List of Argentine Academy Award winners and nominees

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This is a list of Argentine Academy Award winners and nominees. This list details the performances of Argentine filmmakers, actors, actresses and films that have either been submitted, nominated or have won an Academy Award.[ citation needed ]

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Best International Feature Film

This list focuses on Argentine films.

Best International Feature Film
YearFilmDirectorStatusMilestone / Notes
1974 The Truce Sergio Renán Nominated(original title: La tregua)
1984 Camila María Luisa Bemberg Nominatedfirst 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
1998 Tango Carlos Saura Nominated(original title: Tango, no me dejes nunca)
2001 Son of the Bride Juan José Campanella Nominated(original title: El hijo de la novia)
2009 The Secret in Their Eyes 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
2014 Wild Tales Damián Szifron Nominated(original title: Relatos salvajes)
2022 Argentina, 1985 Santiago Mitre Nominated(original title: Argentina, 1985)

Best Supporting Actress

This list focuses on Argentine-born actors and actresses.

Supporting Actress
YearNameFilmStatus Milestone
1987 Norma Aleandro Gaby: A True Story Nominated
2011 Bérénice Bejo The Artist Nominated

Best Art Direction

This list focuses on Argentine-born art directors.

Art Direction
YearNameFilmStatus Milestone
1995 Eugenio Zanetti Restoration Won
1998 What Dreams May Come NominatedShared with Cindy Carr (set decoration)

Best Director

This list focuses on Argentine-born directors.

Director
YearNameFilmStatus Milestone
1985 Héctor Babenco Kiss of the Spider Woman Nominated

Best Visual Effects

This list focuses on Argentine-born visual effects people.

Visual Effects
YearNameFilmStatus Milestone
2002 Pablo Helman Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones Nominated
2005 War of the Worlds Nominated
2019Pablo Helman
Leandro Estebecorena
Nelson Sepulveda-Frauser
The Irishman NominatedShared with Stéphane Grabli
2024Nelson Sepulveda-Frauser Alien: Romulus NominatedShared with Eric Barba, Daniel Macarin, and Shane Mahan
Pablo Helman Wicked NominatedShared with Jonathan Fawkner, David Shirk, and Paul Corbould

Best Original Screenplay

This list focuses on Argentine films.

Original Screenplay
YearNameFilmStatus Milestone
1985 Aída Bortnik
Luis Puenzo
La historia oficial Nominated

This list focuses on Argentine-born screenwriters.

Original Screenplay
YearNameFilmStatus Milestone
2014 Armando Bó
Nicolás Giacobone
Birdman WonShared with Alejandro González Iñárritu and Alexander Dinelaris, Jr.

Best Story

This list focuses on Argentine-born screenwriters.

Writing-Story
YearNameFilmStatusMilestone / Notes
1930/1931 Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast Laughter NominatedNomination shared with Douglas Z. Doty and Donald Ogden Stewart, Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast was an Argentine-born French screenwriter.

Best Original Score

This list focuses on Argentine-born composers.

Original Score
YearNameFilmStatus Milestone
1966 Luis Enríquez Bacalov Il vangelo secondo Matteo Nominated
1968 Lalo Schifrin Cool Hand Luke Nominated
1969 The Fox Nominatedthe Academy Award category was "Best Music, Original Score for a Motion Picture (not a Musical)"
1977 Voyage of the Damned Nominated
1980 The Amityville Horror Nominated
1984 The Sting II Nominatedthe Academy Award category was "Best Music, Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Best Adaptation Score"
1985 Jorge Calandrelli The Color Purple Nominated
1995 Luis Enríquez Bacalov Il postino WonThe Academy Award category was "Best Music, Original Dramatic Score"
2005 Gustavo Santaolalla Brokeback Mountain Won
2006 Babel Wonfirst (and only) Argentine to win two consecutive Oscars in the same category

Best Original Song

This list focuses on Argentine-born composers.

Original Song
YearNameFilmStatus Milestone
1981 Lalo Schifrin The Competition Nominatedfor the song "People Alone";
shared with Will Jennings
2000 Jorge Calandrelli Wo hu cang long Nominatedfor the song "A Love Before Time";
shared with Tan Dun and James Schamus

Best Documentary Feature Film

This list focuses on Argentine films.

Best Documentary Feature
YearDocumentaryAwardFilmmakerResult Milestone
1985 The Mothers of Plaza de Mayo Best Documentary Feature Susana Blaustein Muñoz NominatedShared with Lourdes Portillo

Best Documentary Short Film

This list focuses on films directed by Argentine-born filmmakers.

Best Documentary Short Subject
YearDocumentaryAwardFilmmakerResult
1980 Luther Metke at 94 Best Documentary Short Subject Jorge Preloran Nominated

Best Animated Short Film

This list focuses on films produced by Argentine-born individuals.

Best Animated Short Film
YearFilmProducerResult
2009 Logorama Nicolas SchmerkinWon

Special awards

This list focuses on Argentine-born honorees.

RecipientYearNotesAward
Lalo Schifrin 2018"in recognition of his unique musical style, compositional integrity and influential contributions to the art of film scoring." Academy Honorary Award

Nominees by decade

Decade1930s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020sTotal
Argentine films--14121211
Argentines in foreign films1317363-24
Total13211484235

See also