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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 .
Pakistan submitted its first film for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film [nb 1] in 1959, three years after the incorporation of the category. [ 3 ] and submit second time in 1963. The award is given annually by the United States Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature-length motion picture produced outside ...
This is a list of countries by number of Academy Award for Best International Feature Film (known as Best Foreign Language Film before 2020), a table showing the total number of submissions, nominations, and awards of the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film received by each country. It follows Academy convention by not grouping ...
Saving Face is a 2012 documentary film directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and Daniel Junge about acid attacks on women in Pakistan.The film won an Emmy Award and the 2012 Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject, making its director, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, Pakistan's first Oscar winner.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has given Academy Awards to actors and actresses for their performances in films since its inception. Throughout the history of the Academy Awards, there have been actors and actresses who have received multiple Academy Awards for Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, or Best Supporting ...
'Picture Awards') were presented in an annual award show to recognize outstanding achievement in Pakistani cinema, after having been revived in 2017 following a 15-year absence. The honors are awarded by Nigar Magazine founded in 1948. The Nigar Awards are Pakistan's version of the Academy Awards. [1] [2] [3] [4]
32nd Academy Awards: The Day Shall Dawn: A. J. Kardar: No Committee Not nominated 1963: 36th Academy Awards: The Veil: Khurshid Anwar: Not nominated September 25, 2013: 86th Academy Awards: Zinda Bhaag: Meenu Gaur and Farjad Nabi: Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy. Not nominated September 18, 2014: 87th Academy Awards: Dukhtar: Afia Nathaniel
Non-Competitive Awards: Year Name Country Award 2004 Takuo Miyagishima / Gordon E. Sawyer Award [134] Takuo Miyagishima, one of the most notable design engineers in the motion picture industry, has been voted the Gordon E. Sawyer Award by the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.