# List of Australian Academy Award winners and nominees

This list details Australians working in the film industry who have been nominated for, or won, Academy Awards (also known as Oscars). These awards honored outstanding achievements in theatrically released motion pictures and were first presented by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in 1929.
As of 2016, a total of 55 awards from 192 nominations had been won by Australians. Additionally, four special awards for scientific and engineering achievements have been given.

## Nominees and winners

In the following tables, the years correspond to the year in which the films were released; the Academy Award ceremony is held the following year.

## Production
### Best Picture

Academy Award for Best Picture :
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Notes |
| 1993 (66th) | Jan Chapman | The Piano | Nominated | First Australian to be nominated for Best Picture. |
| 1996 (68th) | Bruce Davey Mel Gibson | Braveheart | Won | First Australians to win for Best Picture. Gibson was born in the United States, moved to Australia at age 12. Shared with Alan Ladd, Jr. |
| 1996 (68th) | Bill Miller George Miller Doug Mitchell | Babe | Nominated | |
| 1996 (68th) | Jane Scott | Shine | Nominated | |
| 1998 (71st) | Grant Hill | The Thin Red Line | Nominated | Shared with Robert Geisler and John Roberdeau. |
| 2001 (74th) | Baz Luhrmann Martin Brown | Moulin Rouge! | Nominated | |
| 2003 (76th) | Peter Weir | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | Nominated | Shared with Samuel Goldwyn, Jr. and Duncan Henderson. |
| 2009 (82nd) | Carolynne Cunningham | District 9 | Nominated | Shared with Peter Jackson. |
| 2010 (83rd) | Emile Sherman | The King's Speech | Won | Shared with Iain Canning. |
| 2011 (84th) | Grant Hill | The Tree of Life | Nominated | First Australian with multiple nominations in this category. Shared with Dede Gardner, Sarah Green and Bill Pohlad. |
| 2015 (88th) | George Miller Doug Mitchell | Mad Max: Fury Road | Nominated | |
| 2016 (89th) | Bruce Davey Paul Currie | Hacksaw Ridge | Nominated | Shared with Bill Mechanic, David Permut, Terry Benedict, and Brian Oliver. |
| 2016 (89th) | Angie Fielder Emile Sherman | Lion | Nominated | Shared with Iain Canning. |
| 2021 (94th) | Jane Campion Emile Sherman | The Power of the Dog | Nominated | Campion was born in New Zealand but resides in Australia. Shared with Tanya Seghatchian, Iain Canning, and Roger Frappier. |
| 2022 (95th) | Baz Luhrmann Catherine Martin | Elvis | Nominated | Shared with Gail Berman, Patrick McCormack, and Schuyler Weiss. |
| 2023 (96th) | Margot Robbie | Barbie | Nominated | Shared with David Heyman, Tom Ackerley, and Robbie Brenner. |

### Best International Feature Film

Note: The Academy Award in this category is awarded to countries, not individuals. This list contains directors of nominated films, who typically accept the award on behalf of their country.
Academy Award for Best International Feature Film :
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Notes | Ref(s) |
| 2016 (89th) | Martin Butler Bentley Dean | Tanna | Nominated | First Australian film to make the final round nominations in this category. | |

### Best Documentary Feature Film

Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film :
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Notes |
| 1942 (15th) | Ken G. Hall | Kokoda Front Line! | Won | First Australian to win and be nominated for Best Documentary Feature Film and first to win an Academy Award in any category. |
| 1980 (53rd) | David Bradbury | Front Line | Nominated | |
| 1983 (56th) | Robin Anderson Bob Connolly | First Contact | Nominated | |
| 1986 (59th) | David Bradbury | Chile: Hasta Cuando? | Nominated | First Australian with multiple nominations in this category. |
| 2007 (80th) | Eva Orner | Taxi to the Dark Side | Won | Shared with Alex Gibney. |

### Best Documentary Short Film

Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Film :
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Notes |
| 1947 (20th) | Australian News & Information Bureau | School in the Mailbox | Nominated | |
| 1979 (52nd) | Phillip Borsos | Nails | Nominated | |
| 2024 (97th) | Maya Gnyp | I Am Ready, Warden | Nominated | Shared with Smriti Mundhra |

