List of Spanish Academy Award winners and nominees

This article is about Spanish-born people, not people of Spanish descent. For people of Spanish descent, see List of Hispanic Academy Award winners and nominees.

This is a list of Spanish Academy Award winners and nominees. This list details the performances of filmmakers, actors, actresses and films that have either been submitted, nominated or have won an Academy Award. The people included are either from Spain or of Spanish descent.

Acting categories

Actor in a Leading Role

Penélope Cruz at the 81st Academy Awards in 2009
Actor
Year Name Film Status Milestone / Notes
2000 Javier Bardem Before Night Falls Nominated First Spanish actor to be nominated.
2010 Biutiful Nominated First Spanish actor to be nominated twice in a leading category.
2019 Antonio Banderas Pain and Glory (Dolor y gloria) Nominated
2021 Javier Bardem Being the Ricardos Nominated

Actor in a Supporting Role

Supporting Actor
Year Name Film Status Milestone / Notes
2007 Javier Bardem No Country for Old Men Won First Spanish actor to win an Academy Award for acting (male or female).
First Spanish actor to be nominated twice for acting (male or female).

Actress in a Leading Role

Actress
Year Name Film Status Milestone / Notes
2006 Penélope Cruz Volver Nominated First Spanish male or female actor to be nominated for a Spanish-produced film.
2021 Parallel Mothers (Madres paralelas) Nominated
2022 Ana de Armas Blonde Nominated De Armas is a Cuban-born actress with Spanish citizenship.

Actress in a Supporting Role

Supporting Actress
Year Name Film Status Milestone / Notes
2008 Penélope Cruz Vicky Cristina Barcelona Won First Spanish female actor to win.
2009 Nine Nominated First Spanish actor to be nominated twice in the same category.

Animated Feature

Animated Feature
Year Name Film Status Milestone / Notes
2011 Fernando Trueba
Javier Mariscal		 Chico & Rita Nominated
2019 Sergio Pablos
Marisa Román		 Klaus Nominated Shared with Jinko Gotoh.
2023 Pablo Berger
Ibon Cormenzana
Ignasi Estapé
Sandra Tapia Díaz		 Robot Dreams Nominated

Cinematography

Cinematography
Year Name Film Status Milestone / Notes
1978 Néstor Almendros Days of Heaven Won
1979 Kramer vs. Kramer Nominated
1980 The Blue Lagoon Nominated
1982 Sophie's Choice Nominated

Costume Design

Costume Design
Year Name Film Status Milestone / Notes
1952 Antoni Clavé Hans Christian Andersen Nominated Nominated for Best Costume Design – Color.
Shared with Mary Wills and Barbara Karinska.
1971 Yvonne Blake
Antonio Castillo		 Nicholas and Alexandra Won Blake is a British-born Spanish costume designer.
1975 Yvonne Blake The Four Musketeers Nominated Shared with Ron Talsky.
2012 Paco Delgado Les Misérables Nominated
2015 The Danish Girl Nominated

Director

Director
Year Name Film Status Milestone / Notes
2002 Pedro Almodóvar Talk to Her (Hable con ella) Nominated

Documentary Feature

Documentary Feature
Year Name Film Status Milestone / Notes
2003 Carles Bosch
Josep Maria Domènech		 Balseros Nominated

International Feature Film

Main article: List of Spanish submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

This list focuses on Spanish films that won or were nominated for the Best International Feature Film.

International Feature Film
Year Film Director Status Milestone / Notes
1958 Vengeance
(La venganza) 		Juan Antonio Bardem Nominated First Spanish language film to be nominated.
1961 Plácido Luis García Berlanga Nominated
1963 Los Tarantos Francisco Rovira Beleta Nominated
1967 El amor brujo Nominated
1970 Tristana Luis Buñuel Nominated
1972 My Dearest Señorita
(Mi querida señorita) 		Jaime de Armiñán Nominated
1977 That Obscure Object of Desire
(Ese oscuro objeto del deseo) 		Luis Buñuel Nominated
1979 Mama Turns a Hundred
(Mamá cumple cien años) 		Carlos Saura Nominated
1980 The Nest
(El nido) 		Jaime de Armiñán Nominated
1983[1] Begin the Beguine
(Volver a empezar) 		José Luis Garci Won First Spanish language film to win.
1984[2] Carmen Carlos Saura Nominated
1985[3] Double Feature
(Sesión continua) 		José Luis Garci Nominated
1987 Course Completed
(Asignatura aprobada) 		Nominated
1988 Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
(Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios) 		Pedro Almodóvar Nominated
1993 Belle Époque Fernando Trueba Won
1997 Secrets of the Heart
(Secretos del corazón) 		Montxo Armendáriz Nominated
1998 The Grandfather
(El abuelo) 		José Luis Garci Nominated
1999 All About My Mother
(Todo sobre mi madre) 		Pedro Almodóvar Won
2004 The Sea Inside
(Mar adentro) 		Alejandro Amenábar Won
2019 Pain and Glory
(Dolor y gloria) 		Pedro Almodóvar Nominated
2023 Society of the Snow
(La sociedad de la nieve) 		J. A. Bayona Nominated

