List of Indian winners and nominees of the Academy Awards explained

This list details Indians working in the film industry who have been nominated for, or won, an Academy Awards (also known as Oscar). Several Indian individuals and films have received or been nominated in different categories., 21 Indians have been nominated and 10 have won Oscars including in the scientific and technical category.

At the 30th Academy Awards, Mehboob Khan's 1957 Hindi-language film Mother India was India's first submission for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film category.[1] It was nominated alongside four other films and lost to the Italian film Nights of Cabiria (1957) by one vote.[2] [3] In 1982, The National Film Development Corporation of India was instrumental in co-producing Richard Attenborough's biographical film Gandhi.[4] [5] At the 55th Academy Awards, Bhanu Athaiya became the first Indian to win an Academy Award for designing the costumes.[6] Ravi Shankar was nominated for Best Original Score for the same film.[7] As of 2023, three Indian films have been nominated for Best International Feature—Mother India, Salaam Bombay! (1988) and Lagaan (2001).

In 1992, legendary Bengali filmmaker Satyajit Ray was bestowed with an Honorary Academy Award. He became the only Indian to date to receive the honour.[8] In 2000, M. Night Shyamalan became the first Indian-American to receive an Oscar nomination for his 1999 film The Sixth Sense. He was nominated for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay respectively. Currently, Shyamalan is the only person of Indian heritage to be nominated in those categories.

Resul Pookutty and A. R. Rahman won the Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing and Best Original Score, respectively, for the 2008 British film Slumdog Millionaire. Rahman also won for Best Original Song alongside lyricist Gulzar for the song "Jai Ho",[9] becoming the first Indian to date to have won more than one Academy Award. Rahman also holds the record for most nominations for an Indian with five total nominations to date, followed by Ismail Merchant with four nominations (three for Best Picture and once for Live Action Short).

At the 95th Academy Awards, three different Indian productions received Oscar nominations, with both RRR (feature film) and The Elephant Whisperers (Documentary short film) winning their respective categories and thus becoming the first Indian full-length feature film and first Indian Documentary short film to win the Oscars.[10] Several Indians and Indian Americans have received the Oscars in the technical category like Rahul Thakkar, Cottalango Leon and Vikas Sathaye.

Winners and nominees

In the following tables, the years correspond to the year in which the films were released; the Academy Award ceremony is held the following year.

Honorary awards

Year ! scope="col"
RecipientNote
1992
"In recognition of his rare mastery of the art of motion pictures, and of his profound humanitarian outlook, which has had an indelible influence on filmmakers and audiences throughout the world."[11]
[12]

Competitive Awards

Year ! scope="col"
Nominee(s)/recipient(s)FilmCategoryResult
1958
Mother IndiaMother IndiaBest Foreign Language Film
1961
Best Short Subject (Live Action)[13]
1969
Best Documentary (Short Subject)
1978
Bead GameBest Animated Short Film[14]
1979
Best Documentary (Short Subject)[15]
1983
GandhiBest Costume Design[16]
Best Original Score
1987
Best Picture[17]
1989
Salaam Bombay!Salaam Bombay!Best Foreign Language Film[18]
1993
Howards EndBest Picture[19]
1994
[20]
2002
LagaanLagaanBest Foreign Language Film[21]
2005
Little TerroristBest Short Subject (Live Action)[22]
2009
Slumdog MillionaireBest Sound Mixing[23]
Gulzar
Best Original Song

Best Original Score
Best Original Song
2011
127 HoursBest Original Score[24]
Best Original Song
2013
Life of PiBest Original Song [25]
2020
St. Louis SupermanBest Documentary (Short Subject)[26]
2022

Writing with FireBest Documentary Feature[27]
2023
RRRBest Original Song [28]

The Elephant WhisperersBest Documentary (Short Subject)

All That BreathesBest Documentary Feature
2024
Nisha PahujaTo Kill a TigerBest Documentary Feature Film

Scientific and technical awards

Year ! scope="col"
Nominee(s)/recipient(s)CategoryNote
2016Academy Award for Technical AchievementShared the award with Richard Chuang[29]
Shared the award with Sam Richards and J. Robert Ray[30]
2018Shared the award with John Coyle, Brad Hurndell and Shane Buckham[31]

