This is a list of Cuban Academy Award winners and nominees. This list details the performances of Cuban filmmakers, actors, actresses and films that have either been submitted, nominated or have won an Academy Award.
Academy Award for Best Actress | |||||
Year | Nominee | Film | Status | Notes | Ref(s) |
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2022 (95th) | Ana de Armas | Blonde | Nominated | First Cuban actress to be nominated for an acting Academy Award. First Cuban actor to be nominated in a leading acting category. |
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor | |||||
Year | Nominee | Film | Status | Notes | Ref(s) |
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1990 (63rd) | Andy García | The Godfather Part III | Nominated | First Cuban to be nominated for an acting Academy Award. |
Academy Award for Best Original Song | ||||||
Year | Nominee | Film | Song | Status | Notes | Ref(s) |
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1942 (15th) | Ernesto Lecuona | Always in My Heart | "Always in My Heart" | Nominated | First person from a Caribbean country to be nominated in any category. (Shared with Kim Gannon). |
This list focuses on Cuban films that won or were nominated for the Best International Feature Film award.
Academy Award for Best International Feature Film | |||||
Year | Director(s) | Film | Status | Notes | Ref(s) |
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1994 (67th) | Tomás Gutiérrez Alea & Juan Carlos Tabío | Fresa y Chocolate | Nominated |
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Behavior is a 2014 Cuban drama film directed by Ernesto Daranas. In English writing, the film is usually referred to by the title Behavior. The film premiered in February 2014, and played at the Málaga Film Festival before having its US premieres simultaneously at the Chicago Latino Film Festival and Havana Film Festival New York in April 2014. Behavior was then screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival. It was selected as the Cuban entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards, but was not nominated.