List of Muslim Academy Award winners and nominees

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This is a list of Muslim Academy Award winners and nominees. It includes both practicing Muslims and those who have a Muslim background.

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Academy Awards, popularly known as Oscars, are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for artistic and technical merit in the film industry.

This list is current as of the 93rd Academy Awards ceremony, which was held on April 25, 2021.

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
CeremonyYearNameCountryFilmStatusNotes
93rd 2020 Riz Ahmed Flag of Pakistan.svg / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sound of Metal NominatedFirst Muslim to be nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role [1]

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
CeremonyYearNameCountryFilmStatusNotes
35th 1962 Omar Sharif Flag of Egypt.svg Lawrence of Arabia NominatedFirst Egyptian to be nominated for an Academy Award in any category
89th 2016 Mahershala Ali Flag of the United States.svg Moonlight WonFirst Muslim to win an Academy Award in an acting category [2]
91st 2018 Green Book WonFirst Black actor to win Best Actor in a Supporting Role twice

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
CeremonyYearNameCountryFilmStatusNotes
76th 2003 Shohreh Aghdashloo Flag of Iran.svg / Flag of the United States.svg House of Sand and Fog NominatedFirst Iranian to be nominated for an Academy Award in an acting category

Best Documentary (Feature)

Academy Award for Best Documentary (Feature)
CeremonyYearNameCountryFilmStatusNotes
39th 1965 Haroun Tazieff Flag of Poland.svg / Flag of Belgium (civil).svg / Flag of France.svg Le Volcan interdit NominatedMuslim father
85th 2012 Emad Burnat Flag of Palestine.svg 5 Broken Cameras NominatedNomination shared with Guy Davidi
86th 2013 Jehane Noujaim Flag of the United States.svg The Square NominatedMuslim father and possibly converted mother
Karim Amer Flag of Egypt.svg / Flag of the United States.svg Nominated
88th 2015 Asif Kapadia Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Amy WonAward shared with James Gay-Rees
90th 2017 Feras Fayyad
Kareem Abeed 		Flag of Syria.svg Last Men in Aleppo NominatedNomination shared with Søren Steen Jespersen
91st 2018 Talal Derki Of Fathers and Sons NominatedNomination shared with Ansgar Frerich, Eva Kemme, and Tobias N. Siebert
92nd 2019 Feras Fayyad The Cave NominatedNomination shared with Kirstine Barfod and Sigrid Dyekjær
Waad Al-Kateab For Sama NominatedNomination shared with Edward Watts

Best Documentary (Short Subject)

Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)
CeremonyYearNameCountryFilmStatusNotes
84th 2011 Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy Flag of Pakistan.svg / Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Saving Face [3] WonFirst Pakistani to be nominated for – and to win – an Academy Award in any category;
Award shared with Daniel Junge
86th 2013 Sara Ishaq Flag of Scotland.svg / Flag of Yemen.svg Karama Has No Walls Nominated
88th 2015 Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy Flag of Pakistan.svg / Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness [4] WonFirst Muslim to win two Academy Awards;
First female to win Best Documentary (Short Subject) twice

Best Live Action Short Film

Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film
CeremonyYearNameCountryFilmStatusNotes
33rd 1960 Ismail Merchant Flag of India.svg The Creation of WomanNominatedNomination shared with Charles F. Schwep
72nd 1999 Mehdi Norowzian Flag of Iran.svg / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Killing JoeNominatedNomination shared with Steve Wax
74th 2001 Shameela Bakhsh Flag of the United States.svg Speed for ThespiansNominatedNomination shared with Kalman Apple
75th 2002 Lexi Alexander Flag of Germany.svg / Flag of Palestine.svg Johnny Flynton NominatedMuslim father;
Nomination shared with Alexander Buono
87th 2014 Talkhon Hamzavi Flag of Iran.svg Parvaneh NominatedNomination shared with Stefan Eichenberger
92nd 2019 Meryam Joobeur Flag of Tunisia.svg / Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brotherhood NominatedNomination shared with Marcia Gracia Turgeon
94th 2021 Riz Ahmed Flag of Pakistan.svg / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg The Long GoodbyeWonNominated shared with Aneil Karia

