List of Latin American Academy Award winners and nominees
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This is a list of Latin American Academy Award winners and nominees by category. Each list details the performances of Latin American-born filmmakers, actors, actresses and films that have either been nominated for or won an Academy Award.
This list is current as of the 98th Academy Awards ceremony held on March 15, 2026.
Best Picture
| Best Picture | ||||||
| Year | Nominee | Country | Film | Result | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Alejandro González Iñárritu |  |
Babel | Nominated | [1] | |
| 2013 | Alfonso Cuarón | Gravity | Nominated | [2] | ||
| 2014 | Alejandro González Iñárritu | Birdman | Won | [3] | ||
| 2015 | The Revenant | Nominated | [4] | |||
| 2017 | Guillermo del Toro | The Shape of Water | Won | [5] | ||
| 2018 | Alfonso Cuarón | Roma | Nominated | [6] | ||
| Gabriela Rodríguez |  |
Nominated | ||||
| 2021 | Guillermo del Toro | |
Nightmare Alley | Nominated | ||
| 2024 | Maria Carlota Bruno Rodrigo Teixeira |
 |
I'm Still Here | Nominated | ||
| 2025 | Guillermo del Toro | |
Frankenstein | Nominated | ||
Best Director
| Best Director | ||||||
| Year | Nominee | Country | Film | Result | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Héctor Babenco |  / |
Kiss of the Spider Woman | Nominated | [7] | |
| 2003 | Fernando Meirelles | |
City of God | Nominated | [8] | |
| 2006 | Alejandro González Iñárritu | |
Babel | Nominated | [9] | |
| 2013 | Alfonso Cuarón | Gravity | Won | [10] | ||
| 2014 | Alejandro González Iñárritu | Birdman | Won | [11] | ||
| 2015 | The Revenant | Won | [12] | |||
| 2017 | Guillermo del Toro | The Shape of Water | Won | [13] | ||
| 2018 | Alfonso Cuarón | Roma | Won | [6] | ||
Acting
Best Actor
| Best Actor | ||||||
| Year | Nominee | Country | Film | Result | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | José Ferrer |  |
Cyrano de Bergerac | Won | [14] | |
| 1952 | Moulin Rouge | Nominated | [15] | |||
| 1957 | Anthony Quinn | |
Wild Is the Wind | Nominated | [16] | |
| 1964 | Zorba the Greek | Nominated | [17] | |||
| 2011 | Demián Bichir | A Better Life | Nominated | [18] | ||
| 2025 | Wagner Moura | |
The Secret Agent | Nominated | [19] | |
Best Actress
| Best Actress | ||||||
| Year | Nominee | Country | Film | Result | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Fernanda Montenegro | |
Central Station | Nominated | [20] | |
| 2002 | Salma Hayek | |
Frida | Nominated | [21] | |
| 2004 | Catalina Sandino Moreno |  |
Maria Full of Grace | Nominated | [22] | |
| 2018 | Yalitza Aparicio | |
Roma | Nominated | [23] | |
| 2022 | Ana de Armas |  |
Blonde | Nominated | [24] | |
| 2024 | Fernanda Torres | |
I'm Still Here | Nominated | [25] | |
Best Supporting Actor
| Best Supporting Actor | ||||||
| Year | Nominee | Country | Film | Result | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | José Ferrer | |
Joan of Arc | Nominated | [26] | |
| 1952 | Anthony Quinn | |
Viva Zapata! | Won | [15] | |
| 1956 | Lust for Life | Won | [27] | |||
| 1990 | Andy García | |
The Godfather Part III | Nominated | [28] | |
| 2000 | Benicio del Toro | |
Traffic | Won | [29] | |
| 2003 | 21 Grams | Nominated | [30] | |||
| 2025 | One Battle After Another | Nominated | [19] | |||
Best Supporting Actress
| Best Supporting Actress | |||||
| Year | Nominee | Country | Film | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Katy Jurado | |
Broken Lance | Nominated | |
| 1961 | Rita Moreno | |
West Side Story | Won | [31] |
| 1987 | Norma Aleandro | |
Gaby: A True Story | Nominated | |
| 2006 | Adriana Barraza | |
Babel | Nominated | [1] |
| 2011 | Bérénice Bejo | |
The Artist | Nominated | [18] |
| 2013 | Lupita Nyong'o | |
12 Years a Slave | Won | [32] |
| 2018 | Marina de Tavira | |
Roma | Nominated | [23] |
Best Casting
| Best Casting | ||||||
| Year | Nominee | Country | Film | Status | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 (98th) |
Gabriel Domingues | |
The Secret Agent | Nominated | First Brazilian-born and Latino casting director to be nominated for Best Casting. | |
Best Cinematography
This list focuses on Latin American-born cinematographers.
