Oscars: A List Of Indian Winners And Nominees
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At 30th Academy Awards, Mother India (1957) was India's first submission for the Academy Award (Best International Feature Film)
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Gandhi (1982) received a leading 11 nominations at the 55th Academy Awards, winning 8, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor (for Ben Kingsley)
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Salaam Bombay! (1988) won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
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As of 2023, 21 Indians have been nominated and 10 have won Oscars. India's only Oscar Honorary Academy Award recipient was director Satyajit Ray in 1992
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Lagaan (2001) was the last Indian film to enter the top 5 nominations in the best international feature film category at the Oscars 2002
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Slumdog Millionaire (2008) was nominated for 10 Academy Awards in 2009. It won 8 — the most of any film that year
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Naatu Naatu the dance hit from the Indian blockbuster RRR won the Oscar for best original song in 2023
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The Elephant Whisperers' (2023) won the Oscar for the Best Documentary Short Film
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