See also

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: The 30th Academy Awards (1958) Nominees and Winners . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20110706094132/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/30th-winners.html . 6 July 2011.
  3. Web site: And the Oscar nearly goes to…. Alikhan. Anwar. The Times of India. 28 February 2016. 27 January 2021. 5 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160705112433/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-times/And-the-Oscar-nearly-goes-to/articleshow/51171811.cms. live.
  4. Wakeman, John. World Film Directors, Volume 2. The H. W. Wilson Company. 1988. 82.
  5. Web site: Film producer D.V.S. Raju passes away. The Hindu. 14 November 2010. 24 October 2014. 2 November 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131102193622/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article884479.ece. live.
  6. Web site: Bhanu Athaiya: Costume designer who won India's first Oscar dies. BBC. 15 October 2020. 27 November 2020. 14 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201214230350/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-54560058. live.
  7. Web site: Bollywood Retrospect: From 'Pather Panchali' to 'Gandhi', 5 spellbinding albums of Pandit Ravi Shankar. Arunachalam. Param. Daily News and Analysis. 2 April 2016. 27 January 2020. 29 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160929092413/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/column-bollywood-retrospect-from-pather-panchali-to-gandhi-5-spellbinding-albums-of-pandit-ravi-shankar-2197101. live.
  8. Web site: Acceptance Speeches: Satyajit Ray. 18 May 2014. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. https://web.archive.org/web/20141020193036/http://aaspeechesdb.oscars.org/link/064-24/. 20 October 2014.
  9. Web site: sharm, Pookutty, Gulzar in 8 Slumdog Oscars. Outlook. 23 February 2009. 27 January 2021. 27 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210127125812/https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/rahman-pookutty-gulzar-in-8-slumdog-oscars/654533. live.
  10. Web site: AR Rahman celebrates 10 years of Oscar victory, says he 'starved' to look slim at the event. The Economic Times. 5 February 2019. 27 January 2020. 27 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200127214901/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/ar-rahman-celebrates-10-years-of-oscar-victory-says-he-starved-to-look-slim-at-the-event/articleshow/67846697.cms. live.
  11. Web site: Acceptance Speeches: Satyajit Ray . 22 April 2013 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141020193036/http://aaspeechesdb.oscars.org/link/064-24/ . 20 October 2014 .
  12. Web site: Edward. Gargan. FILM; Satyajit Ray Honored, Without Profit in His Land. 16 February 1992. 29 April 2013. The New York Times. 6 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131006023550/http://www.nytimes.com/1992/02/16/movies/film-satyajit-ray-honored-without-profit-in-his-land.html. live.
  13. Web site: The 33rd Academy Awards (1961) Nominees and Winners. 23 June 2013. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 15 October 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151015234831/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1961. live.
  14. Web site: The 50th Academy Awards (1978) Nominees and Winners. 22 April 2013. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 5 September 2012. https://archive.today/20120905/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/50th-winners.html. live.
  15. Web site: The 51st Academy Awards (1979) Nominees and Winners. 2 October 2013. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 2 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402004111/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1979. live.
  16. Web site: The 55th Academy Awards (1983) Nominees and Winners. 22 April 2013. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 5 September 2012. https://archive.today/20120905/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/55th-winners.html. live.
  17. Web site: The 59th Academy Awards (1987) Nominees and Winners. 23 June 2013. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 2 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402004243/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1987. live.
  18. Web site: The 61st Academy Awards (1989) Nominees and Winners. 22 April 2013. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 6 July 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110706095646/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1989. live.
  19. Web site: The 65th Academy Awards (1993) Nominees and Winners. 23 June 2013. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 2 January 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170102081504/https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1993. live.
  20. Web site: The 66th Academy Awards (1994) Nominees and Winners. 23 June 2013. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 29 April 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110429072543/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/66th-winners.html. live.
  21. Web site: The 74th Academy Awards (2002) Nominees and Winners. 22 April 2013. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 9 November 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141109213431/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2002. live.
  22. Web site: The 77th Academy Awards (2005) Nominees and Winners. 2 October 2013. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 1 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160101230853/http://oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2005. live.
  23. Web site: Nominees and Winners for the 81st Academy Awards. 22 April 2013. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 10 November 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141110111206/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2009. live.
  24. Web site: Winners and Nominees for the 83rd Academy Awards. 24 April 2013. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 5 June 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110605132752/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/83/nominees.html. live.
  25. Web site: Nominees for the 85th Academy Awards. 22 April 2013. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 14 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141014074656/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2013. live.
  26. Web site: Nominees for the 92nd Academy Awards . 15 March 2023 . . 25 February 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190225030534/https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2020 . live .
  27. Web site: Nominees for the 94th Academy Awards . 24 January 2023 . . 1 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220401051947/https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2022 . live .
  28. Web site: Nominees for the 95th Academy Awards . 24 January 2023 . . 14 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230314145222/https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2023 . live .
  29. Web site: Mumbai varsity graduate wins Oscar for design. The Hindu. 21 January 2016. 22 January 2016. 27 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210127125812/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/Mumbai-varsity-graduate-wins-Oscar-for-design/article14010448.ece. live.
  30. Web site: Techie, born in T.N., wins Academy Award. Preetha. M. Soundariya. The Hindu. 26 January 2016. 8 February 2016. 26 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160126195633/http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/techie-born-in-tn-wins-academy-award/article8155120.ece. live.
  31. News: And the Oscar goes to...Pune engineer Sathaye for smart camera equipment. Bari. Prachi. Hindustan Times. 15 February 2018. 3 February 2020. 8 February 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210208081125/https://www.hindustantimes.com/pune-news/and-the-oscar-goes-to-pune-engineer-sathaye-for-smart-camera-equipment/story-LWvzzRcMQCD9RM0yvjwLpM.html. live.

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