| Best Cinematography | |||||
| Year | Nominee | Country | Film | Status | Milestone / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Gabriel Figueroa | |
The Night of the Iguana | Nominated | The Academy Award category was "Best Cinematography – Black-and-White". |
| 1995 | Emmanuel Lubezki | A Little Princess | Nominated | ||
| 1999 | Sleepy Hollow | Nominated | |||
| 2003 | César Charlone |  |
City of God | Nominated | Charlone is Uruguayan, but is based in Brazil. |
| 2005 | Emmanuel Lubezki | |
The New World | Nominated | |
| Rodrigo Prieto | Brokeback Mountain | Nominated | |||
| 2006 | Emmanuel Lubezki | Children of Men | Nominated | ||
| Guillermo Navarro | Pan's Labyrinth | Won | (original title: El laberinto del fauno) First Latin American and Mexican cinematographer to win an Academy Award. | ||
| 2008 | Claudio Miranda |  |
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Nominated | |
| 2011 | Emmanuel Lubezki | |
The Tree of Life | Nominated | |
| 2012 | Claudio Miranda | |
Life of Pi | Won | |
| 2013 | Emmanuel Lubezki | |
Gravity | Won | |
| 2014 | Birdman | Won | First Latin American cinematographer to win consecutive Academy Awards. | ||
| 2015 | The Revenant | Won | First person to win this award in three consecutive years. First Latin American cinematographer to win three Academy Awards. | ||
| 2016 | Rodrigo Prieto | Silence | Nominated | ||
| 2018 | Alfonso Cuarón | Roma | Won | First Latin American and Mexican director to be nominated for Best Cinematography while serving as both director and cinematographer. First Latin American and Mexican director to win for Best Director and Best Cinematography in the same year. | |
| 2019 | Rodrigo Prieto | The Irishman | Nominated | ||
| 2023 | Killers of the Flower Moon | Nominated | |||
| 2025 | Adolpho Veloso | |
Train Dreams | Nominated | First Brazilian to be nominated |
Best Costume Design
This list focuses on Latin American-born costume designers.
| Best Costume Design | |||||
| Year | Nominee | Country | Film | Status | Milestone / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Mayes C. Rubeo | |
Jojo Rabbit | Nominated | |
Best Documentary Feature
This list focuses on documentary features directed by Latin American-born filmmakers.
| Best Documentary Feature | |||||
| Year | Nominee | Country | Film | Status | Milestone / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Manuel Barbachano Ponce | |
Torero! | Nominated | |
| 1981 | Tetê Vasconcellos | |
El Salvador: Another Vietnam | Nominated | Shared with Glenn Silber. |
| 1985 | Susana Blaustein Muñoz Lourdes Portillo |
|
The Mothers of Plaza de Mayo | Nominated | |
| 2014 | Juliano Ribeiro Salgado | |
The Salt of the Earth | Nominated | Shared with Wim Wenders and producer David Rosier. |
| 2016 | Raoul Peck Hébert Peck |
 |
I Am Not Your Negro | Nominated | Shared with Rémi Grellety |
| 2019 | Petra Costa Tiago Pavan |
|
The Edge of Democracy | Nominated | Shared with Joanna Natasegara and Shane Boris. |
| 2020 | Maite Alberdi Marcela Santibáñez |
|
The Mole Agent | Nominated | |
| 2023 | Maite Alberdi | The Eternal Memory | Nominated | ||
Best Documentary Short Subject
This list focuses on documentary short subject directed by Latin American-born filmmakers.
