List of Academy Award winners and nominees of Asian descent

Last updated

This is a list of Academy Award winners and nominees who are of Asian descent. This list is current as of the 96th Academy Awards.

Contents

Best Picture

Best Picture
YearNameCountryFilmStatusMilestone / Notes
1973 William Peter Blatty Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of Lebanon.svg The Exorcist NominatedLebanese descent.
First American of Asian descent to be nominated for Best Picture.
1980 Ronald L. Schwary Ordinary People WonLebanese descent. [1]
First American of Asian descent to win for Best Picture.
1984 A Soldier's Story Nominated(Shared with Norman Jewison and Patrick Palmer.)
1986 Ismail Merchant Flag of the United Kingdom.svg / Flag of India.svg A Room with a View Nominated Indian descent. [2]
1988 Hank Moonjean Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of Armenia.svg Dangerous Liaisons NominatedArmenian descent. [3]
(Shared with Norma Heyman.)
1989 Tony Thomas Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of Lebanon.svg Dead Poets Society NominatedLebanese descent.
1989 A. Kitman Ho Flag of Hong Kong.svg / Flag of the United States.svg Born on the Fourth of July Nominated Chinese descent.
First Asian-American nominated for Best Picture [4]
(Shared with Oliver Stone.)
1991 JFK Nominated(Shared with Oliver Stone.)
1992Ismail Merchant Flag of the United Kingdom.svg / Flag of India.svg Howards End NominatedIndian descent. [2]
1993 The Remains of the Day NominatedIndian descent. [2]
(Shared with Mike Nichols and John Calley.)
1996 Richard Sakai Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of Japan.svg Jerry Maguire Nominated Japanese-American. [5]
(Shared with James L. Brooks, Laurence Mark, and Cameron Crowe)
2000 Ang Lee
William Kong
Hsu Li-kong
Flag of the Republic of China.svg
Flag of Hong Kong.svg
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon NominatedAll three are of Chinese descent. [6] [7] [8]
2011 Thomas Langmann Flag of France.svg / Flag of Lebanon.svg The Artist WonLebanese descent. [9] [10] [11]
2012Ang Lee Flag of the Republic of China.svg Life of Pi Nominated Taiwanese. [6]
(Shared with Gil Netter and David Womark)
2019 Kwak Sin-ae
Bong Joon-ho
Flag of South Korea.svg Parasite Won Korean.
First Best Picture win by Asian filmmakers.
2020 Christina Oh Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of South Korea.svg Minari Nominated [12] Korean-American.
Chloé Zhao Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Nomadland WonChinese descent.
2021Teruhisa Yamamoto Flag of Japan.svg Drive My Car NominatedJapanese. [13]
Tanya Seghatchian Flag of the United Kingdom.svg / Flag of Armenia.svg The Power of the Dog NominatedArmenian descent.
(Shared with Jane Campion, Iain Canning, Roger Frappier, and Emile Sherman)
2022 Jonathan Wang Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of the Republic of China.svg Everything Everywhere All at Once WonBoth are of Chinese descent.
(Shared with Daniel Scheinert)
Daniel Kwan Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of the Republic of China.svg / Flag of Hong Kong.svg

Best Director

Best Director
YearNameCountryFilmStatusNotes
1965 Hiroshi Teshigahara Flag of Japan.svg Woman in the Dunes NominatedJapanese descent. [14]
First Asian nominated for Best Director.
1985 Akira Kurosawa Ran NominatedJapanese descent. [15]
1997 Atom Egoyan Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg / Flag of Armenia.svg / Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg The Sweet Hereafter NominatedOf Armenian descent. [16]
1998 Terrence Malick Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of Lebanon.svg The Thin Red Line NominatedLebanese and Assyrian descent. [17] [18] [19]
1999 M. Night Shyamalan Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of India.svg The Sixth Sense NominatedIndian descent. [20]
First Asian-American director to be nominated.
2000 Ang Lee Flag of the Republic of China.svg Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Nominated
2005 Brokeback Mountain WonFirst Asian to win Best Director.
2011 Terrence Malick Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of Lebanon.svg The Tree of Life Nominated
2012 Ang Lee Flag of the Republic of China.svg Life of Pi WonFirst Asian to win Best Director multiple times.
2019 Bong Joon-ho Flag of South Korea.svg Parasite WonFirst Korean director to be nominated and win Best Director.
2020 Lee Isaac Chung Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of South Korea.svg Minari NominatedKorean descent.
Chloé Zhao Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Nomadland WonChinese descent.
First Asian woman to win Best Director.
2021 Ryusuke Hamaguchi Flag of Japan.svg Drive My Car Nominated
2022 Daniel Kwan Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of the Republic of China.svg / Flag of Hong Kong.svg Everything Everywhere All at Once WonChinese descent.
(Shared with Daniel Scheinert)

Best Actor

Best Actor
YearNameCountryFilmRoleStatusMilestone / Notes
1956 Yul Brynner Flag of Far Eastern republic.svg
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Flag of the United States.svg
The King and I King Mongkut WonBuryat (Mongol) descent as well
First Asian (and first Asian-American, overall) to be nominated for Best Actor,
First Asian (and first Asian-American) to win Best Actor.
Brynner became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1943.
1982 Ben Kingsley Flag of the United Kingdom.svg / Flag of India.svg Gandhi Mahatma Gandhi WonHalf-Indian descent (father is Indian). [21]
1984 F. Murray Abraham Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of Syria.svg Amadeus Antonio Salieri WonHalf-Syrian descent (father is Syrian).
2003 Ben Kingsley Flag of the United Kingdom.svg / Flag of India.svg House of Sand and Fog Massoud BehraniNominated
2011 Demián Bichir Flag of Mexico.svg / Flag of Lebanon.svg A Better Life Carlos GalindoNominatedLebanese descent.
2020 Riz Ahmed Flag of the United Kingdom.svg / Flag of Pakistan.svg Sound of Metal Ruben StoneNominatedPakistani descent.
First Muslim actor to be nominated for Best Actor.
Steven Yeun Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of South Korea.svg Minari Jacob YiNominatedKorean descent.
First East Asian actor to be nominated for Best Actor.

Best Actress

Best Actress
YearNameCountryFilmRoleStatusMilestone / Notes
1935 Merle Oberon British Raj Red Ensign.svg /
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
The Dark Angel Kitty VaneNominatedPart-Sri Lankan and Māori (Polynesian) descent. [22]
First Asian nominated for any Academy Award.
First actress of Asian (Burgher) descent to be nominated for Best Actress.
1987 Cher Flag of the United States.svg /
Flag of Armenia.svg
Moonstruck Loretta CastoriniWonBorn in the United States, is of Armenian descent.
2002 Salma Hayek Flag of Mexico.svg /
Flag of Lebanon.svg
Frida Frida Kahlo NominatedLebanese descent.
2010 Natalie Portman Flag of the United States.svg /
Flag of Israel.svg
Black Swan NinaWonIsraeli descent.
2016 Jackie Jacqueline "Jackie" Kennedy Nominated
2022 Michelle Yeoh Flag of Malaysia.svg Everything Everywhere All at Once Evelyn Quan Wang Won Malaysian-Chinese descent.
First Southeast Asian actress nominated for and to win Best Actress.
Second person of color to win Best Actress.

Best Supporting Actor

Best Supporting Actor
YearNameCountryFilmRoleStatusMilestone / Notes
1936 Akim Tamiroff Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of Armenia.svg The General Died at Dawn General YangNominatedArmenian descent.
First Asian to be nominated in a supporting acting category.
First Asian with multiple nominations in acting categories.
1943 For Whom the Bell Tolls PabloNominated
1957 Sessue Hayakawa Flag of Japan.svg The Bridge on the River Kwai Colonel SaitoNominatedJapanese descent.
1962 Omar Sharif Flag of Egypt.svg / Flag of Syria.svg Lawrence of Arabia Sherif Ali ibn el KharishNominatedSyrian descent.
1966 Mako Iwamatsu Flag of Japan.svg The Sand Pebbles Po-HanNominatedJapanese descent.
1984 Haing S. Ngor Flag of Cambodia.svg The Killing Fields Dith Pran WonCambodian descent.
Pat Morita Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of Japan.svg The Karate Kid Mr. Miyagi NominatedJapanese descent. [23]
First Asian American to be nominated for Best Supporting Actor.
1991 Ben Kingsley Flag of the United Kingdom.svg / Flag of India.svg Bugsy Meyer Lansky Nominated
2001 Sexy Beast Don LoganNominatedTied for third most Oscar-nominated Asian of all time, with four nominations.
2003 Ken Watanabe Flag of Japan.svg The Last Samurai Lord Katsumoto MoritsuguNominatedJapanese descent.
2016 Dev Patel Flag of the United Kingdom.svg / Flag of India.svg Lion Saroo Brierley NominatedIndian descent. [24]
2022 Ke Huy Quan Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of Vietnam.svg Everything Everywhere All at Once Waymond WangWonBorn in Vietnam, is of Chinese descent.

