globe, and was even selected for the International Awards at the 11th Annual Congressional Global Community Oscar Awards Gala 2021, which is to be held on February 19th in the USA. The actors and their director Gnanavel were invited to accept the MEATF Congressional Medal of Excellence.
