<P> 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 . </P> <P> 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 . </P> <Table> List of the Indian Oscar nominee (s) / recipient (s), also showing the year, film, category, and result <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Nominee (s) / recipient (s) </Th> <Th> Film </Th> <Th> Category / Honorary Award </Th> <Th> Result / received </Th> <Th> Ref . </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1958 (30th) </Td> <Td> Mehboob Khan </Td> <Td> Mother India </Td> <Td> Best Foreign Language Film </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1961 (33rd) </Td> <Td> Ismail Merchant </Td> <Td> The Creation of Woman </Td> <Td> Best Short Subject (Live Action) </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1979 (51st) </Td> <Td> Vidhu Vinod Chopra and K.K. Kapil </Td> <Td> An Encounter with Faces </Td> <Td> Best Documentary (Short Subject) </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> (55th) </Td> <Td> Bhanu Athaiya </Td> <Td> Gandhi </Td> <Td> Best Costume Design </Td> <Td> Won </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ravi Shankar </Td> <Td> Best Original Score </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> (59th) </Td> <Td> Ismail Merchant </Td> <Td> A Room with a View </Td> <Td> Best Picture </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> (61st) </Td> <Td> Mira Nair </Td> <Td> Salaam Bombay! </Td> <Td> Best Foreign Language Film </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1992 (64th) </Td> <Td> Satyajit Ray </Td> <Td> Pather Pachali </Td> <Td> Honorary Award </Td> <Td> Received </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> (65th) </Td> <Td> Ismail Merchant </Td> <Td> Howards End </Td> <Td> Best Picture </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> (66th) </Td> <Td> Ismail Merchant </Td> <Td> The Remains of the Day </Td> <Td> Best Picture </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2002 (74th) </Td> <Td> Ashutosh Gowarikar </Td> <Td> Lagaan </Td> <Td> Best Foreign Language Film </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2005 (77th) </Td> <Td> Ashvin Kumar </Td> <Td> Little Terrorist </Td> <Td> Best Short Subject (Live Action) </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2007 (79th) </Td> <Td> Deepa Mehta </Td> <Td> Water </Td> <Td> Best Foreign Language Film </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2009 (81st) </Td> <Td> Resul Pookutty </Td> <Td> Slumdog Millionaire </Td> <Td> Best Sound Mixing </Td> <Td> Won </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> A.R. Rahman </Td> <Td> Best Original Score </Td> <Td> Won </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> A.R. Rahman and Gulzar </Td> <Td> Best Original Song </Td> <Td> Won </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2011 (83rd) </Td> <Td> A.R. Rahman </Td> <Td> 127 Hours </Td> <Td> Best Original Score </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> A.R. Rahman </Td> <Td> Best Original Song </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2013 (85th) </Td> <Td> Bombay Jayashri </Td> <Td> Life of Pi </Td> <Td> Best Original Song </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2016 </Td> <Td> Rahul Thakkar </Td> <Td> n / a </Td> <Td> Sci - Tech Award </Td> <Td> Received </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2016 </Td> <Td> Cottalango Leon </Td> <Td> n / a </Td> <Td> Sci - Tech Award </Td> <Td> Received </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2018 </Td> <Td> Vikas Sathaye </Td> <Td> n / a </Td> <Td> Sci - Tech Award </Td> <Td> Received </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Nominee (s) / recipient (s) </Th> <Th> Film </Th> <Th> Category / Honorary Award </Th> <Th> Result / received </Th> <Th> Ref . </Th> </Tr>

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