Oscars 2019  

Kiran Rao's Laapataa Ladies is India's official entry for the 2025 Oscars in the Best International Feature Film category. To celebrate this milestone, let's take a look at seven outstanding Indian films that have received Oscar nominations.

Alfonso Cuaron bagged two awards Best Cinematography and Best Director for Roma, which also ended Mexico's dry run at the Academy Awards with Best Foreign Language win.
 

A list of winners at the 91st Academy Awards held at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

Colman gave the nod to fellow nominee Close, who was a favourite in the category, and said she did not want to win an Oscar while her "idol" lost.
 

"There is not a single person on the planet that could have sang this song with me but you. Thank you for believing in us," Lady Gaga said.
 

Rami Malek brought a heartbreaking vulnerability to Mercury in the quieter moments of the biopic while keeping the audiences spellbound in the bits when he was performing.

Ludwig Goransson received the award from Black Panther star Michael B Jordan and actor Tessa Thompson.
 

The documentary feature is set in Hapur village outside Delhi, where women lead a quiet revolution as they fight against the deeply rooted stigma of menstruation.

This is the 45-year-old actor Mahershala Ali's second Oscar trophy after receiving an award in 2016 for his role as Juan in Barry Jenkins' "Moonlight".

"Thank you to the Academy. Thank you for honouring African royalty and the empowered way women can look and lead on screen," Ruth E Carter said while accepting the award.

Hannah Beachler, the Marvel film's production designer, was honoured with set decorator Jay Hart.

The band, which was honouring Best Picture nominee Bohemian Rhapsody, performed with two of the four original members -- guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor.