List of Hispanic Academy Award winners and nominees

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The following are people of Hispanic descent born outside of Latin America, Equatorial Guinea, and Spain who have been nominated for or have won an Academy Award, along with the flag of the country of their Hispanic ancestry. All people listed were born in the United States.

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Best Picture

Best Picture

Academy Award for Best Picture
YearNomineeCountry/
territory
FilmStatusNotesRef(s)
2021
(93rd)
Shaka King
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Judas and the Black Messiah NominatedFirst American producer of Hispanic descent to be nominated for Best Picture.
Born in New York to a Panamanian father and a mother of Panamanian descent.
Shared with Ryan Coogler and Charles D. King.

Acting categories

Best Actor

Academy Award for Best Actor
YearNomineeCountry/
territory
FilmStatusNotesRef(s)
1988
(61st)
Edward James Olmos
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Stand and Deliver NominatedFirst American actor of Hispanic descent to be nominated for Best Actor.
Born in California to Mexican parents.
2023
(96th)
Colman Domingo Rustin NominatedBorn in Pennsylvania to a Guatemalan father.
First Afro-Latino nominated for Best Actor.
First openly gay Hispanic and Latino to be nominated for Best Actor.
2024
(97th)
Sing Sing Pending

Best Actress

Academy Award for Best Actress
YearNomineeCountryFilmStatusNotesRef(s)
1999
(72nd)
Hilary Swank
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Boys Don't Cry WonFirst American actress of Hispanic descent to have won twice. Her maternal grandmother, Frances Martha Clough (née Dominguez), was born in El Centro, California, of Mexican descent. [1]
2004
(77th)
Million Dollar Baby Won
2021
(94th)
Jessica Chastain
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
The Eyes of Tammy Faye WonSecond American actress of Hispanic ancestry to win and first Spanish-American actress to win. Her father Michael Monasterio was of Spanish, Basque, and Greek descent.

Best Supporting Actor

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
YearNomineeCountry/
territory
FilmStatusNotesRef(s)
1947
(20th)
Thomas Gomez
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Ride the Pink Horse NominatedFirst and (to date) only American actor of Hispanic descent to be nominated for Best Supporting Actor.
Born in New York to Spanish-born father.

Best Supporting Actress

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
YearNomineeCountry/
territory
FilmStatusNotesRef(s)
1959
(32nd)
Susan Kohner
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Imitation of Life NominatedBorn in California to a Mexican mother.
1991
(64th)
Mercedes Ruehl
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
The Fisher King WonMaternal grandfather was Cuban.
1993
(66th)
Rosie Perez Fearless NominatedBorn in New York to Puerto Rican parents.
2021
(94th)
Ariana DeBose West Side Story WonBorn in North Carolina to a Puerto Rican father.
First Afro-Latina to be nominated for and win an acting Oscar.
2023
(96th)
America Ferrera Barbie NominatedBorn in California to Honduran-born parents.
2024
(97th)
Monica Barbaro A Complete Unknown PendingBorn in California to a mother of Mexican and Nicaraguan descent.
Zoe Saldaña Emilia Pérez PendingBorn in New Jersey to a Dominican-born father and a mother of Puerto Rican and Dominican descent.

Animated categories

Best Animated Feature

Academy Award for Best Animated Feature
YearNomineeCountry/
territory
FilmStatusNotesRef(s)
2015
(88th)
Jonas Rivera
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Inside Out WonBorn in California of Mexican descent.
Shared with Pete Docter.
[2]
2018

(91st)

Phil Lord Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse WonBorn in Florida to a Cuban-born mother.
Shared with Christopher Miller.
[3]
2019

(92nd)

Jonas Rivera
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Toy Story 4 WonShared with Josh Cooley and Mark Nielsen.
2021

(94th)

Yvett Merino Encanto WonBorn in California to Mexican-born parents.
Shared with Jared Bush, Byron Howard, and Clark Spencer.
2023

(96th)

Phil LordFlag of Cuba.svg  Cuba Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse NominatedShared with Christopher Miller.

Best Cinematography

Academy Award for Best Cinematography
YearNomineeCountry/
territory
FilmStatusNotesRef(s)
1974
(47th)
John A. Alonzo
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Chinatown NominatedBorn in Texas of Mexican descent.
First American of Hispanic descent to be nominated for Best
Cinematography.
1977
(50th)
William A. Fraker Looking for Mr. Goodbar NominatedBorn in California to a Mexico-born mother.
First American of Hispanic descent to be nominated for Best Cinematography.
1978
(51st)
Heaven Can Wait NominatedFirst American of Hispanic descent to be nominated for Best Cinematography more than once.
1979
(52nd)
1941 NominatedFirst American of Hispanic descent to earn three consecutive nominations for Best Cinematography.
1983
(56th)
WarGames Nominated
1985
(58th)
Murphy's Romance NominatedFirst and (to date) only American of Hispanic descent to be earn five Best Cinematography nominations. [4]

Documentary categories

Best Documentary (Short Subject)

Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)
YearNomineeCountry/
territory
FilmStatusNotesRef(s)
1977
(50th)
Moctesuma Esparza
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Agueda Martinez: Our People, Our Country NominatedBorn in California to Mexican-born parents.

