How many Indians have won Academy Awards?
eight
Several Indian individuals and films have received or been nominated for the Academy Awards (also known as the Oscars) in different categories. As of 2021, 13 Indians have been nominated and eight have won Oscars including in the scientific and technical category.
What movies won 8 Oscars?
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind won eight Academy Awards: Best Picture, Actress (Vivien Leigh), Supporting Actress (Hattie McDaniel), Art Direction (Lyle R. Wheeler), Color Cinematography (Ernest Haller, Ray Rennahan), Directing (Victor Fleming), Film Editing (Hal C. Kern, James E. Newcom) and Writing – Screenplay (Sidney Howard).
Who was Heath Ledger up against for the Oscar?
Ledger was nominated in the Best Actor category but lost to “Capote” star Philip Seymour Hoffman. Gyllenhaal lost to George Clooney in “Syriana” for Best Supporting Actor. “Brokeback Mountain” marked the first Oscar nominations for both actors.
Who’s the best actor in the world?
Who is the greatest actor of all time? Jack Nicholson is the best actor of all time. He has been nominated over ten times for both Oscar and Golden Globe awards. In total, he has won 85 awards and been a nominee for 101 awards.
Who all got Oscar award in India?
Indian celebrities who did the country proud at the Oscars
- Mehboob Khan. Way back in 1958, Mehboob Khan’s classic ‘Mother India’ was in the running for the Best Foreign Language Film.
- Bhanu Athaiya.
- Pandit Ravi Shankar.
- KK Kapil and Vidhu Vinod Chopra.
- Mira Nair.
- Satyajit Ray.
- Ashutosh Gowariker.
- Ashvin Kumar.
What 3 films have won 11 Oscars?
Three films have won 11 Academy Awards:
- Ben-Hur (1959) – 15 categories available for nomination; nominated for 12.
- Titanic (1997) – 17 categories available for nomination; nominated for 14.
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) – 17 categories available for nomination; nominated for 11.
Which male has won the most Oscars?
Who has won the most Oscars of all time? The person who has triumphed more times at the Oscars than anyone else in history is Walt Disney. America’s most iconic filmmaker racked up a whopping 26 Oscars, four of which were honorary awards, and he also holds the record for the most nominations on record – 59.
Who was at Heath Ledgers funeral?
At least 300 people attended the service, including Australian actors Bryan Brown and soccer stars Ben Cousins and David Wirrpanda, both friends of Heath’s.
Who played the best Joker?
Heath Ledger
1. Heath Ledger. To many, Heath Ledger will always be the ultimate Joker. As the main villain of the second, and ultimately most critically acclaimed, part of Christopher Nolan’s trilogy, Ledger’s Joker was nothing like those who came before him.
When did the 81st Academy Awards take place?
81st Academy Awards. The 81st Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2008 and took place on February 22, 2009, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST / 8:30 p.m. EST.
Who was the winner of the 2009 Academy Awards?
The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on February 22, 2009. Slumdog Millionaire was the eleventh film to win Best Picture without any acting nominations. Sean Penn became the ninth person to win Best Lead Actor twice. Best Supporting Actor winner Heath Ledger became the second performer to win a posthumous acting Oscar.
When did they announce the nominees for the Academy Awards?
The telecast garnered almost 37 million viewers in the United States. The nominees for the 81st Academy Awards were announced on January 22, 2009, at 5:38 p.m. PST (13:38 UTC) at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, California, by Sid Ganis, president of the Academy, and the actor Forest Whitaker.
Who was the host of the Tony Awards in 2008?
In September 2008, the Academy selected producers Bill Condon and Laurence Mark to co-produce the telecast. Nearly three months later, actor Hugh Jackman, who had previously emceed three consecutive Tony Awards ceremonies between 2003 and 2005, was chosen as host of the 2009 gala.