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Detailed explanation-1: -It is usually given at the annual presentation of Scientific and Technical Awards, a dinner ceremony separate from the annual Oscar telecast. The only life membership to be conferred as an Honorary Award was given to Bob Hope in 1944 “for his many services to the Academy.” Hope received four Honorary Awards.

Detailed explanation-2: -In 1992, Satyajit Ray received the honorary Academy Award-Lifetime Achievement.

Detailed explanation-3: -As of 2022, apart from Mother India, only two Indian films have been nominated for the Oscars-Salaam Bombay! (1988) and Lagaan (2001). In 1992, filmmaker Satyajit Ray was bestowed with an Honorary Academy Award, becoming the only Indian to date to receive the honour.

Detailed explanation-4: -Notes: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awarded Satyajit Ray an Honorary Oscar in 1992 for Lifetime Achievement. It was one of his favourite actresses, Audrey Hepburn, who represented the Academy on that day in Calcutta.