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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.

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

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Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
Ceremony Year Name Country Film Status Notes
93rd 2020 Riz Ahmed Pakistan / United Kingdom Sound of Metal Nominated First Muslim to be nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role[1]

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

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Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Ceremony Year Name Country Film Status Notes
35th 1962 Omar Sharif Egypt Lawrence of Arabia Nominated First Egyptian to be nominated for an Academy Award in any category
89th 2016 Mahershala Ali United States Moonlight Won First Muslim to win an Academy Award in an acting category[2]
91st 2018 Green Book Won First Black actor to win Best Actor in a Supporting Role twice

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

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Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Ceremony Year Name Country Film Status Notes
76th 2003 Shohreh Aghdashloo Iran / United States House of Sand and Fog Nominated First Iranian to be nominated for an Academy Award in an acting category

Best Documentary (Feature)

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

Best Documentary (Short Subject)

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

Best Live Action Short Film

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Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film
Ceremony Year Name Country Film Status Notes
33rd 1960 Ismail Merchant India The Creation of Woman Nominated Nomination shared with Charles F. Schwep
72nd 1999 Mehdi Norowzian Iran / United Kingdom Killing Joe Nominated Nomination shared with Steve Wax
74th 2001 Shameela Bakhsh United States Speed for Thespians Nominated Nomination shared with Kalman Apple
75th 2002 Lexi Alexander Germany / State of Palestine Johnny Flynton Nominated Muslim father;
Nomination shared with Alexander Buono
87th 2014 Talkhon Hamzavi Iran Parvaneh Nominated Nomination shared with Stefan Eichenberger
92nd 2019 Meryam Joobeur Tunisia / Canada Brotherhood Nominated Nomination shared with Marcia Gracia Turgeon
94th 2021 Riz Ahmed Pakistan / United Kingdom The Long Goodbye Won Nominated shared with Aneil Karia

Best Original Score

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Academy Award for Best Original Score
Ceremony Year Name Country Film Status Notes
81st 2008 A. R. Rahman India Slumdog Millionaire Won First Indian to be nominated for – and to win – Best Original Score[5]
83rd 2010 127 Hours Nominated First Asian to be nominated for Best Original Score twice

Best Original Song

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Academy Award for Best Original Song
Ceremony Year Name Country Film – Song Status Notes
81st 2008 A. R. Rahman India Slumdog Millionaire – "Jai Ho" Won Award 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" Nominated Nomination 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" Nominated Nomination shared with Rollo Armstrong and Dido
91st 2018 SZA United States Black Panther – "All the Stars" Nominated Nomination shared with Kendrick Lamar, Mark "Sounwave" Spears and Anthony "Top Dawg" Tiffith

Best Picture

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Academy Award for Best Picture
Ceremony Year Name Country Film Status Notes
59th 1986 Ismail Merchant India A Room with a View Nominated
65th 1992 Howards End Nominated
66th 1993 The Remains of the Day Nominated Nomination shared with John Calley and Mike Nichols

Best Sound

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Academy Award for Best Sound
Ceremony Year Name Country Film Status Notes
79th 2006 Kami Asgar Iran Apocalypto Nominated First – and only – Middle Eastern to be nominated for Best Sound
81st 2009 Resul Pookutty India Slumdog Millionaire Won First Indian to win Oscar in this category.

Best Visual Effects

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Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
Ceremony Year Name Country Film Status Notes
69th 1996 Habib Zargarpour Iran Twister Nominated Nomination shared with Stefan Fangmeier, John Frazier, and Henry LaBounta
73rd 2000 The Perfect Storm Nominated Nomination shared with Walt Conti, Stefan Fangmeier, and John Frazier

Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

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Academy Award for Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
Ceremony Year Name Country Film Status Notes
8th 1935 Achmed Abdullah United States The Lives of a Bengal Lancer Nominated Adapted 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] Iran / United Kingdom The Wings of the Dove Nominated Adapted from the novel of the same name by Henry James;
First Asian to be nominated for Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

Best Writing (Original Screenplay)

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Academy Award for Best Writing (Original Screenplay)
Ceremony Year Name Country Film Status Notes
84th 2011 Asghar Farhadi Iran A Separation Nominated First screenplay written entirely in Persian to be nominated for an Academy Award in a writing category
90th 2017 Kumail Nanjiani Pakistan / United States The Big Sick Nominated Nomination shared with Emily V. Gordon (his wife)

See also

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References

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  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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