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List of Academy Award winners and nominees from Bulgaria
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Several Bulgarian individuals and Bulgarian-produced films have been nominated for the Academy Awards in different categories. As of 2022[update], four Bulgarians have been nominated and two have won Oscars including in the scientific and technical category.
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At the 44th Academy Awards, Dimitar Petrov's 1971 film Porcupines Are Born Without Bristles was Bulgaria's first submission for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film category.[1] At the 82nd Academy Awards, The World Is Big and Salvation Lurks Around the Corner became the first Bulgarian film to be shortlisted to compete in the category; however, it was not nominated.[2]
In 2017, filmmaker Theodore Ushev became the first Bulgarian person to be nominated for an Academy Award in a competitive category, receiving a nomination for Best Animated Short Film for Blind Vaysha (2016).
Competitive awards
| Year | Nominee(s) | Film | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 (89th) |
Theodore Ushev | Blind Vaysha | Best Animated Short Film | Nominated | [3] |
| 2021 (93rd) |
Maria Bakalova | Borat Subsequent Moviefilm | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | [4] |
Scientific and technical awards
| Year | Nominee(s)/recipient(s) | Category | Note | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | George Borshukov[a] | Academy Award for Technical Achievement | Shared the award with Kim Libreri and Dan Piponi. | [5] |
| 2014 | George Borshukov[b] | Shared the award with Dan Piponi and Kim Libreri. | [6] | |
| 2017 | Vladimir Koylazov[c] | [7] |
See also
Footnotes
- For the development of a system for image-based rendering allowing choreographed camera movements through computer graphic reconstructed sets.
- For their pioneering work in the development of Universal Capture at ESC Entertainment.
- For the original concept, design and implementation of V-Ray from Chaos Group.