Main article: Lists of Hispanic Academy Award winners and nominees by country

The following are people of Hispanic descent born outside of Latin America 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.

Acting categories

Best Actor

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

Best Actress

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 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 Monesterio was of Spanish, Basque, and Greek descent.

Best Supporting Actor

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 parents.

Best Supporting Actress

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.
1991
(64th) 		Mercedes Ruehl The Fisher King Won Maternal grandfather was Puerto Rican.
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.

Animated categories

Best Animated Feature

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 Miami, Florida to a Cuban-born mother. [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.

Best Cinematography

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

Best Documentary (Short Subject)

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

Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Year Name Country/
territory 		Film Status Milestone / Notes
2020 Sergio Lopez-Rivera Spain Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Won First Hispanic person to be nominated for Makeup and Hairstyling.
Shared with Mia Neal and Jameika Wilson

Music categories

Best Original Score

Academy Award for Best Original Score
Year Nominee Country/
territory 		Film Status Notes Ref(s)
1944
(17th) 		Carmen Dragon Cover Girl Won The category was Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture.
Born in California of Spanish descent.
Shared with Morris Stoloff.
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

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 Cuban-
American mother.
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

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

Best Original Screenplay

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 Mexican-American father
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]

[7]

See also

References

  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. AMPAS. 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.