List of Israeli Academy Award winners and nominees
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The following is a list of Israeli people and films that have been nominated for or won Academy Awards.
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Milestone / Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Chaim Topol | Fiddler on the Roof | Nominated | First Israeli nominated in any category. First Middle Eastern person nominated for an acting award. | [1] |
Best Actress in a Leading Role
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Milestone / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Natalie Portman | Black Swan | Won | First Israeli to win an award in any category. |
| 2016 | Jackie | Nominated | First Israeli to receive three nominations. |
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Milestone / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Natalie Portman | Closer | Nominated | First and (to date) only Israeli woman ever nominated for an acting award. |
Best Picture
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Milestone / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Arnon Milchan | L.A. Confidential | Nominated | Shared with Curtis Hanson, and Michael Nathanson. |
| 2015 | The Revenant | Nominated | Shared with Steve Golin, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Mary Parent, and Keith Redmon. |
Best Original Screenplay
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Milestone / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Oren Moverman | The Messenger | Nominated | Shared with Alessandro Camon. |
Best Animated Feature
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Milestone / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Osnat Shurer | Moana | Nominated | Shared with John Musker, and Ron Clements. |
| 2021 | Raya and the Last Dragon | Nominated | Shared with Don Hall, Carlos López Estrada, and Peter Del Vecho. | |
| 2025 | Natalie Portman | Arco | Nominated | Shared with Ugo Bienvenu, Félix de Givry, and Sophie Mas. |
Best Documentary Feature
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Milestone / Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Haim Gouri | The 81st Blow | Nominated | Shared with Jacquot Ehrlich, and David Bergman. | |
| 2012 | Guy Davidi | 5 Broken Cameras | Nominated | Shared with Emad Burnat. | [2] |
| Estelle Fialon Philippa Kowarsky Dror Moreh | The Gatekeepers | Nominated | |||
| 2015 | Evgeny Afineevsky | Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom | Nominated | Shared with Den Tolmor. | |
| 2024 | Rachel Szor Yuval Abraham |
No Other Land | Won | Shared with Basel Adra and Hamdan Ballal |
Best Documentary Short Film
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Milestone / Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Nomi Talisman | Last Day of Freedom | Nominated | Shared with Dee Hibbert-Jones. | |
| 2025 | Hilla Medalia | Children No More: "Were and Are Gone" | Nominated | Shared with Sheila Nevins. |
Best Live Action Short
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Milestone / Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Julian Chagrin | The Concert | Nominated | ||
| 1976 | The Morning Spider | Nominated | |||
| 2014 | Oded Binnun Mihal Brezis | Aya | Nominated | [3] | |
| 2018 | Guy Nattiv | Skin | Won | [4] | |
| 2025 | Meyer Levinson-Blount Oron Caspi |
Butcher's Stain | Nominated | [5] |
Best Animated Short
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Milestone / Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Tal Kantor Amit R. Gicelter |
Letter to a Pig | Nominated |
Best Sound
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Milestone / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Niv Adiri | Gravity | Won | Shared with Skip Lievsay, Christopher Benstead, and Chris Munro. |
| 2021 | Belfast | Nominated | Shared with Denise Yarde, Simon Chase, and James Mather. |