| Best Documentary Short Subject | ||||||
| Year | Nominee | Country | Film | Status | Milestone / Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Manuel Arango | |
Sentinels of Silence | Won | This was the only time that a short film won the Academy Award in two categories, having also won for Best Short Subject. | |
| 1980 | Jorge Preloran | |
Luther Metke at 94 | Nominated | Shared with producer Richard Hawkins. | |
| 2007 | Isabel Vega | |
The Crown | Nominated | Shared with director Amanda Micheli | |
| 2014 | Gabriel Serra Argüello |  |
The Reaper | Nominated | ||
| 2021 | Pedro Kos | |
Lead Me Home | Nominated[33][34] | Shared with director Jon Shenk. | |
Best Film Editing
This list focuses on Latin American-born film editors.
| Best Film Editing | ||||||
| Year | Nominee | Country | Film | Status | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 (76th) |
Daniel Rezende | |
City of God | Nominated | First Brazilian-born and Latino editor to be nominated for Best Film Editing. | |
| 2006 (79th) |
Alfonso Cuarón Álex Rodríguez |
|
Children of Men | Nominated | First Mexican editors to be nominated. French-born Mexican editor (Rodríguez). |
|
| 2013 (86th) |
Alfonso Cuarón | Gravity | Won | First Mexican-born editor to win Best Film Editing. Shared with Mark Sanger. |
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Best International Feature Film
| Best Foreign Language Film | |||||
| Year | Film | Director | Country | Status | Milestone / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Macario | Roberto Gavaldón | |
Nominated | First Latin American film to be nominated for Best Foreign Language Film. |
| 1961 | The Important Man | Ismael Rodríguez | Nominated | (original title: Ánimas Trujano) | |
| 1962 | Keeper of Promises | Anselmo Duarte | |
Nominated | (original title: O Pagador de Promessas) |
| The Pearl of Tlayucan | Luis Alcoriza | |
Nominated | (original title: Tlayucan) | |
| 1974 | The Truce | Sergio Renán | |
Nominated | (original title: La tregua) |
| 1975 | Letters from Marusia | Miguel Littin | |
Nominated | (original title: Actas de Marusia) |
| 1982 | Alsino and the Condor | Nominated | (original title: Alsino y el cóndor) Second nomination for Best Foreign Language Film to a film directed by Chilean Miguel Littín. Only Latin American director to receive nominations for films directed in two different countries. | ||
| 1984 | Camila | María Luisa Bemberg | |
Nominated | First nomination for Best Foreign Language Film to a film directed by a Latin American woman director. |
| 1985 | The Official Story | Luis Puenzo | Won | (original title: La historia oficial) First Latin American film to win for Best Foreign Language Film. The film was also nominated for Best Original Screenplay. | |
| 1989 | What Happened to Santiago | Jacobo Morales | |
Nominated | (original title: Lo que le pasó a Santiago) |
|
Nominated (Disqualified) |
(original title: Un lugar en el mundo) After nominations were announced, information came to light that showed that the film was wholly produced in Argentina, and had insufficient Uruguayan artistic control. The film was declared ineligible and removed from the final ballot. | |||
| 1994 | Strawberry and Chocolate | Tomás Gutiérrez Alea and Juan Carlos Tabío | |
Nominated | (original title: Fresa y chocolate) First and only Cuban film to be nominated for Best Foreign Language Film. |
| 1995 | O Quatrilho | Fábio Barreto | |
Nominated | Second Brazilian film nominated to the award in over 30 years. |
| 1997 | Four Days in September | Bruno Barreto | Nominated | (original title: O Que É Isso Companheiro?) | |
| 1998 | Central Station | Walter Salles | Nominated | (original title: Central do Brasil) The film was also nominated for Best Actress. | |
| Tango | Carlos Saura | |
Nominated | (original title: Tango, no me dejes nunca) | |
| 2000 | Amores perros | Alejandro González Iñárritu | |
Nominated | |
| 2001 | Son of the Bride | Juan José Campanella | |
Nominated | (original title: El hijo de la novia) |
| 2002 | El crimen del padre Amaro | Carlos Carrera | |
