Several Indian individuals and films have received or been nominated for the British Academy Film Awards in different categories. As of 2023, 19 Indians have been nominated and 4 have won the awards.
At the 36th British Academy Film Awards, Rohini Hattangadi became the first Indian to win a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for the film Gandhi (1982). Bhanu Athaiya was nominated for Best Costume Design and Ravi Shankar was nominated for Best Original Music for the same film.[1] As of 2023, three Indian films have been nominated for Best Film from any Source— Pather Panchali (1955), Aparajito (1956), and Apur Sansar (1959), all from Satyajit Ray's Apu Trilogy; and five for Best Film Not in the English Language— Salaam Bombay! (1988), Monsoon Wedding (2001), Devdas (2002), Rang De Basanti (2006), and The Lunchbox (2014).[note 1]
At the 41st British Academy Film Awards, Saving The Tiger and Man-Eating Tiger (both from 1987) by Naresh Bedi were nominated for Best Documentary;[3] and at the 76th British Academy Film Awards, All That Breathes (2022) by Shaunak Sen and Aman Mann was nominated in the same category.[4]
At the 52nd British Academy Film Awards, Shekhar Kapur was nominated for Best Direction for Elizabeth (1998), which won the award for Outstanding British Film.[5]
Resul Pookutty and A. R. Rahman won the BAFTA for Best Sound and Best Original Music, respectively, for the 2008 British film Slumdog Millionaire.[6] Rahman was also nominated for Best Original Music for 127 Hours (2010).[7]
For his role in the movie Life of Pi (2012), Suraj Sharma received a nomination for Rising Star Award – which unlike the competitive awards, is publicly voted for, although the nominees are shortlisted by the jury.[8]
Adarsh Gourav was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role for The White Tiger (2020).[9]
Competitive awards
Publicly voted awards
Year | Nominee(s)/recipient(s) | Category | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2012 (66th) |
Suraj Sharma | Rising Star Award | Nominated | [27] |
See also
- List of Indian winners and nominees of the Academy Awards
- List of Indian winners and nominees of the Golden Globe Awards
- List of Indian winners and nominees at the Cannes Film Festival
- List of Indian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
- List of Indian winners and nominees of the Grammy Awards
Notes
- ^ The Warrior (2001) nominated in this category was a British film in an Indian language (Hindi).[2]
- ^ Mira Nair, the director and co-producer of Salaam Bombay! who received the nomination, is Indian-American. The film was co-financed by the National Film Development Corporation of India.[15]
- ^ Mira Nair, the director and co-producer of Monsoon Wedding who received the nomination, is Indian-American. The film was an international co-production between companies in India, the United States, Italy, France, and Germany.[18]
References
- ^ Gandhi - IMDb, retrieved 15 April 2023
- ^ Staff (6 December 2002). "Bafta says The Warrior is British". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- ^ Soni, Sharad K. (26 September 1999). "Living on the wild side". The Tribune.
- ^ PTI (19 January 2023). "BAFTA 2023: Shaunak Sen's 'All That Breathes' nominated for best documentary". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ Gentleman, Amelia (12 April 1999). "Bafta falls in love with the Elizabethans". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ "AR Rahman, Resul Pookutty win BAFTA Award". News18. 9 February 2009. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ "Rahman loses out on BAFTA". The Times of India. 14 February 2011. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ "Life of Pi lead star Suraj Sharma nominated for BAFTA rising star award". The Economic Times. 19 January 2013. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ "BAFTA 2021: Adarsh Gourav Gets Nominated In The Lead Actor Category For 'The White Tiger'". Outlook.
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- ^ Sterritt, David (12 October 1988). "MIRA NAIR. Interview with Indian director whose new film stars street children from Bombay". The Christian Science Monitor.
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- ^ Young, Deborah (4 September 2001). "Monsoon Wedding". Variety.
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