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