Best Documentary Award(Short) for 2009 - Smile Pinki

This small budgeted film directed and produced by Emmy award winner Megan Mylan shows the problem faced by a girl child for the cleft lip and the surgery that has been done by Smile Train[Voluntary group] at free of cost went unnoticed when compared to Slumdog's publicity until it was shortlisted for Academy awards. But now it had won Best Documentary Award for short film lets hope that children with similar issues as Pinki would be getting proper treatment.

ARRahman becomes first Indian to win two Oscar in a single year

Mr.ARRahman bagged 2 Oscars in a Single year one for 'Best Original Score' and second for 'Best song' for the film 'Slumdog Millionare'. He became the first ever Indian to win 2 Oscars on a single year. He is also the fourth Indian to win this award. Mr.Rasul Pookutty[Third Indian to win this award] won the award for Best sound mixing category for the same film. First Indian to get Oscar was Ms.Bhanu Athaiya for Best Costume Design and the film was Gandhi in 1982. Second Indian was Mr.Satyajit Ray in 1992 for his contribution towards Indian Cinema. But the award was a Honarary one. Courtesy: ibnlive.in.com, Wikipedia