### Best Animated Feature

Academy Award for Best Animated Feature :
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Notes | Ref(s) |
| 2006 (79th) | George Miller | Happy Feet | Won | First Australian to win and be nominated for Best Animated Feature. | |
| 2024 (97th) | Adam Elliot Liz Kearney | Memoir of a Snail | Nominated | |

### Best Animated Short Film

Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film :
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Notes |
| 1977 (50th) | Suzanne Baker | Leisure | Won | First Australian to win and be nominated for Best Animated Short Film and first Australian woman to win an Academy Award in any category. |
| 2003 (76th) | Adam Elliot | Harvie Krumpet | Won | Elliot has since donated his Oscar to the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI). |
| 2004 (77th) | Sejong Park Andrew Gregory | Birthday Boy | Nominated | |
| 2005 (78th) | Anthony Lucas | The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello | Nominated | |
| 2010 (83rd) | Shaun Tan | The Lost Thing | Won | Shared with Andrew Ruhemann. |
| 2022 (95th) | Lachlan Pendragon | An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It | Nominated | |

### Best Live Action Short Film

Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film :
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Notes |
| 2006 (79th) | Peter Templeman Stuart Parkyn | The Saviour | Nominated | First Australians to be nominated for Best Live Action Short Film. |
| 2008 (81st) | Tamara Anghie | New Boy | Nominated | Nominated with Steph Green. |
| 2010 (83rd) | Luke Doolan Drew Bailey | Miracle Fish | Nominated | |
| 2017 (90th) | Derin Seale Josh Lawson | The Eleven O'Clock | Nominated | |

## Performance
### Best Actor

Academy Award for Best Actor :
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Notes |
| 1971 (44th) | Peter Finch | Sunday Bloody Sunday | Nominated | First English-Australian to be nominated for Best Actor. |
| 1976 (49th) | Peter Finch | Network | Won | First English-Australian to win for Best Actor and first with multiple nominations in this category. First ever posthumous winner in any acting category. |
| 1996 (69th) | Geoffrey Rush | Shine | Won | First Australian male actor to be nominated across acting categories (Best Supporting Actor for Shakespeare in Love). |
| 1999 (72nd) | Russell Crowe | The Insider | Nominated | Crowe moved from his native New Zealand when he was four years old and currently resides in Australia. |
| 2000 (73rd) | Russell Crowe | Gladiator | Won | First Australian with nominations in consecutive years in this category. |
| 2000 (73rd) | Geoffrey Rush | Quills | Nominated | |
| 2001 (74th) | Russell Crowe | A Beautiful Mind | Nominated | |
| 2005 (78th) | Heath Ledger | Brokeback Mountain | Nominated | |
| 2012 (85th) | Hugh Jackman | Les Misérables | Nominated | |

### Best Actress

Academy Award for Best Actress :
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Notes |
| 1932/33 (6th) | May Robson | Lady for a Day | Nominated | First Australian to be nominated for Best Actress and first to be nominated for an Academy Award in any category. |
| 1984 (57th) | Judy Davis | A Passage to India | Nominated | First Australian to be nominated across acting categories (Best Supporting Actress for Husbands and Wives). |
| 1998 (71st) | Cate Blanchett | Elizabeth | Nominated | |
| 2001 (74th) | Nicole Kidman | Moulin Rouge! | Nominated | Kidman was born in the United States, moved to Australia at age 3. |
| 2002 (75th) | Nicole Kidman | The Hours | Won | First Australian to win for Best Actress and first with multiple nominations in this category, and in consecutive years. |
| 2003 (76th) | Keisha Castle-Hughes | Whale Rider | Nominated | Australian born, New Zealand actress. |
| 2003 (76th) | Naomi Watts | 21 Grams | Nominated | British born, Australian actress. |
| 2007 (80th) | Cate Blanchett | Elizabeth: The Golden Age | Nominated | First Australian and the first woman to be nominated for portraying the same character in different films (Queen Elizabeth I of England). First Australian to be nominated for multiple acting Oscars in the same year (Best Supporting Actress for I'm Not There). |
| 2010 (83rd) | Nicole Kidman | Rabbit Hole | Nominated | |
| 2012 (85th) | Naomi Watts | The Impossible | Nominated | |
| 2013 (86th) | Cate Blanchett | Blue Jasmine | Won | First Australian to win across acting categories (Best Supporting Actress for The Aviator). |
| 2015 (88th) | Cate Blanchett | Carol | Nominated | |
| 2017 (90th) | Margot Robbie | I, Tonya | Nominated | |
| 2021 (94th) | Nicole Kidman | Being the Ricardos | Nominated | |
| 2022 (95th) | Cate Blanchett | Tár | Nominated | |