Best Supporting Actress

Best Supporting Actress
YearNameCountryFilmRoleStatusMilestone / Notes
1957 Miyoshi Umeki Flag of Japan.svg / Flag of the United States.svg Sayonara Katsumi KellyWonShe was a shin Issei, or post-1945 immigrant from Japan.
The first Asian woman to win an Academy Award for acting.
1983 Cher Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of Armenia.svg Silkwood Dolly PellikerNominatedArmenian descent.
1985 Meg Tilly Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg / Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Agnes of God Sister AgnesNominatedHalf-Chinese descent. [25]
First Asian American and first Chinese American to be nominated for Best Supporting Actress.
1994 Jennifer Tilly Bullets Over Broadway Olive NealNominatedHalf-Chinese descent. [25]
1999 Catherine Keener Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of Lebanon.svg Being John Malkovich Maxine LundNominatedLebanese descent.
2003 Shohreh Aghdashloo Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of Iran.svg House of Sand and Fog Nadereh "Nadi" BehraniNominatedIranian descent.
2004 Natalie Portman Flag of the United States.svg /
Flag of Israel.svg
Closer Alice Ayres / Jane JonesNominatedIsraeli descent.
2005 Catherine Keener Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of Lebanon.svg Capote Nelle Harper Lee Nominated
2006 Rinko Kikuchi Flag of Japan.svg Babel Chieko WatayaNominatedFirst Japanese actress to be nominated for an Academy Award in 50 years.
2010 Hailee Steinfeld Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of the Philippines.svg True Grit Mattie RossNominatedFilipino descent (maternal grandfather was of half Filipino and half African-American descent). [26] [27] [28]
Youngest Asian American to be nominated for Best Supporting Actress (age 14).
2020 Youn Yuh-jung Flag of South Korea.svg Minari Soon-jaWonFirst South Korean actor to be nominated and win an Academy Award.
2022 Hong Chau Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of Vietnam.svg The Whale LizNominatedVietnamese descent.
First time two Asian American actresses nominated in the same year.
Stephanie Hsu Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of the Republic of China.svg Everything Everywhere All at Once Joy Wang/Jobu TupakiNominatedChinese descent.
First time two Asian American actresses nominated in the same year.

Best Original Screenplay

Best Original Screenplay
YearNameCountryFilmStatusNotes
1986 Ken Shadie Flag of Australia (converted).svg / Flag of Lebanon.svg Crocodile Dundee NominatedLebanese descent. [29]
1986 Hanif Kureishi Flag of the United Kingdom.svg / Flag of Pakistan.svg My Beautiful Laundrette NominatedHalf-Pakistani descent (father is Pakistani). [30]
1991 Callie Khouri Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of Lebanon.svg Thelma & Louise WonLebanese descent
First American of Asian descent to win for Best Original Screenplay.
1999 M. Night Shyamalan Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of India.svg The Sixth Sense NominatedIndian descent. [20]
2002 Steven Zaillian Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of Armenia.svg Gangs of New York NominatedArmenian descent.
2006 Iris Yamashita Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of Japan.svg Letters from Iwo Jima NominatedJapanese descent. [31]
Second time a screenplay written almost entirely in an Asian language (Japanese) was nominated for a screenplay award.
(Shared with Paul Haggis.)
2011 Asghar Farhadi Flag of Iran.svg A Separation NominatedIranian descent.
First screenplay written in Persian to be nominated for a screenplay award.
2015 Alex Garland Flag of the United Kingdom.svg / Flag of Lebanon.svg Ex Machina NominatedLebanese descent.
Ronnie del Carmen Flag of the Philippines.svg Inside Out NominatedFilipino descent. [32]
(Shared with Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve, and Josh Cooley.)
2017 Kumail Nanjiani Flag of Pakistan.svg / Flag of the United States.svg The Big Sick NominatedPakistani descent. [33]
(Shared with Emily V. Gordon.)
2019 Bong Joon-ho
Han Jin-won
Flag of South Korea.svg Parasite WonFirst Asian writers to win any screenwriting Academy Award. [34] [35]
2020 Lee Isaac Chung Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of South Korea.svg Minari NominatedKorean descent.
2022 Daniel Kwan Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of Hong Kong.svg Everything Everywhere All at Once WonChinese descent.
(Shared with Daniel Scheinert)
2023 Celine Song Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg / Flag of South Korea.svg Past Lives NominatedKorean descent.

Best Adapted Screenplay

Best Adapted Screenplay
YearNameCountryFilmAdapted FromStatusNotes
1973 William Peter Blatty Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of Lebanon.svg The Exorcist The Exorcist by William Peter BlattyWonLebanese descent.
First American of Asian descent to win for Best Adapted Screenplay.
1990 Steven Zaillian Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of Armenia.svg Awakenings Awakenings by Oliver Sacks Nominated
1993 Schindler's List Schindler's Ark by Thomas Keneally Won
1997 Hossein Amini Flag of Iran.svg / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg The Wings of the Dove The Wings of the Dove by Henry James Nominated
Atom Egoyan Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg / Flag of Armenia.svg / Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg The Sweet Hereafter The Sweet Hereafter by Russell Banks NominatedOf Armenian descent. [16]
1998 Terrence Malick Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of Lebanon.svg The Thin Red Line The Thin Red Line by James Jones NominatedLebanese and Assyrian descent.
2000 Wang Hui-ling
Kuo Jung Tsai
Flag of the Republic of China.svg
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Crane-Iron Pentalogy by Wang Dulu NominatedBoth are of Chinese descent. [6]
First Asian-language screenplay to be nominated in a writing category.
(Shared with James Schamus.)
2011Steven Zaillian Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of Armenia.svg Moneyball Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game by Michael Lewis Nominated(Shared with Aaron Sorkin.)
2019 The Irishman I Heard You Paint Houses: Frank "The Irishman" Sheeran and Closing the Case on Jimmy Hoffa by Charles Brandt Nominated
2020 Chloé Zhao Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Nomadland Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century by Jessica Bruder Nominated
Ramin Bahrani Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of Iran.svg The White Tiger The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga NominatedIranian descent.
Nina Pedrad Borat Subsequent Moviefilm Borat Sagdiyev, created by Sacha Baron Cohen NominatedIranian descent.
(Shared with Sacha Baron Cohen, Peter Baynham, Jena Friedman, Anthony Hines, Lee Kern, Dan Mazer, Erica Rivinoja and Dan Swimer.)
2021 Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Takamasa Oe Flag of Japan.svg Drive My Car Short story of the same name by Haruki Murakami Nominated
2022 Kazuo Ishiguro Flag of Japan.svg / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Living Ikiru by Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto and Hideo Oguni Nominated

Best Cinematography

Best Cinematography
YearNameCountryFilmStatusNotes
1938 James Wong Howe Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Algiers NominatedChinese descent. [36]
First Asian to be nominated for Best Cinematography.
1940 Abe Lincoln in Illinois Nominated
1942 Kings Row Nominated
1943 Air Force Nominated(nominated with Elmer Dyer and Charles A. Marshall)
The North Star Nominated
1955 The Rose Tattoo WonFirst Asian to win Best Cinematography.
1958 The Old Man and the Sea Nominated
1963 Hud WonFirst Asian to win multiple Academy Awards.
1966 Seconds Nominated
1970 Osamu Furuya
Shinsaku Himeda
Masamichi Satoh
Flag of Japan.svg Tora! Tora! Tora! NominatedAll three are of Japanese descent. [37]
(Shared with Charles F. Wheeler.)
1975James Wong Howe Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
Flag of the United States.svg
Funny Lady NominatedMost Oscar-nominated Asian of all time, with ten nominations.
1985 Takao Saito
Masaharu Ueda
Asakazu Nakai
Flag of Japan.svg Ran NominatedAll three are of Japanese descent. [38] [39]
1993 Gu Changwei Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Farewell My Concubine NominatedChinese descent. [40]
1995 Lü Yue Shanghai Triad NominatedChinese descent. [41]
1996 Darius Khondji Flag of Iran.svg / Flag of France.svg Evita NominatedIranian descent.
2000 Peter Pau Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon WonChinese descent. [6]
2004 Zhao Xiaoding House of Flying Daggers NominatedChinese descent.
2010 Matthew Libatique Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of the Philippines.svg Black Swan NominatedFilipino descent. [42]
First Asian American to be nominated for Best Cinematography since Howe.
2018 A Star Is Born Nominated
2022 Darius Khondji Flag of Iran.svg / Flag of France.svg Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths NominatedIranian descent.
2023 Matthew Libatique Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of the Philippines.svg Maestro NominatedFilipino descent.

