Filmmaker Payal Kapadia has become the first Indian to bag best director nomination at the Golden Globe Awards. Her Cannes-winning debut film All We Imagine as Light has received two nods —best motion picture in a non-English language and best director— for the upcoming 82nd edition of the annual awards.

Kapadia, who earlier this year won the prestigious Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival, will compete for the best director award against renowned names such as Brady Corbet (The Brutalist), Coralie Fargeat (The Substance), Edward Berger (Conclave), Jacques Audiard (Emilia Perez), and Sean Baker (Anora).

In the best motion picture in a non-English language category, All We Imagine as Light is up against an equally competitive lineup including Emilia Perez, The Girl With The Needle, I’m Still Here, The Seed of The Sacred Fig, and Vermiglio.

Despite missing out on being India’s official submission for the best international feature film category at the Oscars, the Malayalam drama has been on a winning spree at various award ceremonies. All We Imagine as Light was named the best international feature film at the Gotham Awards 2024. It was adjudged the best non-English language film by the New York Film Critics Circle and the Los Angeles Film Critics Association.

Starring Kani Kusruti, Divya Prabha, Chhaya Kadam, Hridhu Haroon and Azees Nedumangad, All We Imagine as Light revolves around three working women in Mumbai. Nurse Prabha’s (Kani Kusruti) mundane routine is disrupted by an unexpected gift from her estranged husband, while her younger roommate Anu (Divya Prabha) searches for a private space to be with her boyfriend. Their intertwined journeys culminate in a cathartic trip to a coastal town, offering solace and closure.

The 82nd Golden Globe Awards ceremony is slated to take place on January 5, 2025, in Los Angeles.