### Best Supporting Actor

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor :
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Notes |
| 1998 (71st) | Geoffrey Rush | Shakespeare in Love | Nominated | First Australian to be nominated for Best Supporting Actor. First Australian male actor to be nominated across acting categories (Best Actor for Shine). |
| 2008 (81st) | Heath Ledger | The Dark Knight | Won | First Australian to win for Best Supporting Actor and first ever posthumous winner in supporting acting category. |
| 2010 (83rd) | Geoffrey Rush | The King's Speech | Nominated | First Australian with multiple nominations in this category. |
| 2021 (94th) | Kodi Smit-McPhee | The Power of the Dog | Nominated | |
| 2024 (97th) | Guy Pearce | The Brutalist | Nominated | |

### Best Supporting Actress

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress :
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Notes |
| 1940 (13th) | Judith Anderson | Rebecca | Nominated | First Australian to be nominated for Best Supporting Actress. |
| 1963 (36th) | Diane Cilento | Tom Jones | Nominated | |
| 1992 (65th) | Judy Davis | Husbands and Wives | Nominated | First Australian to be nominated across acting categories (Best Actress for A Passage to India). |
| 1998 (71st) | Rachel Griffiths | Hilary and Jackie | Nominated | |
| 1999 (72nd) | Toni Collette | The Sixth Sense | Nominated | |
| 2004 (77th) | Cate Blanchett | The Aviator | Won | First Australian to win for Best Supporting Actress. First Australian to win across acting categories (Best Actress for Blue Jasmine) First actor to win an Oscar for portraying a real Oscar winner (Katharine Hepburn). |
| 2006 (79th) | Cate Blanchett | Notes on a Scandal | Nominated | First Australian with multiple nominations in this category. |
| 2007 (80th) | Cate Blanchett | I'm Not There | Nominated | First Australian to be nominated for multiple acting Oscars in the same year (Best Actress for Elizabeth: The Golden Age). |
| 2010 (83rd) | Jacki Weaver | Animal Kingdom | Nominated | |
| 2012 (85th) | Jacki Weaver | Silver Linings Playbook | Nominated | |
| 2016 (89th) | Nicole Kidman | Lion | Nominated | Kidman was born in the United States, moved to Australia at age 3. |
| 2019 (92nd) | Margot Robbie | Bombshell | Nominated | |

## Craft
### Best Cinematography

Academy Award for Best Cinematography :
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Notes |
| 1950 (23rd) | Robert Krasker | The Third Man | Won | First Australian to win and be nominated for Best Cinematography, Black and White. |
| 1985 (58th) | John Seale | Witness | Nominated | |
| 1988 (61st) | John Seale | Rain Man | Nominated | First Australian with multiple nominations in this category. |
| 1990 (63rd) | Dean Semler | Dances with Wolves | Won | |
| 1996 (69th) | John Seale | The English Patient | Won | |
| 2001 (74th) | Andrew Lesnie | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | Won | |
| 2001 (74th) | Donald McAlpine | Moulin Rouge! | Nominated | |
| 2002 (75th) | Dion Beebe | Chicago | Nominated | Beebe was born in Australia but moved to South Africa at the age of 4. |
| 2003 (76th) | Russell Boyd | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | Won | |
| 2003 (76th) | John Seale | Cold Mountain | Nominated | |
| 2005 (78th) | Dion Beebe | Memoirs of a Geisha | Won | |
| 2015 (88th) | John Seale | Mad Max: Fury Road | Nominated | |
| 2016 (89th) | Greig Fraser | Lion | Nominated | |
| 2021 (94th) | Greig Fraser | Dune | Won | |
| 2021 (94th) | Ari Wegner | The Power of the Dog | Nominated | |
| 2022 (95th) | Mandy Walker | Elvis | Nominated | |
| 2024 (97th) | Greig Fraser | Dune: Part Two | Nominated | |

