▁were ▁in ▁K ual a ▁L ump ur , ▁Mal ac ca ▁and ▁Singapore . ▁ ▁Release ▁C ray on ▁was ▁scheduled ▁to ▁be ▁released ▁in ▁Malays ia ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁sl ated ▁to ▁premi ere ▁in ▁La em m le ▁The at res , ▁West ▁Hollywood , ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁California ▁for ▁a ▁ 7 - day ▁run ▁on ▁ 4 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁This ▁makes ▁the ▁first ▁Malays ian ▁film ▁ever ▁to ▁be ▁released ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁It ▁made ▁its ▁premi ere ▁screen ing ▁at ▁e @ Cur ve , ▁M uti ara ▁Dam ans ara , ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁ ▁Acc ol ades ▁C ray on ▁was ▁el ig ible ▁for ▁the ▁ 8 3 rd ▁Academy ▁Awards ▁nomin ations ▁listed ▁in ▁early ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁and ▁was ▁compet ing ▁with ▁ 2 4 8 ▁other ▁films ▁in ▁all ▁categories ▁except ▁the ▁Foreign ▁film ▁category . ▁ ▁Se qu els ▁Bur han ud din ▁has ▁stated ▁that ▁his ▁first ▁film ▁revol ves ▁around ▁or ph ans , ▁the ▁second ▁film ▁will ▁focus ▁on ▁people ▁with ▁dis abilities , ▁whereas ▁the ▁third ▁and ▁last ▁will ▁focus ▁on ▁the ▁elder ly . ▁With ▁his ▁films , ▁he ▁int ends ▁to ▁bring ▁aw aren ess ▁to ▁the ▁advers ity ▁that ▁these ▁groups ▁face ▁and ▁how ▁they ▁overcome ▁them . ▁ ▁References ▁