Nominated | |
| 2004 | The Sea Inside | Alejandro Amenábar | |
Won | (original title: Mar adentro) |
| 2006 | Pan's Labyrinth | Guillermo del Toro | |
Nominated | (original title: El laberinto del fauno) The film was nominated for other five Academy Awards: Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Score, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography and Best Makeup, and won the last three of them. |
| 2009 | The Milk of Sorrow | Claudia Llosa |  |
Nominated | (original title: La teta asustada) First, and only, Peruvian Film to be nominated for Best Foreign Language Film. |
| The Secret in Their Eyes | Juan José Campanella | |
Won | (original title: El secreto de sus ojos) Second nomination for Best Foreign Language Film to a film directed by Juan José Campanella, and first to win. Second Argentine, and Latin American, film to win for Best Foreign Language Film. | |
| 2010 | Biutiful | Alejandro González Iñárritu | |
Nominated | Second nomination for Best Foreign Language Film to a film directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu. The film was also nominated for Best Actor. |
| 2012 | No | Pablo Larraín | |
Nominated | First Chilean Film to be nominated for Best Foreign Language Film. |
| 2014 | Wild Tales | Damián Szifron | |
Nominated | (original title: Relatos salvajes) |
| 2015 | Embrace of the Serpent | Ciro Guerra | |
Nominated | (original title: El abrazo de la serpiente) First Colombian film to be nominated for Best Foreign Language Film. |
| 2017 | A Fantastic Woman | Sebastián Lelio | |
Won | (original title: Una mujer fantástica) First Chilean film to win the Best Foreign Language Film award. |
| 2018 | Roma | Alfonso Cuarón | |
Won | First Latin American film to be simultaneously nominated for Best Picture and Best Foreign Language Film. |
| 2022 | Argentina, 1985 | Santiago Mitre | |
Nominated | |
| 2024 | I'm Still Here | Walter Salles | |
Won | (original title: Ainda estou aqui) First Academy Award for Brazil. The film was also nominated for Best Picture and Best Actress. First Portuguese-language film to be nominated for an Oscar for Best Picture. |
| 2025 | The Secret Agent | Kleber Mendonça Filho | Nominated | (original title: O Agente Secreto) The film was also nominated for Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Casting. Second Portuguese-language film to be nominated for an Oscar for Best Picture. | |
Best Animated Feature
This list focuses on animated features directed by Latin American-born filmmakers.
| Best Animated Feature | ||||||
| Year | Nominee | Country | Film | Status | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 (88th) |
Alê Abreu | |
Boy and the World | Nominated | First Latin American film to be nominated for Best Animated Feature. | |
| 2017 (90th) |
Carlos Saldanha | Ferdinand | Nominated | |||
| 2021 (94th) |
Carlos López Estrada | |
Raya and the Last Dragon | Nominated | ||
| 2022 (95th) |
Guillermo del Toro | Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio | Won | |||
| 2025 (95th) |
Nidia Santiago | Little Amélie or the Character of Rain | Nominated | Shared with Maïlys Vallade, Liane-Cho Han, and Henri Magalon | ||
Best Live Action Short Film
This list focuses on live action short films directed/produced by Latin American-born filmmakers.
| Best Live Action Short Film | ||||||
| Year | Nominee | Country | Film | Status | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 (44th) |
Manuel Arango | |
Sentinels of Silence | Won | First and only time a short film won Academy Awards in two different categories. | |
| 1976 (49th) |
André Gutffreund |  |
In the Region of Ice | Won | Shared with director Peter Werner. | |
| 1996 (69th) |
Antonio Urrutia | |
De tripas, corazón | Nominated | ||
| 2000 (73rd) |
Paulo Machline | |
Uma História de Futebol | Nominated | ||
| 2021 (94th) |
K.D. Dávila | |
Please Stay | Nominated | ||
| 2022 (95th) |
Alfonso Cuarón | Le pupille | Nominated | Shared with Alice Rohrwacher | ||
Best Animated Short Film
This list focuses on animated short films directed by Latin American-born filmmakers.
