List of Indian Movies Nominated for Oscar from 1957 to 2022

Indian Movies Nominated for Oscar: Best International Feature Film

Indian movies nominated for Oscar: Academy Awards are one of the most prestigious awards that recognize the best cinematic works all over the world. Indian movies nominated for the Oscars are not in a great spotlight at the Oscars. However, the Indian movies nominated for Oscars are one of the most remarkable movies.

From 1957 to 2021, only three Indian films have been nominated for the Oscar Awards Nominations. Mother India in 1957, Salaam Bombay in 1988, and Lagaan in 2001 are the three Indian movies nominated for Oscar.

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Indian movies nominated for Oscar

1. Mother India, 1957

Mother India was directed by Mehboob Khan in 1957. It is the first Indian film that was nominated for an Oscar for ‘Best International Feature Film’. Mother India starred Raaj Kumar, Nargis, Sunil Dutt, and Rajendra Kumar.

The plot of movie shows the story of a poverty-stricken village woman Radha. Her struggles are portrayed in the film, how she raised her sons in the absence of her husband against the cruel world.

2. Salaam Bombay, 1988

Salaam Bombay was directed by Mira Nair in 1988. It was the second will that was nominated for Oscar. The movie was one of the most remarkable works of Mira Nair. The movie depicts the daily lives of children living in the Mumbai slums.

3. Lagaan, 2001

Lagaan was directed by Ashutosh Gowariker. It was the last Indian film that was nominated for an Oscar. The film starred Aamir Khan and Gracy Singh in the lead roles. The story of Lagaan was inspired by the late Victorian era of India’s Colonial British Raj. The film is about a cricket match between the Britishers and the villagers. The cricket match was the only chance for the villagers to get rid of years of drought and high taxes.

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List of Indian movies nominated for Oscar

Year	Film	Director	Language
1957	Mother India	Mehboob Khan	Hindi
1958	Madhumati	Bimal Roy	Hindi
1959	The World of Apu	Satyajit Ray	Bengali
1962	Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam	Abrar Avi	Hindi
1962	Metropolis	Satyajit Ray	Bengali
1965	The Guide	Vijay Anand	Hindi
1966	Amrapali	Lekh Tandon	Hindi
1967	The Last Letter	Chetan Anand	Hindi
1968	Elder Sister	Hrishikesh Mukherjee	Hindi
1969	Deiva Magan	A.C. Titulokchandar	Tamil
1971	Reshma Aur Shera	Sunil Dutt	Hindi
1972	Uphaar	Sudhendu Roy	Hindi
1973	Saudagar	Sudhendu Roy	Hindi
1974	Hot Winds	M.S. Sathyu	Urdu
1977	Mantham	Shyam Benegal	Hindi
1978	The Chess Players	Satyajit Ray	Hindi
1980	Payal Ki Jhankaar	Satyen Bose	Hindi
1984	Saaransh	Mahesh Bhatt	Hindi
1985	Saagar	Ramesh Sippy	Hindi
1986	Swati Mutyam	K. Viswanath	Telugu
1987	Nayakan	Mani Ratnam	Tamil
1988	Salaam Bombay!	Mira Nair	Hindi
1989	Parinda	Vidhu Vinod Chopra	Hindi
1990	Anjali	Mani Ratnam	Tamil
1991	Henna	Randhir Kapoor	Hindi
1992	Thevar Magan	Bharathan	Tamil
1993	Rudaali	Kalpana Lajmi	Hindi
1994	Bandit Queen	Shekhar Kapur	Hindi
1995	Kuruthipunal	P.C. Sreeram	Tamil
1996	Indian	S.Shankar	Tamil
1997	Guru	Rajiv Anchal	Malayalam
1998	Jeans	S. Shankar	Tamil
1999	Earth	Deepa Mehta	Hindi
2000	Hey Ram	Kamal Haasan	Tamil Nadu
2001	Lagaan	Ashutosh Gowariker	Hindi
2002	Devdas	Sanjay Leela Bhansali	Hindi
2004	The Breath	Sandeep Sawant	Marathi
2005	Riddle	Amol Palekar	Hindi
2006	Rang De Basanti	Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra	Hindi
2007	Eklavya: The Royal Guard	Vidhu Vinod Chopra	Hindi
2008	Like Stars on Earth	Aamir Khan	Hindi
2009	Harishchandra’s Factory	Paresh Mokashi	Marathi
2010	Peepli Live	Anusha Rizvi	Hindi
2011	Abu, Son of Adam	Salim Ahamed	Malayalam
2012	Barfi!	Anurag Basu	Hindi
2013	The Good Road	Gyan Correa	Gujarati
2014	Liar’s Dice	Geetu Mohandas	Hindi
2015	Court	Chaitanya Tamhane	Marathi
2016	Visaranai	Vetrimaaran	Tamil
2017	Newton	Amit V Masurkar	Hindi
2018	Village Rockstars	Rima Das	Assamese
2019	Gully Boy	Zoya Akhtar	Hindi
2020	Jallikattu	Lijo Jose Pellissery	Malayalam
2021	Pebbles	P.S. Vinothraj	Tamil
2022	Chhello Show	Pan Nalin	Gujarati

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FAQs related to the Indian Movies nominated for Oscar

1. How many Indian movies have been nominated for the Oscars?
Ans. There are only three Indian movies that are nominated for the Oscars including Mother India, Salaam Bombay, and Laagan.

2. Which Indian film has been nominated for Best Original Score?
Ans. Salaam Bombay and Laagan have been nominated for best original score.

3. How many Indian films have been nominated for Golden Globes?
Ans. Five Indian films have been nominated for the Golden Globes including Gandhi (1982), Do Aankhen Barah Hath (1957), Apur Sansar (1959), Monsoon Wedding (2001), and Salaam Bombay (1988).

4. Why are Indian films nominated for Oscar?
Ans. Indian films nominated for Oscars offer the ‘Academy Award for Best International Feature Film category.

5. When are the Oscar Awards 2023?
Ans. Oscar Awards will be held on 12th March 2023 at the Dolby Theatre, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.

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