Makeup & Hairstyling

Makeup & Hairstyling
Year Name Film Status Milestone / Notes
2004 Manolo García The Sea Inside (Mar adentro) Nominated Shared with Jo Allen.
First Spanish-produced film to be nominated for a craft/technical category.
2006 David Martí
Montse Ribé		 Pan's Labyrinth (El laberinto del fauno) Won
2020 Sergio López-Rivera Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Won Shared with Mia Neal and Jamika Wilson.
2023 Ana López-Puigcerver
David Martí
Montse Ribé		 Society of the Snow Nominated

Music categories

Original Score

Original Score
Year Name Film Status Milestone / Notes
2005 Alberto Iglesias The Constant Gardener Nominated
2006 Javier Navarrete Pan's Labyrinth (El laberinto del fauno) Nominated
2007 Alberto Iglesias The Kite Runner Nominated
2011 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Nominated
2021 Parallel Mothers (Madres paralelas) Nominated

Production Design

Production Design
Year Name Film Status Milestone / Notes
1952 Antoni Clavé Hans Christian Andersen Nominated Shared with Richard Day and Howard Bristol.
1970 Gil Parrondo
Antonio Mateos		 Patton Won Shared with Urie McCleary and Pierre-Louis Thevenet.
1971 Gil Parrondo Nicholas and Alexandra Won Shared with John Box, Ernest Archer, Jack Maxsted, and Vernon Dixon.
1972 Travels with My Aunt Nominated Shared with John Box and Robert W. Laing.
2006 Pilar Revuelta Pan's Labyrinth (El laberinto del fauno) Won Shared with Eugenio Caballero.

Short-film categories

Animated Short Film

Animated Short Film
Year Name Film Status Milestone / Notes
2009 Javier Recio The Lady and the Reaper (La dama y la Muerte) Nominated
2018 Nuria González Blanco Late Afternoon Nominated Shared with Louise Bagnall.
2021 Alberto Mielgo
Leo Sánchez		 The Windshield Wiper Won

Live Action Short Film

Live Action Short Film
Year Name Film Status Milestone / Notes
1996 Juan Carlos Fresnadillo Esposados Nominated
2004 Nacho Vigalondo 7:35 in the Morning (7:35 de la mañana) Nominated
2006 Javier Fesser Binta and the Great Idea (Binta y la gran idea) Nominated
Borja Cobeaga One Too Many (Éramos pocos) Nominated
2013 Esteban Crespo That Wasn't Me (Aquél no era yo) Nominated
2016 Juanjo Giménez Timecode Nominated
2018 Rodrigo Sorogoyen
María del Puy Alvarado		 Mother (Madre) Nominated

Visual Effects

Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
Year Name Film Status Milestone / Notes
2020 Santiago Colomo Martínez The One and Only Ivan Nominated Shared with Nick Davis, Greg Fisher & Ben Jones.
First Spanish animator to be nominated for Best Visual Effects.

Writing categories

Original Screenplay

Original
Year Name Film Status Milestone / Notes
1967 Jorge Semprún The War Is Over (La Guerre est finie) Nominated
1972 Luis Buñuel The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (Le Charme discret de la bourgeoisie) Nominated Shared with Jean-Claude Carrière.
2002 Pedro Almodóvar Talk to Her (Hable con ella) Won First Spanish-language screenplay to win.

Adapted Screenplay

Adapted
Year Name Film Status Milestone / Notes
1969 Jorge Semprún Z Nominated Shared with Costa-Gavras.
1977 Luis Buñuel That Obscure Object of Desire (Ese oscuro objeto del deseo) Nominated Shared with Jean-Claude Carrière.

Nominations and Winners

No. of wins No. of nominations
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See also

References

  1. ^ "The 55th Academy Awards (1983) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
  2. ^ "The 56th Academy Awards (1984) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
  3. ^ "The 57th Academy Awards (1985) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2020-10-05.