| Best Animated Short Film | ||||||
| Year | Nominee | Country | Film | Status | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 (67th) |
Vanessa Schwartz | |
The Janitor | Nominated | ||
| 2003 (76th) |
Carlos Saldanha | |
Gone Nutty | Nominated | First Animated Short Film directed by a Latin American director to receive an Academy Award nomination. | |
| 2009 (82nd) |
Nicolas Schmerkin | |
Logorama | Won | ||
| 2015 (88th) |
Pato Escala Pierart Gabriel Osorio Vargas |
|
Bear Story | Won | First Latin American Animated Short to be nominated for and win an Academy Award. | |
| 2021 (94th) |
Hugo Covarrubias Tevo Díaz |
Bestia | Nominated | |||
Best Makeup
This list focuses on Latin American-born makeup artists.
| Best Makeup and Hairstyling | ||||||
| Year | Nominee | Country | Film | Status | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 (81st) |
Mike Elizalde | |
Hellboy II: The Golden Army | Nominated | ||
Best Music – Original Score
This list focuses on scores by Latin American-born composers.
| Best Original Score | |||||
| Year | Nominee | Country | Film | Status | Milestone / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Luis Bacalov | |
The Gospel According to St. Matthew | Nominated | (original title: Il Vangelo secondo Matteo) |
| 1967 | Lalo Schifrin | Cool Hand Luke | Nominated | ||
| 1968 | The Fox | Nominated | The Academy Award category was "Best Music, Original Score for a Motion Picture (not a Musical)". | ||
| 1970 | Bill Melendez | |
A Boy Named Charlie Brown | Nominated | The Academy Award category was "Best Music, Original Song Score." Shared nomination with Rod McKuen, John Scott Trotter, Al Shean, and Vince Guaraldi. |
| Herbert W. Spencer | |
Scrooge | Nominated | The Academy Award category was "Best Music, Original Song Score". Shared nomination with English-born Leslie Bricusse and Ian Fraser. | |
| 1973 | Jesus Christ Superstar | Nominated | The Academy Award category was "Best Music, Scoring Original Song Score and/or Adaptation". Shared nomination with English-born Andrew Lloyd Webber and German-American André Previn. | ||
| 1976 | Lalo Schifrin | |
Voyage of the Damned | Nominated | |
| 1979 | The Amityville Horror | Nominated | |||
| 1983 | The Sting II | Nominated | The Academy Award category was "Best Music, Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Best Adaptation Score". | ||
| 1985 | Jorge Calandrelli | The Color Purple | Nominated | Nominated with eleven other composers. | |
| 1995 | Luis Bacalov | The Postman | Won | (original title: Il Postino). The Academy Award category was "Best Music, Original Dramatic Score". | |
| 2005 | Gustavo Santaolalla | Brokeback Mountain | Won | Fourth composer to win two years in a row. | |
| 2006 | Babel | Won | |||
Best Music – Original Song
This list focuses on songs by Latin American-born composers and/or lyricists.
| Best Original Song | ||||||
| Year | Nominee | Country | Film | Song | Status | Milestone / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | Ernesto Lecuona | |
Always in My Heart | "Always in My Heart" | Nominated | First Hispanic person (along with Emile Kuri) to be nominated in any category. First person from a Caribbean country to be nominated in any category. Nominated with American Kim Gannon. |
| 1944 | Ary Barroso | |
Brazil | "Rio de Janeiro" | Nominated | First Brazilian and Latin-American songwriter to be nominated. Nominated with American Ned Washington. |
| 1981 | Lalo Schifrin | |
The Competition | "People Alone" | Nominated | First Argentinean to be nominated. Nominated with American Will Jennings. |
| 2000 | Jorge Calandrelli | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | "A Love Before Time" | Nominated | (original title: Wo hu cang long) Nominated with Chinese Tan Dun and American James Schamus. | |
| 2004 | Jorge Drexler | |
The Motorcycle Diaries | "Al otro lado del río" | Won | (original title: Diarios de motocicleta) First Uruguayan to be nominated and win an Academy Award. |
| 2011 | Sergio Mendes Carlinhos Brown |
|
Rio | "Real in Rio" | Nominated | First two Brazilian songwriters to be nominated together. Brown is the first black Latin songwriter to be nominated. Nominated with American Siedah Garrett. |
Best Production Design
This list focuses on Latin American-born production designers and set decorators.
