AR Rahman in d Contention for Oscars Once Again for Pele -

Music maestro AR Rahman stands a chance to win at the Oscars once again with his work on sports biopic Pele: Birth of a Legend. The Indian musician, who is already a double Oscar-winner for his work on Slumdog Millionaire in 2009, has found mention in both Best Original Score and Best Original Song long list of 89th Academy Awards.

145 original scores are vying for the top award in February next year and Rahman is one of the names on the list as the composer for the Jeff Zimbalist and Michael Zimbalist -directed drama on Brazilian football legend Pele. Similarly, Ginga, which Rahman composed to celebrate Pele's soccer legacy, is part of the 91 songs competing for nominations in the Original Song category, according to the list released by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.


Rahman, 49, will compete with titles like Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, La La Land, Moana and Florence Foster Jenkins.Nominations for the Oscars will be announced on Tuesday, January 24, 2017 with the main ceremony scheduled for Sunday, February 26, 2017, at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood

Tch it seems too difficult to win against Lala Land 😒

Originally posted by: Angel-likeDevil

Tch it seems too difficult to win against Lala Land😒

Anyway, the Oscars should listen to some of his songs from 90s - 2000s, those were much better than Oscar-winning Slumdog M :D

I feel lucky to have grown up listening to him.. ❤️

So agree.. His 90's gems are truly Oscars and Grammy worthy if we don't consider the language.

I hope he wins... Though La-la Land is my favorite

i still consider dil se and pukar one of his best albums

I hope someone wins Oscar this time...AR Rehman ,Ash, SSR tons of wishes...

and then theres also la la land which i love love
best of luck to him though
this is better than jai ho

The nominations are out and he is not one of the nominees