List of Hispanic-American (U.S.) Academy Award winners and nominees
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The following are the Hispanic-Americans (born in the continental United States) that have been nominated or have won an Academy Award:
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Best Actor – Leading Role[edit]
| Actor | ||||||
| Year | Name | Country | Film | Status | Milestone/Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Edward James Olmos | Stand and Deliver | Nominated | First and only Hispanic-American to be nominated for Best Actor | ||
Best Actress – Leading Role[edit]
| Actress | ||||||
| Year | Name | Country | Film | Status | Milestone/Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Hilary Swank | Boys Don't Cry | Won | First and only Hispanic-American to win Best Actress (Swank's maternal grandmother was of Mexican Mestizo [Spanish and Indigenous] descent). | ||
| 2004 | Million Dollar Baby | Won | First and only Hispanic-American to win Best Actress twice. | |||
Best Actor – Supporting Role[edit]
| Supporting Actor | |||||
| Year | Name | Country | Film | Status | Milestone/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Thomas Gomez | Ride the Pink Horse | Nominated | First Hispanic-American to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. | |
| 2000 | Benicio Del Toro | Traffic | Won | First Hispanic-American to win an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. First and only actor to win for a Spanish speaking role. | |
| 2003 | 21 Grams | Nominated | First Hispanic-American to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor twice. | ||
Best Actress – Supporting Role[edit]
| Supporting Actress | |||||
| Year | Name | Country | Film | Status | Milestone/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Susan Kohner | Imitation of Life | Nominated | First Hispanic-American to be nominated for Best Supporting Actress | |
| 1961 | Rita Moreno | West Side Story | Won | First Hispanic-American to win an Academy Award | |
| 1991 | Mercedes Ruehl | The Fisher King | Won | The first Cuban-American actress to win an Academy Award (her maternal grandfather was Cuban) | |
| 1993 | Rosie Perez | Fearless | Nominated | ||
Best Animated Feature Film[edit]
| Animated Feature | |||||
| Year | Name | Country | Film | Status | Milestone/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Jonas Rivera | Inside Out | Won | Shared with Pete Docter | |
Best Original Screenplay[edit]
| Original Screenplay | |||||
| Year | Name | Country | Film | Status | Milestone/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Gregory Nava | El Norte | Nominated | ||
Best Original Song[edit]
| Song | ||||||
| Year | Name | Country | Film | Song | Status | Milestone/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Irene Cara | Flashdance | "Flashdance... What a Feeling" | Won | First Hispanic/Latino American songwriter to win Best Original Song. Cara is of Puerto Rican and Cuban descent. Shared with Giorgio Moroder and Keith Forsey. |
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| 1988 | Carly Simon | Working Girl | "Let the River Run" | Won | ||
| 2002 | Luis Resto | 8 Mile | "Lose Yourself" | Won | Shared with Eminem and Jeff Bass. | |
Best Music- Score[edit]
| Score | ||||||
| Year | Name | Country | Film | Status | Milestone/Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | Carmen Dragon | Cover Girl | Won | Dragon was of Spanish descent. The category was Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture. Shared with Morris Stoloff. | ||
| 1970 | Bill Melendez | A Boy Named Charlie Brown | Nominated | The category was Best Music, Original Song Score. Shared with Rod McKuen, John Scott Trotter, Alan Shean, and Vince Guaraldi. | ||