Indian submissions for Oscar

The Academy Award (Oscar) is the main national film award in the USA. The Academy Award popularly known as the Oscars are awards presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers.

The formal ceremony at which the awards are presented is one of the most prominent film award ceremonies in the world. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences itself were conceived by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio boss Louis B. Mayer.

The Indian Government appoints a committee to choose the best movie released that year, which is sent as India's official entry to the Oscars for a nomination for Best Foreign Film the following year. The following is list of such movies:

Year...Movie title................Director

1956...Mother India...............Mehboob Khan

1962...Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam......Abrar Alvi 1969...Deivamagan.................Kiran Kumar Chenna

1971...Reshma Aur Shera...........Sunil Dutt 1972...Uphaar.....................Sudhendu Roy 1973...Saudagar...................Sudhendu Roy

1974...Garam Hawa (Hot Winds).....M.S. Sathyu 1977...Manthan....................Shyam Benegal

1978...The Chess Players..........Satyajit Ray

1980...Payal Ki Jhankaar..........Satyen Bose

1984...Saaransh...................Mahesh Bhatt

1985...Saagar.....................Ramesh Sippy 1986...Swathi.....................Muthya Vishwanath 1987...Nayagan....................Mani Ratnam

1988...Salaam Bombay!.............Mira Nair 1989...Parinda....................Vidhu Vinod Chopra 1990...Anjali.....................Mani Ratnam 1991...Henna......................Randhir Kapoor 1992...Thevar.....................Magan Bharathan 1993...Rudaali....................Kalpana Lazmi

1994...Bandit Queen...............Shekhar Kapur 1995...Kurudhipunal...............P.C. Sreeram 1996...Indian.....................Shankar 1997...Guru.......................Rajiv Anchal 1998...Jeans......................Shankar 1999...Earth......................Deepa Mehta

2000...Hey Ram....................Kamal Haasan 2001...Lagaan.....................Ashutosh Gowariker 2002...Devdas.....................Sanjay Leela Bhansali 2004...Shwaas.....................Sandeep Sawant 2005...Paheli.....................Amol Palekar

2006...Rang De Basanti............Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra 2007...Eklavya - The Royal Guard..Vidhu Vinod Chopra

2008...Taare Zameen Par...........Aamir Khan