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling
YearNameCountry/
territory
FilmStatusMilestone / Notes
2002 Beatrice De Alba Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Frida WonFirst Hispanic and Latino makeup artist to be nominated for and win Best Makeup.
Born in California to Mexican-born parents.
Shared with John E. Jackson.

Music categories

Best Original Score

Academy Award for Best Original Score
YearNomineeCountry/
territory
FilmStatusNotesRef(s)
2021
(94th)
Germaine Franco
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Encanto NominatedBorn in California to Mexican-born parents.
First female Hispanic to be nominated for Best Original Score.

Best Original Song

Academy Award for Best Original Song
YearNomineeCountry/
territory
FilmSongStatusNotesRef(s)
1983
(56th)
Irene Cara Flashdance "Flashdance... What a Feeling"WonFirst Hispanic/Latino American songwriter to win Best Original
Song.
Born in New York to a Puerto Rican-born father and a mother of Cuban descent.
Shared with Giorgio Moroder and Keith Forsey.
1988
(61st)
Carly Simon
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Working Girl "Let the River Run"WonMaternal grandmother was Cuban.
2002
(75th)
Luis Resto 8 Mile "Lose Yourself"WonBorn in Michigan to Puerto Rican-born parents.
Shared with Eminem and Jeff Bass.
[5]
2016
(89th)
Lin-Manuel Miranda Moana "How Far I'll Go"NominatedBorn in New York to Puerto Rican-born parents.
First Hispanic songwriter to be nominated for Best Original Song more than once.
2021
(94th)
Encanto "Dos Oruguitas"Nominated
2024
(97th)
Adrian Quesada
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Sing Sing "Like a Bird"PendingBorn in Texas. Of Mexican descent

Best Visual Effects category

Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
YearNomineeCountry/
territory
FilmStatusNotesRef(s)
1979
(52nd)
William A. Fraker
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
1941 NominatedBorn in California to a Mexican-born mother.
Shared with A. D. Flowers and Greg Jein.

Screenplay categories

Best Original Screenplay

Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
YearNomineeCountry/
territory
FilmStatusNotesRef(s)
1983
(55th)
Gregory Nava
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
El Norte NominatedBorn in California to a father of Mexican descent.
First American of Hispanic descent to be nominated for Best Screenplay.
Shared with Anna Thomas.
2014
(87th)
Alexander Dinelaris Jr. Birdman WonBorn in New York to a mother of Puerto Rican and Cuban descent.
First American of Hispanic descent to win for Best Screenplay. Shared with Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, and Armando Bó.
[6]

[7]

2020
(93rd)
Shaka King Flag of Panama.svg  Panama Judas and the Black Messiah NominatedBorn in New York to a Panamanian father and a mother of Panamanian descent.
Shared with Will Berson, Kenny Lucas, and Keith Lucas.

By decade

All categories

Decade1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020sTotal
Wins-----2234314
Nominations-11-641-1721
Total nominations-11-663351035

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

Decade1940s1950s1960s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020sTotal
Actor---1---12
Actress----11-13
Supp. Actor1-------1
Supp. Actress-1--2--25
Total11-131-411

By country

RankCountryNo. of winsNo. of nominations
1 Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico 618
2 Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba 56
3 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico 47
4 Flag of Spain.svg Spain 12
5 Flag of Panama.svg Panama 02
6 Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala 01
7 Flag of Honduras.svg Honduras 01
8 Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 00
Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia 00
Flag of Chile.svg Chile 00
Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia 00
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica 00
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic 00
Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador 00
Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador 00
Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua 00
Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay 00
Flag of Peru.svg Peru 00
Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay 00
Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela 00

Note: This list only includes individuals of Hispanic descent born in the United States. See List of Latin American Academy Award winners and nominees for individuals born in Latin America who have either been nominated for or won an Academy Award.

See also

References

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  3. "The 91st Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  4. "The 58th Academy Awards (1986) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved August 27, 2013.
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  7. Dinelaris, Alexander [@alexdinelaris] (5 March 2015). "While I very much love the Greek people and culture I am not Greek. My father's side is Armenian, my Mother's is Cuban/Puerto Rican #Birdman" (Tweet). Retrieved 11 February 2020 via Twitter.