This is the list of Pakistani personalities who are Academy Award (informally known as Oscar) winners and nominees.
This is the list of Pakistani personalities who are Academy Award (informally known as Oscar) winners and nominees.
In 2012, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy became the first Pakistani to win an Oscar, winning the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject alongside co-director Daniel Junge for their film Saving Face . [1] She won again in 2016 for the film A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness , becoming the first female filmmaker to win twice in this category.
In 2018, Pakistani-American actor/comedian Kumail Nanjiani became the first Pakistani nominee for a writing award, nominated alongside Emily V. Gordon for their screenplay for The Big Sick .
In 2022, British-Pakistani actor/rapper Riz Ahmed became the first Muslim to win an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film. He co-wrote and starred in the film, winning alongside the film's director Aneil Karia.
As per the Academy's rules [2] for the Best Visual Effects category, a maximum of only four individuals are credited as nominees for each film. Whilst he has not been named in the nominations, Pakistani visual effects artist Mir Zafar Ali has been a part of the visual effects team for two winners in this category, The Golden Compass and Life of Pi . Additionally, he was a visual effects artist on the Best Animated Feature winner Frozen . [3]
| Year | Nominee(s)/recipient(s) | Film | Category | Result/received | Ref. |
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| 2012 (84th) | Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy shared with (Daniel Junge) | Saving Face | Best Documentary Short Subject | Won | [4] |
| 2016 (88th) | Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy | A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness | Won | [5] | |
| 2018 (90th) | Kumail Nanjiani shared with (Emily V. Gordon) | The Big Sick | Best Original Screenplay | Nominated | [6] |
| 2021 (93rd) | Riz Ahmed | Sound of Metal | Best Actor | Nominated | [7] |
| 2022 (94th) | Riz Ahmed shared with (Aneil Karia) | The Long Goodbye | Best Live Action Short Film | Won | [8] [9] |
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Kumail Ali Nanjiani is a Pakistani-American actor, stand-up comedian, and screenwriter. He is known for his role as Dinesh in the HBO comedy series Silicon Valley (2014–2019) and for co-writing and starring in the romantic comedy film The Big Sick (2017). For co-writing the latter with his wife, Emily V. Gordon, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. In 2018, Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world.
Mir Zafar Ali is a Pakistani movie visual effects artist. He was a member of the team that won the Academy Award for best visual effects for the 2007 film The Golden Compass. In 2012, he was a member of the team that won the Academy Award for best visual effects for The Life of Pi and in 2014 he was a member of the team that won the Academy Award for the film Frozen. He is the first Pakistani to have been connected with an Academy Award-winner for Best Visual Effects.
The Big Sick is a 2017 American romantic comedy film directed by Michael Showalter and written by Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani. It stars Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter, Ray Romano, Adeel Akhtar, and Anupam Kher. Gordon and Nanjiani wrote the film based on their relationship; it follows an interracial couple who must deal with cultural differences after Emily (Kazan) becomes ill.
Emily V. Gordon is an American writer, producer and podcast host. She co-wrote the 2017 romantic comedy film The Big Sick, based on her relationship with her husband and frequent collaborator, comic Kumail Nanjiani. Gordon and Nanjiani won an Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay for The Big Sick; they were also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, among many other nominations.
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