List of Chilean Academy Award winners and nominees

This is a list of Chilean Academy Award winners and nominees. It includes both Chilean films and individuals from Chile who have been nominated for or have won an Academy Award.

Seven Chilean films have been nominated, resulting in two wins. Additionally, Chilean individuals have received eight nominations for non-Chilean productions, securing two victories.

Best Animated Short

This list focuses on Chilean films that won or were nominated for the Animated Short award.

Year	Film	Name	Status	Milestone / Notes	Ref.
Best Animated Short
2015 (88th)	Bear Story	Gabriel Osorio Vargas Pato Escala Pierart	Won	First Latin American-produced animated short film to be nominated for and win an Academy Award.	^[1]
2021 (94th)	Bestia	Hugo Covarrubias Tevo Díaz	Nominated		^[2]

This list focuses on animated short films directed by Chilean-born filmmakers.

Year	Name	Film	Status	Milestone / Notes	Ref.
Best Animated Short
1994 (67th)	Vanessa Schwartz	The Janitor	Nominated	Canadian-produced film.	^[3]

Best Cinematography

This list focuses on Chilean films that won or were nominated for the Best Cinematography award.

Year	Film	Name	Status	Milestone / Notes	Ref.
Best Cinematography
2023 (96th)	El Conde	Edward Lachman	Nominated		^[4]

This list focuses on Chilean-born cinematographers.

Year	Name	Film	Status	Ref.
Best Cinematography
2008 (81st)	Claudio Miranda	The Curious Case of Benjamin Button	Nominated	^[5]
2012 (85th)	Claudio Miranda	Life of Pi	Won	^[6]

Best Documentary Feature Film

This list focuses on Chilean films that won or were nominated for the Documentary Feature award.

Year	Film	Name	Status	Ref.
Best Documentary Feature
2020 (93rd)	The Mole Agent	Maite Alberdi Marcela Santibáñez [de]	Nominated	^[7]
2023 (96th)	The Eternal Memory	Maite Alberdi	Nominated	^[8]

Best International Feature Film

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

Year	Film	Director	Status	Milestone / Notes	Ref.
Best International Feature Film
2012 (85th)	No	Pablo Larraín	Nominated		^[9]
2017 (90th)	A Fantastic Woman	Sebastián Lelio	Won	Lelio was born in Argentina to a Chilean mother, but was raised in Chile.	^[10]

This list focuses on Chilean-born directors that won or were nominated for the Best International Feature Film award for a film submitted by a different country.

Year	Director	Film	Status	Milestone / Notes	Ref.
Best International Feature Film
1975 (48th)	Miguel Littin	Letters from Marusia	Nominated	Submitted by Mexico.	^[11]
1982 (55th)	Miguel Littin	Alsino and the Condor	Nominated	Submitted by Nicaragua. Second nomination for Best Foreign Language Film to a film directed by Littín. Only Latin American director to receive nominations for films directed in two different countries.	^[12]
2004 (77th)	Alejandro Amenábar	The Sea Inside	Won	Submitted by Spain. Amenábar was born in Chile to a Chilean father, but was raised in Spain.	^[13]

Best Original Score

This list focuses on scores by Chilean-born composers.

Year	Name	Film	Status	Milestone / Notes	Ref.
Best Original Score
1970 (43rd)	Herbert W. Spencer	Scrooge	Nominated	Spencer was a Chilean-born American composer and orchestrator. Nominated for Best Music, Original Song Score. Shared nomination with English-born Leslie Bricusse and Ian Fraser.	^[14]
1973 (46th)	Herbert W. Spencer	Jesus Christ Superstar	Nominated	Nominated for Best Music, Scoring Original Song Score and/or Adaptation. Shared nomination with English-born Andrew Lloyd Webber and German-American André Previn.	^[15]

Nominations by decade

Decade	1970s	1980s	1990s	2000s	2010s	2020s	Total
Chilean films	-	-	-	-	3	4	7
Chileans in foreign films	3	1	1	2	1	-	8
Total	3	1	1	2	4	4	15

