List of Academy Award Winners and Nominees from India - wikipedia List of Academy Award Winners and Nominees from India This is the list of Indians and persons of Indian origin who are Academy Award ( informally known as Oscar ) winners and nominees. As of 2016, eleven Indians have been nominated for a total of fourteen Oscars, five Indians of whom have won a total of six 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 in 2009. In 1982, The National Film Development Corporation of India was instrumental in co-producing Richard Attenborough 's Academy Award for Best Picture winning film Gandhi. Bhanu Athaiya became the first Indian to win an Academy Award in 1983, for designing the costumes for Richard Attenborough 's Gandhi. Satyajit Ray became the first Indian to receive an Honorary Academy Award in 1992. Gulzar became the first Indian lyricist to receive an Academy Award for penning Jai Ho. He has also been awarded with India 's highest film honor Dadasaheb Phalke award. Contents 1 Winners and nominees 2 See also 3 Notes 4 References Winners and nominees List of the Indian Oscar nominee ( s ) / recipient ( s ), also showing the year, film, category, and result Year Nominee ( s ) / recipient ( s ) Film Category / Honorary Award Result / received Ref. 1958 ( 30th ) Mehboob Khan Mother India Best Foreign Language Film Nominated 1961 ( 33rd ) Ismail Merchant The Creation of Woman Best Short Subject ( Live Action ) Nominated 1979 ( 51st ) Vidhu Vinod Chopra and K.K. Kapil An Encounter with Faces Best Documentary ( Short Subject ) Nominated ( 55th ) Bhanu Athaiya Gandhi Best Costume Design Won Ravi Shankar Best Original Score Nominated ( 59th ) Ismail Merchant A Room with a View Best Picture Nominated ( 61st ) Mira Nair Salaam Bombay ! Best Foreign Language Film Nominated 1992 ( 64th ) Satyajit Ray Pather Pachali Honorary Award Received ( 65th ) Ismail Merchant Howards End Best Picture Nominated ( 66th ) Ismail Merchant The Remains of the Day Best Picture Nominated 2002 ( 74th ) Ashutosh Gowarikar Lagaan Best Foreign Language Film Nominated 2005 ( 77th ) Ashvin Kumar Little Terrorist Best Short Subject ( Live Action ) Nominated 2007 ( 79th ) Deepa Mehta Water Best Foreign Language Film Nominated 2009 ( 81st ) Resul Pookutty Slumdog Millionaire Best Sound Mixing Won A.R. Rahman Best Original Score Won A.R. Rahman and Gulzar Best Original Song Won 2011 ( 83rd ) A.R. Rahman 127 Hours Best Original Score Nominated A.R. Rahman Best Original Song Nominated 2013 ( 85th ) Bombay Jayashri Life of Pi Best Original Song Nominated 2016 Rahul Thakkar n / a Sci - Tech Award Received 2016 Cottalango Leon n / a Sci - Tech Award Received 2018 Vikas Sathaye n / a Sci - Tech Award Received See also List of Indian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Notes Jump up ^ Mother India lost to Nights of Cabiria by one vote. Jump up ^ `` 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. '' Jump up ^ Water was nominated from Canada. References Jump up ^ Wakeman, John. World Film Directors, Volume 2. The H.W. Wilson Company. 1988. 82. Jump up ^ Special Correspondent. `` Film producer D.V.S. Raju passes away ''. The Hindu. ^ Jump up to : `` The 30th Academy Awards ( 1958 ) Nominees and Winners ''. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 22 April 2013. Jump up ^ Iyer, Sandhiya ( 25 March 2002 ). `` Lost, in No Man 's Land ''. The Times of India. Lagaan.com. Retrieved 25 April 2013. Jump up ^ `` The 33rd Academy Awards ( 1961 ) Nominees and Winners ''. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 23 June 2013. Jump up ^ `` The 51st Academy Awards ( 1979 ) Nominees and Winners ''. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 2 October 2013. Jump up ^ `` The 55th Academy Awards ( 1983 ) Nominees and Winners ''. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 22 April 2013. Jump up ^ `` The 59th Academy Awards ( 1987 ) Nominees and Winners ''. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 23 June 2013. Jump up ^ `` The 61st Academy Awards ( 1989 ) Nominees and Winners ''. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 22 April 2013. Jump up ^ `` Acceptance Speeches : Satyajit Ray ''. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2013. Jump up ^ Gargan, Edward ( 16 February 1992 ). `` FILM ; Satyajit Ray Honored, Without Profit in His Land ''. The New York Times. Retrieved 29 April 2013. Jump up ^ `` The 64th Academy Awards ( 1992 ) ''. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 22 April 2013. Jump up ^ `` The 65th Academy Awards ( 1993 ) Nominees and Winners ''. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 23 June 2013. Jump up ^ `` The 66th Academy Awards ( 1994 ) Nominees and Winners ''. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 23 June 2013. Jump up ^ `` The 74th Academy Awards ( 2002 ) Nominees and Winners ''. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 22 April 2013. Jump up ^ `` The 77th Academy Awards ( 2005 ) Nominees and Winners ''. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 2 October 2013. ^ Jump up to : `` The 79th Academy Awards ( 2007 ) Nominees and Winners ''. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 10 May 2013. Jump up ^ `` Nominees and Winners for the 81st Academy Awards ''. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 22 April 2013. Jump up ^ `` Winners and Nominees for the 83rd Academy Awards ''. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 24 April 2013. Jump up ^ `` Nominees for the 85th Academy Awards BLA BLA ''. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 22 April 2013. Jump up ^ `` Mumbai varsity graduate wins Oscar for design ''. Retrieved 22 January 2016. Jump up ^ McNary, Dave ( 8 January 2016 ). `` Academy Honors 33 Individuals With Scientific and Technical Awards ''. Retrieved 20 March 2018. Jump up ^ `` Techie, born in T.N., wins Academy Award ''. Retrieved 8 February 2016. Jump up ^ `` 11 SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENTS TO BE HONORED WITH ACADEMY AWARDS ® ''. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2018. Jump up ^ `` Techie, born in Maharashtra, wins Academy Award ''. Retrieved 4 March 2018. Jump up ^ `` 10 SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENTS TO BE HONORED WITH ACADEMY AWARDS ''. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2018. 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Question: who won the first oscar award in india
Answer: Bhanu Athaiya