Several Indian individuals and films have received or been nominated for the British Academy Film Awards in different categories. , 23 Indians have been nominated, and 6 have won the awards.

At the 36th British Academy Film Awards, Rohini Hattangadi became the first Indian to win a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for the film Gandhi (1982). Bhanu Athaiya was nominated for Best Costume Design and Ravi Shankar was nominated for Best Original Music for the same film. As of 2023, three Indian films have been nominated for Best Film from any Source— Pather Panchali (1955), Aparajito (1956), and Apur Sansar (1959), all from Satyajit Ray's Apu Trilogy; and five for Best Film Not in the English Language— Salaam Bombay! (1988), Monsoon Wedding (2001), Devdas (2002), Rang De Basanti (2006), and The Lunchbox (2014).

At the 41st British Academy Film Awards, Saving The Tiger and Man-Eating Tiger (both from 1987) by Naresh Bedi were nominated for Best Documentary; and at the 76th British Academy Film Awards, All That Breathes (2022) by Shaunak Sen and Aman Mann was nominated in the same category.

At the 52nd British Academy Film Awards, Shekhar Kapur was nominated for Best Direction for Elizabeth (1998), which won the award for Outstanding British Film.

Resul Pookutty and A. R. Rahman won the BAFTA for Best Sound and Best Original Music, respectively, for the 2008 British film Slumdog Millionaire. Rahman was also nominated for Best Original Music for 127 Hours (2010).

For his role in the movie Life of Pi (2012), Suraj Sharma received a nomination for Rising Star Award – which, unlike the competitive awards, is publicly voted for, although the nominees are shortlisted by the jury.

Adarsh Gourav was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role for The White Tiger (2020).

In 2026, Manipuri film Boong became the first Indian movie to win a BAFTA, which it did by winning in the Best Children's & Family Film category.

Competitive awards + Year Nominee(s)/recipient(s) Film Category Result 1957 Pather Panchali Pather Panchali Best Film from any Source 1958 Aparajito Aparajito Best Film from any Source 1961 Apur Sansar Apur Sansar Best Film from any Source 1982 Gandhi Best Actress in a Supporting Role Best Costume Design Best Original Music 1985 A passage to India Best Actor in a Leading Role 1987 Man-Eating Tigers/Saving the Tiger Best Documentary 1989 Salaam Bombay! Best Film Not in the English Language 1998 Elizabeth Best Direction Outstanding British Film 2001 Monsoon Wedding Best Film Not in the English Language 2002 Devdas Best Film Not in the English Language 2006 Rang De Basanti Best Film Not in the English Language 2008 Slumdog Millionaire Best Actress in a Supporting Role Best Sound Best Original Music 2010 127 Hours 2014 The Lunchbox Best Film Not in the English Language 2020 The White Tiger Best Actor in a Leading Role 2022 All That Breathes Best Documentary 2025 BoongBest Children's & Family Film

Publicly voted awards + Year Nominee(s)/recipient(s) Category Result 2012 Rising Star Award

See also List of Indian Academy Award winners and nominees List of Indian Golden Globe Award winners and nominees List of Indian winners and nominees at the Cannes Film Festival List of Indian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film List of Indian Grammy Award winners and nominees

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