### Best Costume Design

Academy Award for Best Costume Design :
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Notes |
| 1951 (24th) | Orry-Kelly | An American in Paris | Won | First Australian to win and be nominated for Best Costume Design, Colour. Shared with Walter Plunkett and Irene Sharaff. |
| 1957 (30th) | Orry-Kelly | Les Girls | Won | First Australian with multiple wins and nominations in this category. |
| 1959 (32nd) | Orry-Kelly | Some Like It Hot | Won | Best Costume Design, Black and White. |
| 1962 (35th) | Orry-Kelly | Gypsy | Nominated | Best Costume Design, Colour. |
| 1966 (39th) | Jocelyn Rickards | Morgan – A Suitable Case for Treatment | Nominated | Best Costume Design, Black and White. |
| 1967 (40th) | John Truscott | Camelot | Won | |
| 1980 (53rd) | Anna Senior | My Brilliant Career | Nominated | |
| 1993 (66th) | Janet Patterson | The Piano | Nominated | |
| 1995 (68th) | Lizzy Gardiner Tim Chappel | The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert | Won | |
| 1996 (69th) | Janet Patterson | The Portrait of a Lady | Nominated | |
| 1997 (70th) | Janet Patterson | Oscar and Lucinda | Nominated | |
| 2001 (74th) | Catherine Martin Angus Strathie | Moulin Rouge! | Won | |
| 2003 (76th) | Wendy Stites | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | Nominated | |
| 2008 (81st) | Catherine Martin | Australia | Nominated | |
| 2009 (82nd) | Janet Patterson | Bright Star | Nominated | |
| 2013 (86th) | Catherine Martin | The Great Gatsby | Won | Hold the record for most wins by an Australian in any category, with four. |
| 2013 (86th) | Michael Wilkinson | American Hustle | Nominated | |
| 2022 (95th) | Catherine Martin | Elvis | Nominated | |

### Best Director

Academy Award for Best Director :
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Notes |
| 1942 (15th) | John Farrow | Wake Island | Nominated | First Australian to be nominated for Best Director. Farrow ceased to be an Australian citizen in 1947 when he adopted US citizenship. |
| 1983 (56th) | Bruce Beresford | Tender Mercies | Nominated | |
| 1985 (58th) | Peter Weir | Witness | Nominated | |
| 1989 (62nd) | Peter Weir | Dead Poets Society | Nominated | First Australian with multiple nominations in this category. |
| 1993 (66th) | Jane Campion | The Piano | Nominated | Campion was born in New Zealand but resides in Australia. |
| 1995 (68th) | Chris Noonan | Babe | Nominated | |
| 1995 (68th) | Mel Gibson | Braveheart | Won | First Australian to win for Best Director. Gibson was born in the United States, moved to Australia at age 12. |
| 1996 (69th) | Scott Hicks | Shine | Nominated | Hicks was born in Uganda, moved to Australia at age 14. |
| 1998 (71st) | Peter Weir | The Truman Show | Nominated | |
| 2003 (76th) | Peter Weir | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | Nominated | |
| 2010 (83rd) | Tom Hooper | The King's Speech | Won | Hooper is British-Australian. |
| 2015 (88th) | George Miller | Mad Max: Fury Road | Nominated | |
| 2016 (89th) | Mel Gibson | Hacksaw Ridge | Nominated | |
| 2021 (94th) | Jane Campion | The Power of the Dog | Won | First woman with multiple nominations in this category. Campion was born in New Zealand but resides in Australia. |

