‘Homebound’, India’s official Oscar entry for 2026, continues its robust run. It has made the Prime 15 shortlist and now heads into the following spherical of voting within the Academy Awards Worldwide Function Movie class. On 6 January, the Academy of Movement Image Arts and Sciences shared the shortlist, preserving the Ishaan Khatter and Vishal Jethwa starrer firmly within the race.
Movies shortlisted for the Oscar
This 12 months’s shortlist brings collectively a large combine of nations, together with Japan, Switzerland, Tunisia, Brazil, South Korea, Norway, Argentina, Germany, Palestine, Spain, Iraq, Taiwan, France, Jordan, and India. The opposite movies within the Prime 15 are ‘Belen’ (Argentina), ‘The Secret Agent’ (Brazil), ‘It Was Simply an Accident’ (France), ‘Sound of Falling’ (Germany), ‘The President’s Cake’ (Iraq), ‘Kokuho’ (Japan), ‘All That’s Left of You’ (Jordan), ‘Sentimental Worth’ (Norway), ‘Palestine 36’ (Palestine), ‘No Different Alternative’ (South Korea), ‘Sirat’ (Spain), ‘Late Shift’ (Switzerland), ‘Left-Handed Woman’ (Taiwan), and ‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’ (Tunisia).
India’s official Oscar entry ‘Homebound’ has stepped into the Prime 15 shortlist, with the ultimate nominations due on 22 January. The movie is already driving robust abroad momentum, because of standout screenings at Cannes, Toronto, and Melbourne.
The crew behind
For Indian cinema, a shortlist spot like that is uncommon, which makes the second stand out. ‘Homebound’ follows childhood buddies Shoaib and Chandan, who develop up sharing a single dream of becoming a member of the police power. Over time, that dream begins to form their choices, take a look at their endurance, and quietly pressure their bond. Janhvi Kapoor provides emotional depth to the story, particularly in moments the place phrases fall brief.‘Homebound’ is directed by Neeraj Ghaywan and backed by producers Karan Johar, Adar Poonawalla, and Apoorva Mehta, with Marijke deSouza and Melita Toscan Du Plantier approaching as co-producers. Martin Scorsese and Pravin Khairnar are listed as government producers.