Best Costume Design

Best Costume Design
YearNameCountryFilmStatusNotes
1952 Irene Sharaff Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of Armenia.svg An American in Paris WonArmenian descent.
First designer of Asian descent to win for Best Costume Design.
Award shared with Orry-Kelly & Walter Plunkett [43]
1954 Call Me Madam NominatedArmenian descent. [44]
1955 Sanzo Wada Flag of Japan.svg Gate of Hell WonJapanese descent.
First designer of East Asian descent to win for Best Costume Design [45]
Irene Sharaff Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of Armenia.svg Brigadoon NominatedArmenian descent. [46]
A Star Is Born Nominated
1956 Tadaoto Kainosho Flag of Japan.svg Ugetsu NominatedJapanese descent. [47]
Irene Sharaff Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of Armenia.svg Guys and Dolls NominatedArmenian descent. [48]
1957 The King and I WonArmenian descent. [49]
Kohei Ezaki Flag of Japan.svg Seven Samurai NominatedJapanese descent. [50]
1960 Irene Sharaff Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of Armenia.svg Porgy and Bess NominatedArmenian descent. [51]
1961 Can-Can NominatedArmenian descent. [52]
1962 West Side Story WonArmenian descent. [53]
Yoshirō Muraki Flag of Japan.svg Yojimbo NominatedJapanese descent. [54]
1964 Irene Sharaff Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of Armenia.svg Cleopatra WonArmenian descent.
With Renié & Vittorio Nino Novarese [55]
1967 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? NominatedArmenian descent. [56]
1968 The Taming of the Shrew NominatedArmenian descent. [57]
1970 Hello, Dolly! NominatedArmenian descent. [58]
1978 The Other Side of Midnight NominatedArmenian descent. [59]
1982 Bhanu Athaiya Flag of India.svg Gandhi WonFirst Indian to win an academy award in costume design
1986 Emi Wada Flag of Japan.svg Ran WonJapanese descent. [60]
1993 Eiko Ishioka Bram Stoker's Dracula WonJapanese descent. [61]
2001 Tim Yip Flag of Hong Kong.svg Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon NominatedChinese descent from Hong Kong. [62]
2007 Yee Chung-man Curse of the Golden Flower NominatedChinese descent from Hong Kong. [63]
2013 Eiko Ishioka Flag of Japan.svg Mirror Mirror NominatedJapanese descent. [64]
2014 William Chang Flag of Hong Kong.svg The Grandmaster NominatedChinese descent from Hong Kong. [65]
2022 Shirley Kurata Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of Japan.svg Everything Everywhere All at Once NominatedJapanese descent. [66]

Best Film Editing

Best Film Editing
YearNameCountryFilmStatusNotes
1975 Richard Chew Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest NominatedChinese descent. [36]
First Asian nominated for Best Film Editing.
First Asian American nominated for Best Film Editing.
(Shared with Lynzee Klingman and Sheldon Kahn.)
1977 Star Wars WonFirst Asian to win Best Film Editing.
First Asian American to win Best Film Editing.
(Shared with Paul Hirsch and Marcia Lucas.)
1992 Kant Pan Flag of Hong Kong.svg
Flag of Malaysia.svg
Flag of Singapore.svg
The Crying Game NominatedChinese descent. [67]
1999 Tariq Anwar Flag of India.svg / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg / Flag of the United States.svg American Beauty NominatedHalf-Indian descent (father is Indian). [68]
2010 The King's Speech Nominated
2014 Tom Cross Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of Vietnam.svg Whiplash WonHalf-Vietnamese descent (mother is Vietnamese). [69]
2016 La La Land Nominated
2019 Yang Jin-mo Flag of South Korea.svg Parasite Nominated
2020 Chloé Zhao Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Nomadland NominatedFirst Asian (and Asian woman, overall) to be nominated for Best Film Editing while serving as director, producer, writer, and editor.

Best International Feature Film

The Academy Award for Best International Feature Film is awarded to countries, not individuals. This list contains directors of nominated films of Asian descent, who typically accept the award on behalf of their country.

Best International Feature Film
YearDirector(s)CountryFilmStatusNotes
1951 Akira Kurosawa Flag of Japan.svg Rashomon WonHonorary Oscar
1954 Teinosuke Kinugasa Gate of Hell WonHonorary Oscar
1955 Hiroshi Inagaki Samurai, The Legend of Musashi WonHonorary Oscar
1956 Kon Ichikawa Harp of Burma Nominated
1957 Mehboob Khan Flag of India.svg Mother India Nominated
1961 Keisuke Kinoshita Flag of Japan.svg Immortal Love Nominated
1963Noburu Nakamura Twin Sisters of Kyoto Nominated
1964 Ephraim Kishon Flag of Israel.svg Sallah Shabati Nominated
Hiroshi Teshigahara Flag of Japan.svg Woman in the Dunes Nominated
1965 Masaki Kobayashi Kwaidan Nominated
1967 Noboru Nakamura Portrait of Chieko Nominated
1971Akira Kurosawa Dodes'ka-den Nominated
Ephraim Kishon Flag of Israel.svg The Policeman Nominated
1972 Moshé Mizrahi I Love You Rosa Nominated
1973 The House on Chelouche Street Nominated
1975 Kei Kumai Flag of Japan.svg Sandakan No. 8 Nominated
1977 Menahem Golan Flag of Israel.svg Operation Thunderbolt Nominated
1980Akira Kurosawa Flag of Japan.svg Kagemusha (The Shadow Warrior) Nominated
1981 Kôhei Oguri Muddy River Nominated
1984 Uri Barbash Flag of Israel.svg Beyond the Walls Nominated
1988 Mira Nair Flag of India.svg Salaam Bombay! Nominated
1990 Zhang Yimou
Yang Fengliang
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ju Dou Nominated
1991Zhang Yimou Raise the Red Lantern Nominated
1993 Chen Kaige Farewell My Concubine Nominated
Trần Anh Hùng Flag of Vietnam.svg The Scent of Green Papaya Nominated
Ang Lee Flag of the Republic of China.svg The Wedding Banquet Nominated
1994 Eat Drink Man Woman Nominated
1996 Nana Jorjadze Flag of Georgia.svg A Chef in Love Nominated
1998 Majid Majidi Flag of Iran.svg Children of Heaven Nominated
2000Ang Lee Flag of the Republic of China.svg Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon WonFirst Asian film to be nominated for Best International Feature and Best Picture.
2001 Ashutosh Gowariker Flag of India.svg Lagaan Nominated
2002 Zhang Yimou Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Hero Nominated
2003 Yoji Yamada Flag of Japan.svg The Twilight Samurai Nominated
2005 Hany Abu-Assad Flag of Palestine.svg Paradise Now Nominated
2007 Joseph Cedar Flag of Israel.svg Beaufort Nominated
Sergei Bodrov Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Mongol Nominated
2008 Yōjirō Takita Flag of Japan.svg Departures Won
Ari Folman Flag of Israel.svg Waltz with Bashir Nominated
2009 Scandar Copti
Yaron Shani
Ajami Nominated
2011 Asghar Farhadi Flag of Iran.svg A Separation Won
Joseph Cedar Flag of Israel.svg Footnote Nominated
2013 Rithy Panh Flag of Cambodia.svg The Missing Picture Nominated
Hany Abu-Assad Flag of Palestine.svg Omar Nominated
2015 Naji Abu Nowar Flag of Jordan.svg Theeb Nominated
2016Asghar Farhadi Flag of Iran.svg The Salesman Won
2017 Ziad Doueiri Flag of Lebanon.svg The Insult Nominated
2018 Nadine Labaki Capernaum Nominated
Hirokazu Kore-eda Flag of Japan.svg Shoplifters Nominated
2019 Bong Joon-ho Flag of South Korea.svg Parasite WonFirst Asian film to win (and second to be nominated for) Best Picture and Best International Feature.
2020 Derek Tsang Flag of Hong Kong.svg Better Days Nominated
2021 Ryusuke Hamaguchi Flag of Japan.svg Drive My Car WonThird Asian film to be nominated for Best International Feature and Best Picture.
Pawo Choyning Dorji Flag of Bhutan.svg Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom Nominated
2023 Wim Wenders Flag of Japan.svg Perfect Days Nominated

