Who Won Oscar From India. Overlooked No More. The prestigious Academy Awards also known as the Oscars honour the best talent in films be it Hollywood or International cinema.
The Oscar was awarded to him and AR Rahman on the 81 st Ceremony of the Academy Awards. The List of Indian Oscar winners. 1 Bhanu Athaiya won Best Costume Design with John Mollo for Gandhi 1982 2 Satyajit Ray received an honorary Academy Award in 1991.
Indias first ever Oscar winner costume designer Bhanu Athaiya has died at the age of 91.
The prestigious Academy Awards also known as the Oscars honour the best talent in films be it Hollywood or International cinema. Honorary Award- Satyajit Ray Satyajit Ray regarded as someone who gave Indian cinema some masterpieces was awarded an Honorary Oscar 1992 for Lifetime Achievement. Although India sends an official entry to the Oscars every year no Indian film has won under the Best Foreign Film category. In 1957 Mehboob Khans Mother India was the first Indian film to make the cut and be shortlisted for the top five films in the foreign language category at the Oscars.