Best Original Score

Academy Award for Best Original Score
CeremonyYearNameCountryFilmStatusNotes
81st 2008 A. R. Rahman Flag of India.svg Slumdog Millionaire WonFirst Indian to be nominated for – and to win – Best Original Score [5]
83rd 2010 127 Hours NominatedFirst Asian to be nominated for Best Original Score twice

Best Original Song

Academy Award for Best Original Song
CeremonyYearNameCountryFilm – SongStatusNotes
81st 2008 A. R. Rahman Flag of India.svg Slumdog Millionaire – "Jai Ho"WonAward shared with Gulzar;
First Asian – along with Gulzar – to win Best Original Song;
First Asian to be nominated for three Academy Awards in the same year;
First Asian to win two Academy Awards in the same year
Slumdog Millionaire – "O... Saya"NominatedNomination shared with Mathangi "M.I.A." Arulpragasam;
First Asian to be nominated for three Academy Awards in the same year
83rd 2010 127 Hours – "If I Rise"NominatedNomination shared with Rollo Armstrong and Dido
91st 2018 SZA Flag of the United States.svg Black Panther – "All the Stars"NominatedNomination shared with Kendrick Lamar, Mark "Sounwave" Spears and Anthony "Top Dawg" Tiffith

Best Picture

Academy Award for Best Picture
CeremonyYearNameCountryFilmStatusNotes
59th 1986 Ismail Merchant Flag of India.svg A Room with a View Nominated
65th 1992 Howards End Nominated
66th 1993 The Remains of the Day NominatedNomination shared with John Calley and Mike Nichols

Best Sound

Academy Award for Best Sound
CeremonyYearNameCountryFilmStatusNotes
79th 2006 Kami Asgar Flag of Iran.svg Apocalypto NominatedFirst – and only – Middle Eastern to be nominated for Best Sound
81st 2009 Resul Pookutty Flag of India.svg Slumdog Millionaire WonFirst Indian to win Oscar in this category.

Best Visual Effects

Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
CeremonyYearNameCountryFilmStatusNotes
69th 1996 Habib Zargarpour Flag of Iran.svg Twister NominatedNomination shared with Stefan Fangmeier, John Frazier, and Henry LaBounta
73rd 2000 The Perfect Storm NominatedNomination shared with Walt Conti, Stefan Fangmeier, and John Frazier

Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

Academy Award for Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
CeremonyYearNameCountryFilmStatusNotes
8th 1935 Achmed Abdullah Flag of the United States.svg The Lives of a Bengal Lancer NominatedAdapted from the autobiography of the same name by Francis Yeats-Brown;
First Muslim to be nominated for an Academy Award in any category;
Nomination shared with John L. Balderston, Grover Jones, William Slavens McNutt, and Waldemar Young
70th 1997 Hossein Amini [6] Flag of Iran.svg / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg The Wings of the Dove NominatedAdapted from the novel of the same name by Henry James;
First Asian to be nominated for Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

Best Writing (Original Screenplay)

Academy Award for Best Writing (Original Screenplay)
CeremonyYearNameCountryFilmStatusNotes
84th 2011 Asghar Farhadi Flag of Iran.svg A Separation NominatedFirst screenplay written entirely in Persian to be nominated for an Academy Award in a writing category
90th 2017 Kumail Nanjiani Flag of Pakistan.svg / Flag of the United States.svg The Big Sick NominatedNomination shared with Emily V. Gordon (his wife)

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References

  1. ↑ "Riz Ahmed is the first Muslim nominated for lead actor Oscar". Los Angeles Times. March 15, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Is Mahershala Ali the First Muslim Oscar Winner?". TheWrap. February 26, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Nominees for the 87th Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . Retrieved April 22, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Nominees for the 88th Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . Retrieved April 22, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Biography". A. R. Rahman - The Official Site. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Is New BBC Hit TV Show 'McMafia' anti-Semitic and anti-Israeli? Its Writer Fights Back". Haaretz. January 9, 2018.
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