This is a list of the Indian personalities/movies who are Academy Award winners and nominees. As of 2013, 14 Indians have been nominated for a total of 20 Oscars, 5 Indians have won 6 Oscars. Three Indian films have been nominated in the Best Foreign Language Film category.
Satyajit Ray is the only Indian who has received an Honorary Academy Award, and A.R.Rahman is the only Indian who has won more than one Academy Award.
Mother India (1958) : Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film in the 30th Academy Awards. Unfortunately, this epic classical movie lost out to Nights of Cabiria by a single vote.
The Creation of Woman (1961): Nominated for Best Short Subject (Live Action) movie in the 33rd Academy Awards.
An Encounter with Faces (1979): Nominated for Best Documentary in the 51st Academy Awards.
Gandhi (1983): Nominated and won best costume design and best picture. Nominated for Best original score in the 55th Academy Awards.
Salaam Bombay (1989): Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film in the 61st Academy Awards
Satyajit Ray won the Honorary Academy Award in the year 1992, 64th Academy Awards.
Remains of the Day (1994): Nominated for best Picture in the 66th Academy Awards
Lagaan (2002): Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film in the 74th Academy Awards.
Water (2007): Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film in the 79th Academy Awards
SlumdogMillinare (2009): Nominated for various categories, but it won Best original score, Best original song and best sound mixing in the 81st Academy Awards. A.R. Rahman won 2 oscars for this movie.
127 Hours (2011): Was nominated for Best original score and best original song in the 83rd Academy Awards. Nominee was A.R. Rahman
Life of Pi (2013): Nominated for Best Original Song in the 85th Academy Awards.
Source: Wikipedia
By: Archa Dave