References

^ Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (16 February 2017). "The 88th Academy Awards (2016) - Short Film (Animated)". www.oscars.org.
^ Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (19 March 2024). "The 94th Academy Awards (2022) - Short Film (Animated)". www.oscars.org.
^ Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (5 October 2014). "The 67th Academy Awards (1995) - Short Film (Animated)". www.oscars.org.
^ "Oscar Nominations 2024 List: Nominees by Category - Oscars 2024 News | 96th Academy Awards". ABC. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
^ Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (7 October 2014). "The 81st Academy Awards (2009) - Cinematography". www.oscars.org.
^ Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (7 October 2014). "The 85th Academy Awards (2013) - Cinematography". www.oscars.org.
^ Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (28 October 2024). "The 93rd Academy Awards (2021) - Documentary (Feature)". www.oscars.org.
^ "2024 | Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences". www.oscars.org. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
^ Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (7 October 2014). "The 85th Academy Awards (2013) - Foreign Language Film". www.oscars.org.
^ Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (15 April 2019). "The 90th Academy Awards (2018) - Foreign Language Film". www.oscars.org.
^ Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (4 October 2014). "The 48th Academy Awards (1976) - Foreign Language Film". www.oscars.org.
^ Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (5 October 2014). "The 55th Academy Awards (1983) - Foreign Language Film". www.oscars.org.
^ Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (5 October 2014). "The 77th Academy Awards (2005) - Foreign Language Film". www.oscars.org.
^ Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (4 October 2014). "The 43rd Academy Awards (1971) - Music (Original Song Score)". www.oscars.org.
^ Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (4 October 2014). "The 46th Academy Awards (1974) - Music (Scoring: Original Song Score and Adaptation —or— Scoring: Adaptation)". www.oscars.org.

[1] Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (16 February 2017). "The 88th Academy Awards (2016) - Short Film (Animated)". www.oscars.org.

[2] Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (19 March 2024). "The 94th Academy Awards (2022) - Short Film (Animated)". www.oscars.org.

[3] Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (5 October 2014). "The 67th Academy Awards (1995) - Short Film (Animated)". www.oscars.org.

[:0-4] "Oscar Nominations 2024 List: Nominees by Category - Oscars 2024 News | 96th Academy Awards". ABC. Retrieved 2024-01-24.

[5] Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (7 October 2014). "The 81st Academy Awards (2009) - Cinematography". www.oscars.org.

[6] Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (7 October 2014). "The 85th Academy Awards (2013) - Cinematography". www.oscars.org.

[7] Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (28 October 2024). "The 93rd Academy Awards (2021) - Documentary (Feature)". www.oscars.org.

[8] "2024 | Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences". www.oscars.org. Retrieved 2024-03-12.

[9] Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (7 October 2014). "The 85th Academy Awards (2013) - Foreign Language Film". www.oscars.org.

[10] Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (15 April 2019). "The 90th Academy Awards (2018) - Foreign Language Film". www.oscars.org.

[11] Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (4 October 2014). "The 48th Academy Awards (1976) - Foreign Language Film". www.oscars.org.

[12] Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (5 October 2014). "The 55th Academy Awards (1983) - Foreign Language Film". www.oscars.org.

[13] Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (5 October 2014). "The 77th Academy Awards (2005) - Foreign Language Film". www.oscars.org.

[14] Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (4 October 2014). "The 43rd Academy Awards (1971) - Music (Original Song Score)". www.oscars.org.

[15] Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (4 October 2014). "The 46th Academy Awards (1974) - Music (Scoring: Original Song Score and Adaptation —or— Scoring: Adaptation)". www.oscars.org.

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Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) Records Most awards per ceremony
Combined major Academy Awards	Superlatives Big Five All four acting categories
Acting	All nominees Best Actor Best Actress Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Non-English acting noms Actor multi-nom years Multi-win actors Multi-nom actors "Oscar love curse"
Directing	Best Director
Film	Winning films Multi-noms in same category Two acting awards for same film Foreign-language wins Foreign-language noms in other categories International Feature nominees International Feature: count by country Best Animated Feature submissions Best Documentary Feature submissions Best Animated Short submissions Best Documentary Short submissions Animated feature noms in other categories
Countries of the nominees	Africa Argentina Australia Austria Baltic Belarus Belgium Brazil Bulgaria Canada Chile Colombia Cuba Czech Republic Europe France Germany Great Britain Greece Hungary India Iran Ireland Israel Italy Japan (South) Korea Latin America Mexico Netherlands New Zealand Nordic Pakistan Philippines Poland Puerto Rico Romania Russia Spain Switzerland
Nominees demographics	Asian Black Hispanic Indigenous Jewish Muslim Gen Y Gen Z
Other	Ceremonies Families False names Multi-win years Awards for Walt Disney Posthumous wins and noms Best Picture presenters Trophies on public display Oldest and youngest LGBTQ Women in non-gendered categories
Combined major awards	EGOT Triple Crown of Acting
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