Reliance Dreamworks' movies bags 11 Oscar nominations

MUMBAI: War Horse, The Help and Real Steel, Hollywood films produced by Reliance Dream-Works, have bagged 11 nominations at this year’s Oscars, making it the first time films produced by an Indian company have been nominated in such a big way.

The Steven Spielberg-directed War Horse has been nominated in six categories including the best picture, sound editing, sound mixing, original score (John Williams), art direction and cinematography. War Horse will be released in India on February 10.

The Help has been nominated for the best picture, best actress (Viola Davis), best supporting actress (Jessica Chastain and Octavia Spencer). Hugh Jackman-starrer sci- fi thriller Real Steel has been nominated for Best achievement in Visual Effects. The most prestigious best film category has two films from the Reliance DreamWorks stable.

Reliance DreamWorks is an equal joint venture between Anil Ambani-owned Reliance Entertainment and Steven Spielberg’s DreamWorks Studios. The deal was preceded by Reliance Entertainment’s foray into Hollywood in early 2009, which saw the company signing a deals with A-list stars including Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Tom Hanks, Jim Carrey and Julia Roberts.