Has any Bollywood movie won an Oscar?
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Has any Bollywood movie won an Oscar?
Since 1958, many Indian films have earned nominations for the Oscars while no film made by an Indian, in particular, has ever won the award. The last Indian film that featured in the final five in the Best International Feature category was Ashutosh Gowariker’s Lagaan, in 2001.
Who won Oscar in India?
At the 55th Academy Awards, Bhanu Athaiya became the first Indian to win an Academy Award for designing the costumes. Ravi Shankar was nominated for Best Original Score for the same film….Competitive awards.
Year | 1983 (55th) |
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Nominee(s)/recipient(s) | Bhanu Athaiya |
Film | Gandhi |
Category | Best Costume Design |
Result | Won |
Who won Oscar from India?
And when the costume design award went to Athaiya — sharing the honor with the British designer John Mollo — she became the first Oscar winner in history from India. Bhanumati Annasaheb Rajopadhye was born on April 28, 1929, in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, known as a city of the arts, in British India.
Who won 4 Oscars in one night?
Walt Disney
Walt Disney won an armload of Academy Awards® one unforgettable Hollywood night. On March 25, 1954, Walt won Oscars for the films The Living Desert, Bear Country, The Alaskan Eskimo, and the cartoon short Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom.
How many times AR Rahman got Oscar?
India can’t forget the morning of February 23, 2009, as the countrymen woke up to the news of composer AR Rahman winning not one but two Oscars for his score for director Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire.
Who won Oscar twice?
List
Actor/Actress | Best Actor/Actress Awards | Total awards |
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Spencer Tracy † | Captains Courageous (1937) Boys Town (1938) | 2 |
Marlon Brando † | On the Waterfront (1954) The Godfather (1972) | 2 |
Jack Lemmon † | Save the Tiger (1973) | 2 |
Denzel Washington | Training Day (2001) | 2 |