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Best Makeup and Hairstyling
YearNameCountryFilmStatusNotes
2006 Kazu Hiro Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of Japan.svg Click NominatedJapanese descent. [70]
First Asian to be nominated for Best Makeup and Hairstyling
(Shared with Bill Corso.)
2007 Norbit Nominated(Shared with Rick Baker.)
2017 Darkest Hour WonFirst Asian to win for Best Makeup and Hairstyling.
(Shared with David Malinowski and Lucy Sibbick.)
2019 Bombshell WonUS citizen. [71] [72]
(Shared with Anne Morgan and Vivian Baker.)
2021Frederic Aspiras Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of the Philippines.svg / Flag of Vietnam.svg House of Gucci NominatedVietnamese-Filipino descent. [73]
Second Asian to be nominated for Best Makeup and Hairstyling.
(Shared with Göran Lundström and Anna Carin Lock.)
2022 Judy Chin
Flag of the United States.svg
The Whale WonThe first woman of Asian descent to win the Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling. [74] (Shared with Adrien Morot and Annemarie Bradley.)
2023Kazu Hiro Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of Japan.svg Maestro Nominated(Shared with Kay Georgiou and Lori McCoy-Bell.)

Best Production Design

Best Production Design
YearNameCountryFilmStatusNotes
1936 Eddie Imazu Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of Japan.svg The Great Ziegfeld NominatedFirst Asian to be nominated for Best Production Design.
(Shared with Cedric Gibbons and Edwin B. Willis.)
1942 Emile Kuri Flag of Mexico.svg / Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of Lebanon.svg Silver Queen NominatedLebanese descent.
Black and White.
1949 Flag of Mexico.svg / Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of Lebanon.svg The Heiress WonLebanese descent.
Black and White.
1952 So Matsuyama
H. Matsumoto
Flag of Japan.svg Rashomon NominatedJapanese.
Black and White.
Emile Kuri Flag of Mexico.svg / Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of Lebanon.svg Carrie NominatedLebanese descent.
Black and White.
1954 Flag of Mexico.svg / Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of Lebanon.svg 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea WonLebanese descent.
Color
Flag of Mexico.svg / Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of Lebanon.svg Executive Suite NominatedLebanese descent.
Black and White.
1956 So Matsuyama Flag of Japan.svg Seven Samurai NominatedJapanese descent. [75]
Albert Nozaki Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of Japan.svg The Ten Commandments NominatedJapanese descent. [76]
Color.
(Shared with Hal Pereira, Walter H. Tyler, Samuel M. Comer, and Ray Moyer.)
1961Emile Kuri Flag of Mexico.svg / Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of Lebanon.svg The Absent-Minded Professor NominatedBlack and White.
1964 Mary Poppins NominatedColor.
1969 George B. Chan Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gaily, Gaily NominatedChinese descent. [77]
(Shared with Robert F. Boyle, Edward G. Boyle, and Carl Biddiscombe.)
1971 Yoshirō Muraki and Taizô Kawashima Flag of Japan.svg Tora! Tora! Tora! NominatedJapanese descent. [78]
(Shared with Jack Martin Smith and Richard Day.)
1972Emile Kuri Flag of Mexico.svg / Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of Lebanon.svg Bedknobs and Broomsticks Nominated
1981 Yoshirō Muraki Flag of Japan.svg Kagemusha NominatedJapanese descent. [79]
1986 Yoshirō Muraki and Shinobu Muraki Flag of Japan.svg Ran NominatedJapanese descent. [80]
2001 Tim Yip Flag of Hong Kong.svg Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon WonHong Kong Chinese. [81]
2008 James J. Murakami Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of Japan.svg Changeling NominatedJapanese descent. [82]
(Shared with Gary Fettis.)
2013 Ra Vincent Flag of New Zealand.svg The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey NominatedMaori descent. [83]
(Production Design: Dan Hennah; Set Decoration: Ra Vincent and Simon Bright.)
2017 Paul Denham Austerberry Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg / Flag of the Philippines.svg The Shape of Water WonFilipino descent. [84]
(Shared with Shane Vieau and Jeff Melvin.)
2020 Lee Ha-jun
Cho Won-woo
Flag of South Korea.svg Parasite Nominated

Best Original Score

Best Original Score
YearNameCountryFilmStatusNotes
1966 Toshiro Mayuzumi Flag of Japan.svg The Bible NominatedJapanese descent. [85]
First Asian to be nominated for Best Original Score.
1982 Ravi Shankar Flag of India.svg Gandhi NominatedIndian descent. [86]
First Asian to be nominated for both Academy and Grammy Awards.
(Shared with George Fenton)
1987 Cong Su
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
Flag of Japan.svg
The Last Emperor WonSu is of Chinese descent. [36]
Sakamoto is of Japanese descent. [87]
First Asians to win Best Original Score.
(Shared with David Byrne.)
1996 Gabriel Yared Flag of France.svg / Flag of Lebanon.svg The English Patient WonLebanese descent.
1999 The Talented Mr. Ripley Nominated
2000 Tan Dun Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon WonChinese descent. [6]
2003Gabriel Yared Flag of France.svg / Flag of Lebanon.svg Cold Mountain Nominated
2008 A. R. Rahman Flag of India.svg Slumdog Millionaire WonFirst Indian to win two Oscars in one night. [88]
2010 127 Hours Nominated
2022 Ian Chang
Rafiq Bhatia
Flag of Hong Kong.svg
Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of India.svg Flag of Kenya.svg
Everything Everywhere All at Once NominatedNominated as the group Son Lux, with Ryan Lott.

Best Original Song

Best Original Song
YearNameCountryFilmSongStatusNotes
1978 Paul Jabara Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of Lebanon.svg Thank God It's Friday "Last Dance"WonLebanese descent.
2000 Tan Dun Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon "A Love Before Time"NominatedChinese.
(Shared with Jorge Calandrelli and James Schamus.)
2008 Gulzar
A.R. Rahman
Flag of India.svg Slumdog Millionaire "Jai Ho"WonIndian.
M.I.A.
A.R. Rahman
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg / Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
Flag of India.svg
"O Saya"NominatedM.I.A. is of Sri Lankan descent. [89]
2012 Bombay Jayashri Flag of India.svg Life of Pi "Pi's Lullaby"NominatedIndian.
(Shared with Mychael Danna.)
2013 Robert Lopez Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of the Philippines.svg Frozen "Let It Go"WonPart-Filipino descent (paternal grandfather is Filipino, paternal grandmother is part-Filipino). [90]
First Asian American to be nominated for Best Original Song.
First Asian American to win Best Original Song.
(Shared with Kristen Anderson-Lopez.)
Karen O Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of Poland.svg / Flag of South Korea.svg Her "The Moon Song"NominatedHalf-Korean descent (mother is Korean, father is Polish). [91]
(Shared with Spike Jonze.)
2015 Belly Flag of Palestine.svg / Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Fifty Shades of Grey "Earned It"NominatedPalestinian-born Canadian.
(nominated with DaHeala, Stephan Moccio and The Weeknd)
2017Robert Lopez Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of the Philippines.svg Coco "Remember Me"Won(Shared with Kristen Anderson-Lopez.)
2019 Frozen II "Into the Unknown" Nominated
2020 H.E.R. Judas and the Black Messiah "Fight for You"WonAmerican born, of Filipino descent.
(Shared with D'Mile & Tiara Thomas.)
Savan Kotecha Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of India.svg Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga "Husavik"NominatedAmerican born, of Indian descent.
(Shared with Rickard Göransson & Fat Max Gsus.)
2022 M. M. Keeravani
Chandrabose
Flag of India.svg RRR "Naatu Naatu"WonIndian (Telugu) descent.
Mitski Flag of Japan.svg / Flag of the United States.svg Everything Everywhere All at Once "This is a Life"NominatedJapanese descent.
(Shared with Ryan Lott & David Byrne.)

