04-01-2018, 04:40 PM
OSCAR (ACADEMY AWARD)
*Oscar awards are given by Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Science of America (AMPAS)
*Oscar award was first presented in the year
Ans : 1929
*The Oscar Award statue is designed by Sedric Gibbons.
*The first film to get Oscar Award
Ans : ‘Wings’
*The first actor to get Oscar Award
Ans : Emil Janings
*The first actress to get Oscar Award
Ans : Janet Gaynor
*The first director to get Oscar Award
Ans : Frank Borzage (Dramatic), Lewis Milestone (Comedy)
*The film won the most awards in Oscar
Ans : Ben-Hur, Titanic, The Lord of the Rings: The return of the king (11)
*First woman to win the best director -
Ans : Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker)
*Most awards won by an individual
Ans : Walt Disney (26 oscars)
*Most awards won for Best actress
Ans : Katharine Hepburn (4)
*Most nominations received by a single film
Ans : All About Eve (1950), Titanic (1997),La La Land (2016)
*Famous actor who won the Honorary Oscar award recently
Ans : Jackie Chan
INDIANS & OSCARS
*The first Indian to get Oscar award-Bhanu Athaiya (1983, Costume- design, film : Gandhi)
*Indian to win Honorary Oscar award
Ans : Satyajit Ray (1992)
*The first Indian musician to get Oscar award
Ans : A.R. Rahman
*Gulzar won the Oscar award for best original song (shared with A.R. Rahman)
*The first Malayali to get Oscar award
Ans : Rasool Pookutty
*First Indian to get 2 Oscar award
Ans : A.R. Rahman
*The first Indian film nominated for Oscar award
Ans : Mother India
*The first Malayalam film nominated for Oscar award
Ans : ‘Guru’ (Director - Rajiv Anchal)
*Indies official entry for the best foreign language film for the 87th Oscar awards
Ans : Liar’s Dice (Directed by Geetu Mohandas)
*Indian film nominated for 89th Oscar award (2017)
Ans : Visaranai (Tamil) (Director - Vetrimaaran)
