# List of Spanish 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

Actor :
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Milestone / Notes |
| 2000 | Javier Bardem | Before Night Falls | Nominated | First Spanish actor to be nominated. |
| 2010 | Javier Bardem | 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 | Penélope Cruz | Parallel Mothers (Madres paralelas) | Nominated | |
| 2022 | Ana de Armas | Blonde | Nominated | De Armas is a Cuban-born actress with Spanish citizenship. |
| 2024 | Karla Sofía Gascón | Emilia Pérez | Nominated | Gascón is the first openly transgender actress to be nominated for Best Actress. |

### 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 | Penélope Cruz | 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 |
| 1978 | Néstor Almendros | Days of Heaven | Won |
| 1979 | Néstor Almendros | Kramer vs. Kramer | Nominated |
| 1980 | Néstor Almendros | The Blue Lagoon | Nominated |
| 1982 | Néstor Almendros | 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 | Paco Delgado | 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

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 | Francisco Rovira Beleta | 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 | Begin the Beguine (Volver a empezar) | José Luis Garci | Won | First Spanish language film to win. |
| 1984 | Carmen | Carlos Saura | Nominated | |
| 1985 | Double Feature (Sesión continua) | José Luis Garci | Nominated | |
| 1987 | Course Completed (Asignatura aprobada) | José Luis Garci | 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 |
| 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 | Alberto Iglesias | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | Nominated |
| 2021 | Alberto Iglesias | 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 | Gil Parrondo | 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 |
| 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 |
| 2006 | 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 |
| 15 | 76 |