This is the list ofPakistani personalities who areAcademy Award (informally known as Oscar) winners and nominees.
In 2012,Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy became the first Pakistani to win an Oscar, winning theAcademy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject alongside co-directorDaniel Junge for their filmSaving Face.[1] She won again in 2016 for the filmA Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness, becoming the first female filmmaker to win twice in this category.
In 2018, Pakistani-American actor/comedianKumail Nanjiani became the first Pakistani nominee for a writing award, nominated alongsideEmily V. Gordon for their screenplay forThe Big Sick.
In 2022, British-Pakistani actor/rapperRiz Ahmed became the first Muslim to win an Oscar forBest Live Action Short Film. He co-wrote and starred in the film, winning alongside the film's directorAneil Karia.
As per the Academy's rules[2] for theBest 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 artistMir Zafar Ali has been a part of the visual effects team for two winners in this category,The Golden Compass andLife of Pi. Additionally, he was a visual effects artist on theBest Animated Feature winnerFrozen.[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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