Best Sound

Prior to the 93rd Academy Awards, the Best Sound Mixing and Best Sound Editing were separate categories. [92]

Best Sound
YearNameCountryFilmCategoryStatusNotes
1999 Ren Klyce Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of Japan.svg Fight Club EditingNominatedJapanese descent.
First Asian to be nominated for Best Sound Editing.
First Asian American to be nominated for Best Sound Editing.
(Shared with Richard Hymns.)
2006 Kami Asgar Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of Iran.svg Apocalypto NominatedIranian descent.
First and only Middle Eastern to date to be nominated for Best Sound Editing.
(Shared with Sean McCormack.)
2008Ren Klyce Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of Japan.svg The Curious Case of Benjamin Button MixingNominatedJapanese descent.
First Asian to be nominated for Best Sound Mixing.
First Asian American nominated for Best Sound Mixing.
(Shared with David Parker, Michael Semanick & Mark Weingarten.)
2010 The Social Network Nominated(Shared with David Parker, Michael Semanick & Mark Weingarten.)
2011 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Nominated(Shared with David Parker, Michael Semanick & Bo Persson.)
EditingNominated
2017 Star Wars: The Last Jedi MixingNominated(Shared with David Parker, Michael Semanick & Stuart Wilson.)
EditingNominated(Shared with Matthew Wood.)
2020 Mank SoundNominated(Shared with Jeremy Molod, David Parker, Nathan Nance & Drew Kunin.)
Soul Nominated(Shared with Coya Elliot & David Parker.)

Best Visual Effects

Best Visual Effects
YearNameCountryFilmStatusNotes
1977 Greg Jein Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Close Encounters of the Third Kind NominatedChinese descent. [93]
First Asian nominated for Best Visual Effects.
First Asian American nominated for Best Visual Effects.
(Shared with Roy Arbogast, Douglas Trumbull, Matthew Yuricich, and Richard Yuricich.)
1979 1941 Nominated(Shared with William A. Fraker and A. D. Flowers.)
1992 Doug Chiang Flag of the Republic of China.svg / Flag of the United States.svg Death Becomes Her WonChinese descent. [36]
First Asian to win Best Visual Effects.
(Shared with Ken Ralston, Douglas Smythe, and Tom Woodruff Jr.)
1993Ariel Velasco Shaw Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of the Philippines.svg The Nightmare Before Christmas NominatedFilipino descent. [94]
First person of Filipino descent to be nominated for Best Visual Effects.
(Shared with Pete Kozachik, Eric Leighton, and Gordon Baker.)
1999 Jerome Chen Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Stuart Little NominatedChinese descent. [95]
(Shared with John Dykstra, Henry F. Anderson III, & Eric Allard.)
2023 Takashi Yamazaki
Kiyoko Shibuya
Masaki Takahashi
Tatsuji Nojima
Flag of Japan.svg Godzilla Minus One WonFirst Japanese production to win for Best Visual Effects.

Best Documentary Feature

Best Documentary Feature
YearNameCountryFilmStatusNotes
1985 Steven Okazaki Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of Japan.svg Unfinished Business NominatedJapanese descent. [96]
First Asian nominated for Best Documentary Feature.
First Asian American nominated for Best Documentary Feature.
1988 Renee Tajima-Peña Who Killed Vincent Chin? NominatedTajima-Peña is of Japanese descent. [97]
(Shared with Christine Choy.)
1994 Freida Lee Mock Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision WonChinese descent. [98]
First Asian to win Best Documentary Feature.
First Asian American to win Best Documentary Feature.
(Shared with Terry Sanders.)
2010 Audrey Marrs Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of Japan.svg Inside Job WonHalf-Japanese descent (mother is Japanese) [99]
2011 Jehane Noujaim Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of Lebanon.svg The Square NominatedLebanese descent
2014 Joanna Natasegara Flag of the United Kingdom.svg / Flag of Malaysia.svg / Flag of Japan.svg Virunga NominatedMalaysian and Japanese descent.
(Shared with Orlando von Einsiedel.)
John Maloof Flag of Lebanon.svg / Flag of the United States.svg Finding Vivian Maier NominatedLebanese descent. [100]
2015 Asif Kapadia Flag of the United Kingdom.svg / Flag of India.svg Amy WonIndian descent [101]
(Shared with James Gay-Rees.)
2018 Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
Jimmy Chin
Flag of Hong Kong.svg
Flag of Hungary.svg
Flag of Brazil.svg
Flag of the United States.svg
Free Solo WonVasarhelyi is of Chinese, Hong Kong, Hungarian, and Brazilian descent. [102]
Chin is of Chinese and Taiwanese descent. [103]
They are the first married couple of Asian descent to share a nomination.
(Shared with Evan Hayes and Shannon Dill.)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg / Flag of the Republic of China.svg / Flag of the United States.svg Won
Bing Liu
Diane Moy Quon
Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Minding the Gap NominatedLiu and Moy Quon are of Chinese descent. [104]
Su Kim Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of South Korea.svg Hale County This Morning, This Evening NominatedKorean descent. [105]
(nominated with RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes.)
2019Joanna Natasegara Flag of the United Kingdom.svg / Flag of Malaysia.svg / Flag of Japan.svg The Edge of Democracy Nominated(Shared with Petra Costa, Shane Boris and Tiago Pavan.)
2019Waad Al-Kateab Flag of Syria.svg For Sama Nominated(Shared with Edward Watts.)
2021 Joseph Patel Flag of India.svg / Flag of the United States.svg Summer of Soul Won(Shared with Questlove, Robert Fyvolent and David Dinerstein)
Jessica Kingdon Flag of the Republic of China.svg / Flag of the United States.svg Ascension Nominated(Shared with Kira Simon-Kennedy and Nathan Truesdell)
2022Aman Mann Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg / Flag of India.svg All That Breathes NominatedCanadian of Indian descent.
2023 Nisha Pahuja Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg / Flag of India.svg To Kill a Tiger NominatedCanadian of Indian descent.
(Shared with Cornelia Principe and David Oppenheim)

Best Animated Feature

Best Animated Feature
YearNameCountryFilmStatusNotes
2002 Hayao Miyazaki Flag of Japan.svg Spirited Away WonJapanese descent.
2005 Howl's Moving Castle Nominated
2007 Marjane Satrapi Flag of Iran.svg
Flag of France.svg
Persepolis NominatedIranian descent.
(Shared with Vincent Paronnaud.)
2011 Jennifer Yuh Nelson Flag of South Korea.svg / Flag of the United States.svg Kung Fu Panda 2 NominatedKorean descent. [106]
First woman to direct a Hollywood animated feature film.
2013Hayao Miyazaki
Toshio Suzuki
Flag of Japan.svg The Wind Rises NominatedJapanese descent.
2014 Isao Takahata
Yoshiaki Nishimura
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya Nominated
2015 Rosa Tran Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of Vietnam.svg Anomalisa NominatedVietnamese descent. [32]
(Shared with Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson.)
Hiromasa Yonebayashi
Yoshiaki Nishimura
Flag of Japan.svg When Marnie Was There NominatedJapanese descent.
2016 Toshio Suzuki The Red Turtle NominatedJapanese descent.
(Shared with Michaël Dudok de Wit.)
2017Ramsey Naito Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of Japan.svg The Boss Baby NominatedJapanese descent. [107]
(Shared with Tom McGrath.)
2018 Mamoru Hosoda
Yuichiro Saito
Flag of Japan.svg Mirai NominatedJapanese descent.
2019Jinko Gotoh Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of Japan.svg Klaus NominatedBorn in Japan and raised in California. [108]
(Shared with Sergio Pablos and Marisa Román.)
2020Gennie Rim Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Over the Moon NominatedChinese descent.
Peilin ChouNominated
2022 Domee Shi Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg / Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Turning Red NominatedChinese descent.
(Shared with Lindsey Collins)
2023Hayao Miyazaki
Toshio Suzuki
Flag of Japan.svg The Boy and the Heron Won
Peter Sohn Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of South Korea.svg Elemental NominatedKorean descent
(Shared with Denise Ream)

