The third person from India to win an Oscar was Bhanu Athaiya, who received the Academy Award for Best Costume Design for her work on the 1982 film "Gandhi." She was the first Indian to win an Oscar, achieving this honor alongside Satyajit Ray and Resul Pookutty, who followed later in different categories. Athaiya's win marked a significant moment in Indian cinema, showcasing the talent and creativity of Indian artists on an international platform.
Helen Hayes.
Clint Eastwood
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No, you can win an Oscar for directing a short film, but you can't win an Oscar for starring in a short film.
Clint Eastwood
Satyajit Rai
Bhanu Athaiya won best costume design for gandhi in 1982
Shirley Temple was the shortest person to win an oscar.
The third woman to win the Oscar for Best Actress was Norma Shearer who appeared in The Divorcee as Jerry Bernard Martin.
Helen Hayes.
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Patty Duke
'Mother India' was India's first Oscar nominee. It was in 1957 though and not in 1956. India has had only three movies going to Oscars as nominees (no win). Mother India (1957), Salaam Bombay (1988) and Lagaan (2001).
Maggie Smith
there are no sports in which you win an Oscar
Yes, Emil Jannings was the first person to with the Oscar for Best Actor. Since this was the first Oscar presented at the first Academy Awards ceremony, he is also the firs man ever to win an Academy Award (Oscar).
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