Scientific and technical awards Scientific and technical awards Year "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."Ĭompetitive awards Competitive awards Yearīest Original Song ( For " Pi's Lullaby") Satyajit Ray became the first Indian to receive an Honorary Academy Award in 1992. Several Indians and Indian Americans have received the Oscars in the technical category like Rahul Thakkar, Cottalango Leon and Vikas Sathaye. Rahman is the only Indian to win more than one Academy Award. Rahman also shared the Best Original Song Award with lyricist Gulzar for the song " Jai Ho". Rahman won the Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing and Best Original Score respectively for the 2008 British film Slumdog Millionaire. In 1992, filmmaker Satyajit Ray was bestowed with an Honorary Academy Award, becoming the only Indian to date to receive the honour. As of 2022, apart from Mother India, only two Indian films have been nominated for the Oscars- Salaam Bombay! (1988) and Lagaan (2001). Ravi Shankar was nominated for Best Original Score for the same film. At the 55th Academy Awards, Bhanu Athaiya became the first Indian to win an Academy Award for designing the costumes. In 1982, The National Film Development Corporation of India was instrumental in co-producing Richard Attenborough's biographical film Gandhi. It was nominated alongside four other films and lost to the Italian film Nights of Cabiria (1957) by one vote. As of 2021, 13 Indians have been nominated and eight have won Oscars including in the scientific and technical category.Īt 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. Several Indian individuals and films have received or been nominated for the Academy Awards (also known as the Oscars) in different categories. Bhanu Athaiya became the first Indian to win an Academy Award for designing the costumes for Richard Attenborough's Gandhi (1982).
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