Best Documentary Short Subject

Best Documentary Short Subject
YearNameCountryFilmStatusNotes
1982 Freida Lee Mock Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg To Live or Let Die NominatedFirst Asian American nominated for Best Documentary Short Subject.
1983 Arthur Dong Sewing Woman NominatedChinese descent. [36]
1984 Paul T.K. Lin Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg / Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg The Children of Soong Ching Ling NominatedChinese descent. [109]
(Shared with Gary Bush.)
1988Lise Yasui Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of Japan.svg Family Gathering NominatedJapanese descent. [110]
(Shared with Ann Tegnell.)
1990Freida Lee Mock Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Rose Kennedy: A Life to Remember Nominated(Shared with Terry Sanders.)
Steven Okazaki Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of Japan.svg Days of Waiting: The Life & Art of Estelle Ishigo WonFirst Asian to win Best Documentary Short Subject.
First Asian American to win Best Documentary Short Subject.
1995Freida Lee Mock Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Never Give Up: The 20th Century Odyssey of Herbert Zipper Nominated(Shared with Terry Sanders.)
1996 Jessica Yu Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien WonChinese descent. [111]
1998Keiko Ibi Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of Japan.svg The Personals: Improvisations on Romance in the Golden Years WonJapanese descent. [112]
Shui-Bo Wang Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg / Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sunrise Over Tiananmen Square NominatedChinese descent. [113]
(Shared with Donald McWilliams.)
2001Freida Lee Mock Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sing! NominatedTied for second most Oscar-nominated Asian of all time, with five nominations.
(Shared with Jessica Sanders.)
2005Steven Okazaki Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of Japan.svg The Mushroom Club Nominated
2008 The Conscience of Nhem En NominatedTied for third most Oscar-nominated Asian of all time, with four nominations.
2011 Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy Flag of Pakistan.svg / Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Saving Face WonPakistani descent. [114]
(Shared with Daniel Junge.)
2015 A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness Won
2016 Joanna Natasegara Flag of the United Kingdom.svg / Flag of Malaysia.svg / Flag of Japan.svg The White Helmets WonMalaysian and Japanese descent.
(Shared with Orlando von Einsiedel.)
2018 Rayka Zehtabchi Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of Iran.svg Period. End of Sentence. WonIranian descent. [115]
(Shared with Melissa Berton.)
2019 Smriti Mundhra
Sami Khan
Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of India.svg St. Louis Superman NominatedIndian descent. [116]
2022 Kartiki Gonsalves
Guneet Monga
Flag of India.svg The Elephant Whisperers Won
2023S. Leo Chiang
Jean Tsien
Flag of the United States.svg
Flag of the Republic of China.svg
Island in BetweenNominated
Sean Wang Flag of the United States.svg
Flag of the Republic of China.svg
Nǎi Nai & Wài PóNominatedShared with Sam Davis.

Best Animated Short Film

Best Animated Short Film
YearNameCountryFilmStatusNotes
1968 Jimmy T. Murakami Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of Japan.svg The Magic Pear TreeNominatedJapanese descent. [117]
First Asian nominated for Best Animated Short Film.
First Asian American nominated for Best Animated Short Film.
2008 Kunio Kato 🇯🇵 La maison en petits cubes WonJapanese descent first Asian to win for Best Animated short film
2010 Shaun Tan Flag of Australia (converted).svg / Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg The Lost Thing WonHalf-Chinese descent (father is Chinese) [118]
(Shared with Andrew Ruhemann.)
2011Minkyu Lee Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of South Korea.svg Adam and Dog NominatedKorean descent. [119]
2014Robert Kondo Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of Japan.svg The Dam Keeper NominatedJapanese descent.
(Shared with Daisuke Tsutsumi.)
2015 Sanjay Patel Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of India.svg Sanjay's Super Team NominatedIndian descent. [120]
(Shared with Nicole Paradis Grindle.)
2017 Ru Kuwahata Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of Japan.svg Negative Space NominatedJapanese descent. [121]
(Shared with her husband, Max Porter.) [122]
2018 Domee Shi Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg / Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Bao WonChinese descent. [123]
(Shared with Becky Neiman-Cobb.)
Trevor Jimenez Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg / Flag of the Philippines.svg Weekends NominatedFilipino descent. [124]
Bobby Pontillas Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of the Philippines.svg One Small Step NominatedFilipino descent. [125]
(Shared with Andrew Chesworth.)
2019 Siqi Song Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sister NominatedChinese descent.
2020 Madeline Sharafian Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of Armenia.svg Burrow NominatedArmenian descent. [126]
(Shared with Michael Capbarat.)
2023 Tal Kantor

Amit R. Gicelter

Flag of Israel.svg Letter to a Pig Nominated
Yegane Moghaddam Flag of Iran.svg Our Uniform Nominated

Best Live Action Short Film

Best Live Action Short Film
YearNameCountryFilmStatusNotes
1977 Yuki Yoshida Flag of Japan.svg / Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg I'll Find a Way WonJapanese descent. [127]
(Shared with Beverly Shaffer.)
1982 Michael Toshiyuki Uno Flag of Japan.svg / Flag of the United States.svg The SilenceNominatedJapanese descent. [128]
First Asian American nominated for Best Live Action Short Film.
(Shared with Joseph Benson.)
1988 Matia Karrell Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of Lebanon.svg Cadillac DreamsNominatedLebanese descent.
1997 Chris Tashima Flag of Japan.svg / Flag of the United States.svg Visas and Virtue WonJapanese descent (father is Japanese). [129]
First Asian American to win Best Live Action Short Film.
(Shared with Chris Donahue.)
1999 Mehdi Norowzian Flag of Iran.svg / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Killing JoeWonIranian descent.
(Shared with Steve Wax.)
2002 Lexi Alexander Flag of Germany.svg / Flag of Palestine.svg Johnny Flynton NominatedHalf-Palestinian descent (mother is German, father is Palestinian).
(Shared with Alexander Buono.)
2005 Pia Clemente Flag of the Philippines.svg / Flag of the United States.svg Our Time is Up NominatedFilipino descent. [130]
(Shared with Rob Pearlstein.)
2013 Baldwin Li Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg The Voorman Problem Nominated(Shared with Mark Gill.)
2020 Farah Nabulsi Flag of Palestine.svg / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg The Present NominatedPalestinian descent (mother is Palestinian, father is Palestinian-Egyptian). [131]
2021 Riz Ahmed
Aneil Karia
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg / Flag of Pakistan.svg
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg / Flag of India.svg
The Long Goodbye Won
2023 Nazrin Choudhury Flag of Bangladesh.svg / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Red, White, and Blue NominatedBangladeshi descent
(Shared with Sara McFarlane.)

Honorary Awards

Academy Honorary Awards
YearNameCountryAward
1989 Akira Kurosawa Flag of Japan.svg Academy Honorary Award
for cinematic accomplishments that have inspired, delighted, enriched and entertained worldwide audiences and influenced filmmakers throughout the world.
1991 Satyajit Ray Flag of India.svg Academy Honorary Award
in recognition of his rare mastery of the art of motion pictures, and of his profound humanitarian outlook, which has had an indelible influence on filmmakers and audiences throughout the world.
2014 Hayao Miyazaki Flag of Japan.svg Academy Honorary Award
has deeply influenced animation forever, inspiring generations of artists to work in our medium and illuminate its limitless potential.
2016 Jackie Chan Flag of Hong Kong.svg Academy Honorary Award
Chan starred in – and sometimes wrote, directed and produced – more than 30 martial arts features in his native Hong Kong, charming audiences with his dazzling athleticism, inventive stunt work and boundless charisma.

Non-Competitive Awards

Non-Competitive Awards
YearNameCountryAward
2004 Takuo Miyagishima Flag of Japan.svg / Flag of the United States.svg Gordon E. Sawyer Award [132]
Takuo Miyagishima, one of the most notable design engineers in the motion picture industry, has been voted the Gordon E. Sawyer Award by the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

See also

Related Research Articles

The Academy Awards, commonly known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the film industry. They are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in the United States in recognition of excellence in cinematic achievements as assessed by the Academy's voting membership. The Oscars are widely considered to be the most prestigious awards in the film industry.

The Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling is the Academy Award given to the best achievement in makeup and hairstyling for film. Traditionally, three films have been nominated each year with exceptions in the early 1980s and 2002 when there were only two nominees; in 1999, when there were four nominees. Beginning with the 92nd Academy Awards, five films were nominated.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Academy Award for Best Visual Effects</span> Academy Award given for the best achievement in visual effects

The Academy Award for Best Visual Effects is presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) for the best achievement in visual effects. It has been handed to four members of the team directly responsible for creating the film's visual effects since 1980.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Academy Award for Best Director</span> Category of film award

The Academy Award for Best Director is an award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is given in honor of a film director who has exhibited outstanding directing while working in the film industry.

References

  1. Schwary's paternal grandmother Sophia Schwary Fliofel (1865-1955) was born in Zahle, Lebanon as can be seen in her death certificate in 1955 His paternal grandfather Louis M. Schwary was from Beirut, Lebanon and his uncle was born there as well. His maternal grandfather Abraham J Ablan was from Batroun, Lebanon and his maternal grandmother Nezzera Zlaket and granduncle Kalil Zlaket were from Zahle, Lebanon. Marriage certificate of Ronald Schwary's parents in 1940. Information from the National Archives, United States. Scans of official acts of Ronald L. Schwary paternal and maternal grandparents on familysearch.org.
  2. 1 2 3 Claiborne, Craig (August 31, 1986). "FOOD; CURRYING FLAVOR". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 4, 2016. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  3. "Producer Hank Moonjean dies". Variety . 2012-10-09. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
  4. "Official Site / A. Kitman Ho Bio / Reservation Road". Focus Features. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  5. Spickard, Paul R. (2008). Japanese Americans: The Formation and Transformations of an Ethnic Group. Rutgers University Press. p.  155. ISBN   978-0813544335.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Ng, Maria N.; Holden, Philip (2006). Reading Chinese Transnationalisms: Society, Literature, Film. Hong Kong University Press. p. 133. ISBN   9789622097964.
  7. "Meet Bill Kong". The Star. August 16, 2015. Archived from the original on January 23, 2016. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
  8. Lee, Daw-Ming (2012). Historical Dictionary of Taiwan Cinema. Scarecrow Press. p. 202. ISBN   978-0810867925.
  9. Thomas Langmann, le nouveau nabab
  10. Ronald Bergan (14 January 2009). "Obituary: Claude Berri | Film". The Guardian. UK. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
  11. Film – British Federation of Film Societies, Federation of Film Societies (Great Britain) – Google Books. 1975. Retrieved 28 February 2012 via Google Books.
  12. "The full list of 2021 Oscar nominations". Guardian. 15 March 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  13. Schley, Matt (22 March 2022). "Making 'Drive My Car': filmmakers talk production challenges, pushing for a bigger budget". The Hollywood Reporter.
  14. Harper, Dan (May 2003). "Hiroshi Teshigahara • Great Director profile". Senses of Cinema. Archived from the original on June 4, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  15. Harper, Dan (July 2002). "Akira Kurosawa • Great Director profile". Senses of Cinema. Archived from the original on September 9, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  16. 1 2 "ATOM EGOYAN'S PARTICLES OF FAITH". Washington Post. 2024-02-25. ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  17. Terrence Malick. University of Illinois Press. 2009. ISBN   9780252075759.
  18. Tucker, Thomas Deane; Kendall, Stuart (2011). Terrence Malick: Film and Philosophy. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN   9781441148957.
  19. Maher, Paul Jr. (2015). One Big Soul: An Oral History of Terrence Malick. Lulu.com. ISBN   9781312887442.
  20. 1 2 Bamberger, Michael (2006). The Man Who Heard Voices: Or, How M. Night Shyamalan Risked His Career on a Fairy Tale. Gotham. p.  150. ISBN   978-1592402137.
  21. Denham, Jess (June 14, 2016). "Ben Kingsley told he would 'always play servants' by senior RSC director" . The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-06-14. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
  22. Khan, Salma (January 1, 2009). "Merle Oberon: Hollywood's First Indian Actress". SAPNA Magazine. Archived from the original on September 20, 2016. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
  23. Thurber, Jon (November 26, 2005). "Pat Morita, 73; Actor Starred in 'Karate Kid' Movie Series". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
  24. Burrows, Tim (2008-12-01). "Slumdog Millionaire: Dev Patel hits the jackpot". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2009-03-26.
  25. 1 2 Chiu, Alexis (September 11, 2006). "Scars of Her Youth". People. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  26. Abad, Paolo (6 April 2016). "WATCH: Hailee Steinfeld on connecting with her Filipino roots". Rappler. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  27. "Hailee Steinfeld: Biography". IMDb. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  28. Isla, Micah Levin (April 9, 2016). "Hailee on what it means to have Pinoy roots". The Philippine Star. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  29. Barlass, Tim (August 12, 2020). "Co-scriptwriter of Crocodile Dundee, which started as 'Buffalo Jones'". SMH.
  30. McCrum, Robert (January 18, 2014). "Hanif Kureishi interview: 'Every 10 years you become someone else'". The Guardian. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  31. Wloszczyna, Susan (February 15, 2007). "Iris Yamashita: From 'Tokyo' to California". USA Today. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  32. 1 2 Chan, Louis (January 14, 2016). "Asian Americans Snag Oscar Nominations in Animation". AsAmNews. Archived from the original on September 21, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  33. "Kumail Nanjiani: Extended Interview, 01/09/2012, Shereen - BBC Radio Scotland". BBC. Archived from the original on 2015-01-06. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
  34. Oscars: Bong Joon Ho's 'Parasite' Wins South Korea's First Oscar|Hollywood Reporter
  35. Joyce Eng (2020-02-07). "'Parasite's' Bong Joon Ho and Han Jin Won would be the first Asian writers to win an Oscar – GoldDerby". Goldderby.com. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
  36. 1 2 3 4 5 Cho, Jenny (2013). Chinese in Hollywood. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 121–124. ISBN   9780738599731.
  37. Hemphill, Jim (March 2012). "DVD Playback: Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)". American Society of Cinematographers. Archived from the original on September 27, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  38. Lentz, Harris M. (2015). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2014. McFarland. p. 302. ISBN   978-0786476664.
  39. Hemphill, Jim (April 2010). "DVD Playback: Ran (1985)". American Society of Cinematographers. Archived from the original on September 27, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  40. Kwong, Kevin (March 13, 2015). "Shanghai museum's Art Basel show features Gu Changwei photos and video". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on September 25, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  41. Zhou, Xuelin (2016). Youth Culture in Chinese Language Film. Routledge. p. 128. ISBN   9781317194101.
  42. "Filipino cinematographer wins indie film award for Black Swan". AsiaOne. February 27, 2011. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  43. "The 24th Academy Awards 1952". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  44. "The 26th Academy Awards 1952". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  45. "The 27th Academy Awards 1955". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  46. "The 27th Academy Awards 1955". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  47. "The 28th Academy Awards 1956". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  48. "The 28th Academy Awards 1956". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  49. "The 28th Academy Awards 1957". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  50. "The 28th Academy Awards 1957". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  51. "The 32nd Academy Awards 1960". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  52. "The 33rd Academy Awards 1961". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  53. "The 34th Academy Awards 1962". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  54. "The 34th Academy Awards 1962". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  55. "The 36th Academy Awards 1964". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  56. "The 39th Academy Awards 1967". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  57. "The 40th Academy Awards 1968". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  58. "The 42nd Academy Awards 1970". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  59. "The 50th Academy Awards 1978". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  60. "The 56th Academy Awards 1986". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  61. "The 65th Academy Awards 1993". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  62. "The 73rd Academy Awards 2001". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  63. "The 79th Academy Awards 2007". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  64. "The 85th Academy Awards 2013". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  65. "The 86th Academy Awards 2014". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  66. "The 95th Academy Awards 2023". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  67. "Kant Pan – The film editor". No One but Me . 2012. Archived from the original on July 23, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  68. Ansari, Shabana (March 10, 2011). "Oscar-nominated film editor Tariq Anwar has Mumbai link". Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  69. Guillermo, Emil (February 23, 2015). "This Oscar Winner Has the Most Supportive Wife Ever". NBC News. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  70. "Biography — KAZUHIRO TSUJI". Kazu Studios. Archived from the original on September 27, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  71. "A research collaboration with artist Kazu Hiro: Using art and science to find the unique, expressive beauty that matures inside every person with passing years" (Press release). Kao Corporation. May 14, 2019. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  72. Saruwatari, Yuki (January 14, 2020). カズ・ヒロ氏、またもやオスカー候補入り。国籍と名前を変えた心境を聞く. Yahoo! News. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  73. Tangcay, Jazz (February 8, 2022). "'House of Gucci' Hair and Makeup Oscar Nomination for Frederic Aspiras Is a Milestone for Asian American Representation". Variety . Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  74. Sun, Rebecca (March 13, 2023). "Creatives of Chinese and Indian Descent Triumph at 2023 Oscars". The Hollywood Reporter .
