india at the oscars
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Indians Who Were
Nominated and Won at
the Oscars
1958 : Mehboob Khan
In 1958 Mehboob Khan was nominated for the movie Mother India in the category Best Foreign Language Film.
He did not win the award.
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1961,1987,1993,1994 : Ismail Merchant
1961 for Creation of Woman (Best Short Subject - Live Action)1987 for A Room With A View (Best Picture)1993 for Howards End (Best Picture)1994 for The Remains of the Day (Best Picture)He did not win an Oscar.
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1979 : K.K. KapilIn 1979 Kapil was nominated for the movie An Encounter with Faces, under the category Best Documentary (short subject).
He did not win the award.
1983 : Bhanu Athaiya
Bhanu Athaiya was nominated for the movie Gandhi under the category Best Costume Design.
She won the award making her the first Indian to win an Oscar.
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1983 : Ravi Shankar
Ravi Shankar was also nominated for the movie Gandhi under the category Best Original Score.
He did not win the award.
1989 : Mira Nair
Mira Nair was nominated for the movie Salaam Bombay! under the category Best Foreign Language Film.
She did not win the award.
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1992 : Satyajit Ray
In 1992 Satyajit Ray was given an Honorary Award for his contribution to Cinema.
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2002 : Ashutosh Gowarikar
Ashutosh was nominated for the movie Lagaan under the category Best Foreign Language Film.
He did not win the award.
2005 : Ashvin Kumar
Ashvin Kumar was nominated for the movie Little Terrorist under the category Best Short Subject (Live Action).
He did not win the award.
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2007 : Deepa Mehta
Deepa Mehta was nominated for the film Water under the Best Foreign Language Film category.
She did not win the award.
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2009 : Resul Pookutty
Resul was nominated for the film Slumdog Millionaire under the category Best Sound Mixing.
He won the award.
2009,2011: A.R. Rahman
2009 for Slumdog Millionaire (Best Original Score)
2009 for Slumdog Millionaire (Best Original Song) along with Gulzar
He won both Oscars. Only Indian to have won 2 Oscars.
2011 for 127 Hours (Best Original Score)
2011 for 127 Hours (Best Original Song)
He did not win any award.
2011 : Bombay Jayashri
Bombay Jayashri was nominated for the movie Life of Pi under the category of Best Original Song.
She did not win the award.
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