| Best Production Design | |||||
| Year | Nominee | Country | Film | Status | Milestone / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | Emile Kuri | |
Silver Queen | Nominated | First Hispanic person (along with Ernesto Lecuona) to be nominated in any category. Nominated with Ralph Berger. |
| 1949 | The Heiress | Won | Nominated with Harry Horner and John Meehan. | ||
| Edward Carrere | Adventures of Don Juan | Nominated | Nominated with Lyle Reifsnider. | ||
| 1952 | Emile Kuri | Carrie | Nominated | Nominated with Roland Anderson and Hal Pereira. | |
| 1954 | 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea | Won | Nominated with John Meehan. | ||
| Executive Suite | Nominated | Nominated with Edward Carfagno, Cedric Gibbons and Edwin B. Willis. | |||
| 1960 | Edward Carrere | Sunrise at Campobello | Nominated | Nominated with George James Hopkins. | |
| 1961 | Emile Kuri | The Absent-Minded Professor | Nominated | Nominated with Carroll Clark and Hal Gausman. | |
| 1964 | Mary Poppins | Nominated | Nominated with Carroll Clark, Hal Gausman and William H. Tuntke. | ||
| 1967 | Edward Carrere | Camelot | Won | Nominated with John Truscott and John W. Brown. | |
| 1971 | Emile Kuri | Bedknobs and Broomsticks | Nominated | Nominated with Peter Ellenshaw, Hal Gausman and John B. Mansbridge. | |
| 1995 | Eugenio Zanetti | |
Restoration | Won | |
| 1996 | Brigitte Broch | |
Romeo + Juliet | Nominated | Broch is a German-born Mexican art director. Nominated with Catherine Martin. |
| 1998 | Eugenio Zanetti | |
What Dreams May Come | Nominated | Nominated with Cindy Carr. |
| 2001 | Brigitte Broch | |
Moulin Rouge! | Won | Nominated with Catherine Martin. |
| 2002 | Felipe Fernández del Paso Hania Robledo |
Frida | Nominated | ||
| 2006 | Eugenio Caballero | Pan's Labyrinth | Won | Nominated with Pilar Revuelta. | |
| 2018 | Eugenio Caballero Bárbara Enríquez |
Roma | Nominated | ||
Best Sound or Sound Mixing
This list focuses on Latin American-born sound engineers.
| Best Sound Mixing | ||||||
| Year | Nominee | Country | Film | Status | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 (79th) |
Fernando Cámara | |
Apocalypto | Nominated | First Mexican-born and Latino / Hispanic to be nominated for Best Sound Mixing. | |
| 2012 (85th) |
José Antonio García | Argo | Nominated | Shared with John T. Reitz and Gregg Rudloff. | ||
| 2018 (91st) |
Roma | Nominated | Shared with Skip Lievsay and Craig Henighan. | |||
| 2020 (93rd) |
Jaime Baksht Michelle Couttolenc Carlos Cortés |
Sound of Metal | Won | Shared with Nicolas Becker and Phillip Bladh. | ||
| 2025 (98th) |
José Antonio García | One Battle After Another | Nominated | Shared with Christopher Scarabosio and Tony Villaflor. | ||
| Felipe Pacheco |  |
Sinners | Nominated | Shared with Chris Welcker, Benjamin A. Burtt, Brandon Proctor, and Steve Boeddeker | ||
Best Sound Editing
This list focuses on Latin American-born sound editors.
| Best Sound Editing | ||||||
| Year | Nominee | Country | Film | Status | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 (87th) |
Martín Hernández | |
Birdman | Nominated | Shared with Aaron Glascock. | |
| 2015 (88th) |
The Revenant | Nominated | Shared with Lon Bender. | |||
| 2018 (91st) |
Sergio Díaz | Roma | Nominated | Shared with Skip Lievsay. | ||
Best Visual Effects
| Best Visual Effects | |||||
| Year | Nominee | Country | Film | Status | Milestone / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Paul Lerpae | |
Unconquered | Nominated | Nomination shared with Farciot Edouart, Devereaux Jennings, Gordon Jennings, Wallace Kelley and George Dutton. |
| 2002 | Pablo Helman | |
Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones | Nominated | Nomination shared with Rob Coleman, John Knoll and Ben Snow. |
| 2005 | War of the Worlds | Nominated | Nomination shared with Randal M. Dutra, Dennis Muren and Dan Sudick. | ||
| 2019 | Pablo Helman Leandro Estebecorena Nelson Sepulveda-Fauser |
The Irishman | Nominated | Nomination shared with Stéphane Grabli. | |
| 2024 | Nelson Sepulveda-Fauser | Alien: Romulus | Nominated | Shared with Eric Barba, Daniel Macarin and Shane Mahan. | |
| Pablo Helman | Wicked | Nominated | Shared with Jonathan Fawkner, David Shirk and Paul Corbould. | ||
Best Adapted Screenplay
This list focuses on Latin American-born screenplay writers.