  75. "The 28th Academy Awards 1957". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  76. McLellan, Dennis (November 29, 2003). "Albert Nozaki, 91; Art Director for Movie 'War of the Worlds'". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on August 9, 2016. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  77. "The 42nd Academy Awards Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. April 7, 1970. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  78. "The 43nd Academy Awards Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. April 15, 1971. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  79. "The 53nd Academy Awards Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. March 31, 1981. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  80. "The 58nd Academy Awards Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. March 24, 1986. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  81. "The 73nd Academy Awards Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. March 25, 2001. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  82. "Production Design Award Nominees Named". Rafu Shimpo. January 9, 2015. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
  83. "The 85nd Academy Awards Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. February 24, 2013. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  84. "Meet the Asian and Asian American Nominees for the 2018 Oscars!". Center for Asian American Media . March 1, 2018. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  85. Kozinn, Allan (April 11, 1997). "Toshiro Mayuzumi, 68, Eclectic Composer". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  86. Macphail, Cameron (April 7, 2016). "Pandit Ravi Shankar, the Indian virtuoso who introduced The Beatles to the sitar". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on October 11, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  87. Carter, Spike (December 29, 2015). "The Revenant Composer Ryuichi Sakamoto Explains His Process". Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on January 27, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  88. "'Slumdog' composer Rahman wins 2 Oscars". Deseret News. 2024-01-07. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  89. Amaratunga, Ravi (January 16, 2015). "MIA is an incredible artist, but she is not the spokesperson that Sri Lanka needs right now" . The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-06-14. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  90. Nepales, Ruben V. (November 7, 2013). "Fun, music-filled morning with Fil-Am Tony, Grammy winner and wife". Inquirer Entertainment. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
  91. Chi, Minnie (July 18, 2003). "Half Korean, 100% Rock Star". Asia Pacific Arts. Archived from the original on December 1, 2008. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
  92. Hammond, Pete (April 28, 2020). "Oscars Keeping Show Date But Make Big News As Academy Lightens Eligibility Rules, Combines Sound Categories, Ends DVD Screeners and More". Deadline Hollywood .
  93. Mandell, Paul (February 1979). "The Magical Techniques of Movie & TV". Starlog Magazine. No. 19. Norman Jacobs/Kerry O'Quinn. p. 63. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  94. "Interview with Ariel Velasco Shaw". Amped Asia. August 14, 2011.
  95. "About/People/Visual Effects: Jerome Chen". Sony Pictures Imageworks. Archived from the original on September 27, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  96. Edwards, Matthew (2015). The Atomic Bomb in Japanese Cinema: Critical Essays. McFarland. p. 240. ISBN   978-0786479122.
  97. Rose, Becca (June 12, 2015). "LAFF 2015 Women Directors: Meet Renee Tajima-Peña – 'No Más Bebés'". IndieWire. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  98. Chang, Momo (March 28, 2014). "Freida Mock on 'Anita'". Center for Asian American Media. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  99. Rivas, Jorge (February 28, 2011). "The Oscars Go to...(Almost) All White People". ColorLines. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  100. "Jews in the News: Patricia Arquette, Hans Zimmer and Andrew Lazar". Jewish Tampa. 2015.
  101. Walia, Shelly (February 29, 2016). "India and Pakistan just got their share of the Oscar pie". Quartz. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  102. Berger, Laura (January 20, 2015). "Sundance Women Directors: Meet Chai Vasarhelyi – 'Meru'". Women and Hollywood. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  103. Bisharat, Andrew (February 2, 2018). "Photographer Jimmy Chin on Mastering the Art of Chill". National Geographic. Archived from the original on September 12, 2018. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  104. Metz, Nina (August 15, 2018). "A conversation with Bing Liu about his documentary 'Minding the Gap'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  105. "Hale County Film Official Website". Hale County Film. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  106. Chang, Momo (January 25, 2016). "Q&A with Jennifer Yuh Nelson, Director of Kung Fu Panda 3". Center for Asian American Media. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  107. Gardiner, Margaret (March 15, 2017). "Ramsey Naito: Finding Nothing to Cry About While Producing 'The Boss Baby'". Golden Globes. Archived from the original on January 25, 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
  108. "Jinko Gotoh - The BRIC Foundation". The BRIC Foundation. January 13, 2020.
  109. Lin, Paul (2011). In the Eye of the China Storm: A Life Between East and West. McGill-Queen's University Press. pp. 8, 275. ISBN   978-0773538573.
  110. Rea, Steven (February 18, 1989). "An Oscar For Germantown? Lise Yasui Of Philadelphia Is The Creator Of "Family Gathering" - A Documentary Nominated For An Academy Award. She's Proud, She's Happy And She Doesn't Know What To Wear". Philadelphia Media Network. Archived from the original on September 19, 2015. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  111. Lowenstein, Lael (2012). "Finding Her Way". Directors Guild of America. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  112. Schleier, Curt (October 28, 1999). "Keiko Ibi's "Personal" Journey". The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  113. Berry, Michael (2011). A History of Pain: Trauma in Modern Chinese Literature and Film. Columbia University Press. p. 328. ISBN   978-0231141635.
  114. "Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy is Pakistan's first Oscar nominee". Dawn . January 24, 2012. Archived from the original on January 27, 2012. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  115. "Rayka Zehtabchi's Personal Website". RaykaZehtabchi.com. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  116. "Smriti Mundhra, Sami Khan's 'St. Louis Superman' Snags an Oscar Nomination for Documentary Short Subject". indiawest.com. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  117. Osmond, Andrew (December 19, 2001). "Jimmy Murakami's Five Decades of Animation". Animation World Network. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  118. Tan, Shaun. "Comments on The Arrival". Viewpoint Magazine. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  119. Kim, Hyung-suk (2013). K-Animation: Befriending Children All Over the World. Korean Culture and Information Service Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. p. 77. ISBN   9788973755813.
  120. Wang, Frances Kai-Hwa (June 2, 2015). "'Sanjay's Super Team' Brings an Indian-American Story to Big Screen". NBC News. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  121. "Torino Film Lab Biography". TorinoFilmLab. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  122. Takeuchi, Michael (February 15, 2018). "Filmmaker's childhood inspires movie magic". NichiBei. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  123. Martin, Rachel (June 15, 2018). "In Pixar's First Female-Directed Short, A Dumpling Child Fills An Empty Nest". NPR. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  124. Chavez, Yong (March 1, 2019). "Meet Filipino-Canadian animator and Oscar nominee Trevor Jimenez". Balitang America. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  125. Lim Uy, Sasha (February 7, 2019). "Meet the Filipino Oscar Nominee Who Dedicated an Animated Film to His Mom". EsquireMag.PH. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  126. Ghazanchyan, Siranush (March 16, 2021). "Two Armenian-American filmmakers to compete for Oscars". Public Radio of Armenia.
  127. Lang, Catherine (1996). O-Bon in Chimunesu: A Community Remembered. Arsenal Pulp Press. p. 201. ISBN   9781551520360.
  128. "Oscar-nominated director to speak at City film school". Vietnam Breaking News. June 6, 2014. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  129. Galati, Luke (January 30, 2015). "Hollywood Veteran Chris Tashima Looks Back on His Filmmaking Career". Discover Nikkei. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  130. La O, Ana (August 22, 2006). "The Talented Miss Clemente". Asia Pacific Arts. Archived from the original on August 26, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  131. "Palestinian filmmaker, Farah Nabulsi". Kuwait Times . June 4, 2017. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
  132. The 77th Scientific & Technical Awards 2004. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.