List of Colombian Academy Award winners and nominees

This article is about Colombian-born people, not people of Colombian descent. For people of Colombian descent, see List of Hispanic Academy Award winners and nominees.

This is a list of Colombian Academy Award winners and nominees. This list details the performances of Colombian filmmakers, actors, actresses and films that have either been nominated for or have won an Academy Award.

Best Actress in a Leading Role

This list focuses on Colombian-born actors and actresses.

Best Actress
Year	Name	Film	Status	Milestones / Notes
2004 [1]	Catalina Sandino Moreno	Maria Full of Grace	Nominated	First Colombian to be nominated for an Academy Award. First actress to be nominated for a Spanish-speaking role.

Best International Feature Film

See also: List of Colombian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

This list focuses on Colombian films that won or were nominated for the Best International Feature Film award.

Best International Feature Film
Year	Film	Director	Status	Milestones / Notes
2015	Embrace of the Serpent (El abrazo de la serpiente)	Ciro Guerra	Nominated	First Colombian film to be nominated for an Academy Award. [2]

Best Documentary Short Subject

Best Documentary Short
Year	Name	Film	Status	Milestones / Notes
2007	Isabel Vega	La Corona	Nominated	Nominated shared with Amanda Micheli.

References

1. "The 77th Academy Awards | 2005". www.oscars.org. 2014-10-05. Retrieved 2025-09-17.
2. "Filmmaker Ciro Guerra May Give Colombia Its First Oscar". NBC News. 2016-01-20. Retrieved 2025-09-17.

See also

• Colombia portal

• Cinema of Colombia
• List of Colombian films