List of Hispanic Academy Award winners and nominees

Main article: Lists of Hispanic Academy Award winners and nominees by country
This article is about people of Latin American and Hispanic descent, not Latin American-born people. For Latin American-born people, see List of Latin American Academy Award winners and nominees.

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.

Best Picture

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Best Picture

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Academy Award for Best Picture
Year Nominee Country/
territory 		Film Status Notes Ref(s)
2021
(93rd) 		Shaka King Judas and the Black Messiah Nominated First 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

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Best Actor

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Academy Award for Best Actor
Year Nominee Country/
territory 		Film Status Notes Ref(s)
1988
(61st) 		Edward James Olmos Stand and Deliver Nominated First American actor of Hispanic descent to be nominated for Best Actor.
Born in California to Mexican parents.
2023
(96th) 		Colman Domingo Rustin Nominated Born 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.

Best Actress

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Academy Award for Best Actress
Year Nominee Country Film Status Notes Ref(s)
1999
(72nd) 		Hilary Swank
 Mexico
 Boys Don't Cry Won First 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 The Eyes of Tammy Faye Won Second 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

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Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
Year Nominee Country/
territory 		Film Status Notes Ref(s)
1947
(20th) 		Thomas Gomez Ride the Pink Horse Nominated First 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

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Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
Year Nominee Country/
territory 		Film Status Notes Ref(s)
1959
(32nd) 		Susan Kohner Imitation of Life Nominated Born in California to a Mexican mother.
1988
(54th) 		Norma Aleandro Gaby: A True Story Nominated Born in Argentina to Argentinian perents.
1991

(64th)

Mercedes Ruehl The Fisher King Won Maternal grandfather was Cuban.
1993
(66th) 		Rosie Perez Fearless Nominated Born in New York to Puerto Rican parents.
2021
(94th) 		Ariana DeBose West Side Story Won Born 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 Nominated Born in California to Honduran-born parents.

Animated categories

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Best Animated Feature

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Academy Award for Best Animated Feature
Year Nominee Country/
territory 		Film Status Notes Ref(s)
2015
(88th) 		Jonas Rivera Inside Out Won Born in California of Mexican descent.
Shared with Pete Docter. 		[2]
2018

(91st)

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

(92nd)

Jonas Rivera Toy Story 4 Won Shared with Josh Cooley and Mark Nielsen.
2021

(94th)

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

(96th)

Phil Lord  Cuba Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Nominated Shared with Christopher Miller.

Best Cinematography

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Academy Award for Best Cinematography
Year Nominee Country/
territory 		Film Status Notes Ref(s)
1974
(47th) 		John A. Alonzo Chinatown Nominated Born 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 Nominated Born in California to a Mexico-born mother.
First American of Hispanic descent to be nominated for Best Cinematography.
1978
(51st) 		Heaven Can Wait Nominated First American of Hispanic descent to be nominated for Best Cinematography more than once.
1979
(52nd) 		1941 Nominated First American of Hispanic descent to earn three consecutive nominations for Best Cinematography.
1983
(56th) 		WarGames Nominated
1985
(58th) 		Murphy's Romance Nominated First and (to date) only American of Hispanic descent to be earn five Best Cinematography nominations. [4]

Documentary categories

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Best Documentary (Short Subject)

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Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)
Year Nominee Country/
territory 		Film Status Notes Ref(s)
1977
(50th) 		Moctesuma Esparza Agueda Martinez: Our People, Our Country Nominated Born in California to Mexican-born parents.

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

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Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Year Name Country/
territory 		Film Status Milestone / Notes
2002 Beatrice De Alba  Mexico Frida Won First 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

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Best Original Score

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Academy Award for Best Original Score
Year Nominee Country/
territory 		Film Status Notes Ref(s)
2021
(94th) 		Germaine Franco Encanto Nominated Born in California to Mexican-born parents.
First female Hispanic to be nominated for Best Original Score.

Best Original Song

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Academy Award for Best Original Song
Year Nominee Country/
territory 		Film Song Status Notes Ref(s)
1983
(56th) 		Irene Cara Flashdance "Flashdance... What a Feeling" Won First 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 Working Girl "Let the River Run" Won Maternal grandmother was Cuban.
2002
(75th) 		Luis Resto 8 Mile "Lose Yourself" Won Born 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" Nominated Born 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

Best Visual Effects category

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Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
Year Nominee Country/
territory 		Film Status Notes Ref(s)
1979
(52nd) 		William A. Fraker 1941 Nominated Born in California to a Mexican-born mother.
Shared with A. D. Flowers and Greg Jein.

Screenplay categories

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Best Original Screenplay

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Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
Year Nominee Country/
territory 		Film Status Notes Ref(s)
1983
(55th) 		Gregory Nava El Norte Nominated Born 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 Won Born 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]

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Dowling Family Genealogy Frances Martha DOMINGUEZ". Ancestry.com. Archived from the original on June 13, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  2. ^ "The 88th Academy Awards (2016) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). Archived from the original on January 25, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
  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.
  5. ^ "The 75th Academy Awards (2003) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on November 10, 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
  6. ^ "The 87th Academy Awards (2015) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on March 10, 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
  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.
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