| Best Adapted Screenplay | ||||||
| Year | Nominee | Country | Film | Status | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 (76th) |
Bráulio Mantovani | |
City of God | Nominated | First Brazilian-born screenwriter to be nominated for Best Screenplay (Adapted or Original). | |
| 2004 (77th) |
José Rivera | |
The Motorcycle Diaries | Nominated | First Puerto Rican-born screenwriter to be nominated for Best Screenplay (Adapted or Original). | |
| 2006 (79th) |
Alfonso Cuarón | |
Children of Men | Nominated | First Mexican-born screenwriter to be nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay. | |
| 2025 (98th) |
Guillermo del Toro | Frankenstein | Nominated | |||
Best Original Screenplay
This list focuses on Latin American-born screenplay writers.
| Best Original Screenplay | ||||||
| Year | Nominee | Country | Film | Status | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 (58th) |
Aída Bortnik Luis Puenzo |
|
The Official Story | Nominated | First Argentine-born screenwriters to be nominated for Best Screenplay (Adapted or Original). | |
| 2002 (75th) |
Alfonso Cuarón Carlos Cuarón |
|
Y Tu Mamá También | Nominated | First Mexican-born screenwriters to be nominated for Best Screenplay (Adapted or Original). | |
| 2006 (79th) |
Guillermo Arriaga | Babel | Nominated | |||
| Guillermo del Toro | Pan's Labyrinth | Nominated | ||||
| 2014 (87th) |
Alejandro González Iñárritu Nicolás Giacobone Armando Bó |
|
Birdman | Won | First Mexican-born screenwriter to win for Best Original Screenplay (Iñárritu). First Argentine-born screenwriters to win Best Original Screenplay (Giacobone and Bó). Shared with Alexander Dinelaris Jr. |
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| 2017 (90th) |
Guillermo del Toro | |
The Shape of Water | Nominated | Shared with Vanessa Taylor. | |
| 2018 (91st) |
Alfonso Cuarón | Roma | Nominated | |||
Best Story
This list focuses on Latin American-born screenplay writers.
| Best Story | ||||||
| Year | Nominee | Country | Film | Status | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930/1931 (4th) |
Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast | |
Laughter | Nominated | Argentine-born French screenwriter. Nomination shared with Douglas Z. Doty and Donald Ogden Stewart. |
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Note: Defunct category.
Special Awards
| Honorary Award | |||||
| Year | Nominee | Country | Status | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 (91st) |
Lalo Schifrin | |
Recipient | First Latino and Argentine to receive this award. | |
| Special Achievement Academy Award | ||||||
| Year | Nominee | Country | Film | Status | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 (90th) |
Alejandro González Iñárritu | |
Flesh and Sand | Recipient | First Latino and Mexican to receive this award. | |
By decade
All categories
| Decade | 1930s | 1940s | 1950s | 1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins | - | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 43 |
| Nominations | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 34 | 31 | 26 | 149 |
| Total nominations | 1 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 43 | 49 | 29 | 192 |
Note: Each win and nomination in a category in a given year counts only once, regardless of whether a win or a nomination was shared among multiple Latin Americans.
Acting nominations
| Decade | 1940s | 1950s | 1960s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actor | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Actress | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Supp. Actor | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 7 |
| Supp. Actress | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | - | 7 |
| Total | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 26 |
By country
* "No. of wins" column excludes Special Award.
Note: This list only includes individuals born in Latin America. See List of Hispanic Academy Award winners and nominees for individuals of Hispanic descent born outside Latin America, including the United States, who have either been nominated for or won an Academy Award.