### Best Film Editing

Academy Award for Best Film Editing :
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Notes |
| 1961 (34th) | Alan Osbiston | The Guns of Navarone | Nominated | First Australian to be nominated for Best Film Editing Osbiston was an Australian-born British film editor. |
| 1993 (66th) | Veronika Jenet | The Piano | Nominated | |
| 1994 (67th) | Richard Francis-Bruce | The Shawshank Redemption | Nominated | |
| 1995 (68th) | Richard Francis-Bruce | Se7en | Nominated | First Australian with multiple nominations in this category, and in consecutive years. |
| 1995 (68th) | Marcus D'Arcy | Babe | Nominated | Shared with Jay Friedkin. |
| 1996 (69th) | Pip Karmel | Shine | Nominated | |
| 1997 (70th) | Richard Francis-Bruce | Air Force One | Nominated | |
| 2001 (74th) | Jill Bilcock | Moulin Rouge! | Nominated | |
| 2003 (76th) | Lee Smith | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | Nominated | |
| 2008 (81st) | Lee Smith | The Dark Knight | Nominated | |
| 2008 (81st) | Kirk Baxter | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Nominated | Shared with Angus Wall. |
| 2010 (83rd) | Kirk Baxter | The Social Network | Won | Shared with Angus Wall. |
| 2011 (84th) | Kirk Baxter | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Won | First Australian to win in consecutive years in any category. Shared with Angus Wall. |
| 2015 (88th) | Margaret Sixel | Mad Max: Fury Road | Won | Sixel was a South African-born Australian film editor. |
| 2017 (90th) | Lee Smith | Dunkirk | Won | |
| 2017 (90th) | Paul Machliss | Baby Driver | Nominated | Shared with Jonathan Amos. |
| 2021 (94th) | Peter Sciberras | The Power of the Dog | Nominated | |
| 2022 (95th) | Matt Villa | Elvis | Nominated | Shared with Jonathan Redmond. |

### Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling :
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Notes |
| 1995 (68th) | Paul Pattison | Braveheart | Won | First Australian to win and be nominated for Best Makeup and Hairstyling. Shared with Lois Burwell and Peter Frampton. |
| 2005 (78th) | Dave Elsey Nikki Gooley | Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith | Nominated | |
| 2010 (83rd) | Dave Elsey | The Wolfman | Won | First Australian with multiple nominations in this category. Shared with Rick Baker. |
| 2012 (85th) | Rick Findlater | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | Nominated | Shared with Peter King and Tami Lane. |
| 2015 (88th) | Lesley Vanderwalt Elka Wardega Damian Martin | Mad Max: Fury Road | Won | Vanderwalt is a New Zealand-born Australian. |

### Best Music, Original Score

Academy Award for Best Original Score :
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Notes |
| 1974 (47th) | Douglas Gamley | The Little Prince | Nominated | First Australian to be nominated for Best Music, Scoring Original Song Score and/or Adaptation. Shared with Angela Morley, Frederick Loewe, and Alan Jay Lerner. |
| 1996 (69th) | David Hirschfelder | Shine | Nominated | Best Music, Original Dramatic Score. First Australian with multiple nominations in this category. |
| 1998 (71st) | David Hirschfelder | Elizabeth | Nominated | Best Music, Original Dramatic Score. First Australian with multiple nominations in this category. |

### Best Music, Original Song

Academy Award for Best Original Song :
| Year | Name | Song | Film | Result | Notes | Refs |
| 1978 (51st) | John Farrar | "Hopelessly Devoted to You" | Grease | Nominated | First Australian to be nominated for Best Original Song. | |
| 1981 (54th) | Peter Allen | "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" | Arthur | Won | First Australian to win for Best Original Song. Shared with Burt Bacharach, Christopher Cross, and Carole Bayer Sager. | |

### Best Production Design

Academy Award for Best Production Design :
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Notes |
| 1967 (40th) | John Truscott | Camelot | Won | First Australian to win and be nominated for Best Production Design. Shared with Edward Carrere and John W. Brown. |
| 1969 (42nd) | Ken Muggleston | Oliver! | Won | Shared with Vernon Dixon. |
| 1992 (65th) | Luciana Arrighi | Howards End | Won | Arrighi is an Italian who was born in Brazil and raised in Australia. Shared with Ian Whittaker. |
| 1993 (66th) | Luciana Arrighi | The Remains of the Day | Nominated | First Australian with multiple nominations in this category, and in consecutive years. Shared with Ian Whittaker |
| 1995 (68th) | Roger Ford Kerrie Brown | Babe | Nominated | |
| 1996 (69th) | Catherine Martin | Romeo + Juliet | Nominated | Shared with Brigitte Broch. |
| 1999 (72nd) | Luciana Arrighi | Anna and the King | Nominated | Shared with Ian Whittaker. |
| 2001 (74th) | Catherine Martin | Moulin Rouge! | Won | Shared with Brigitte Broch. |
| 2008 (81st) | Michael Carlin | The Duchess | Nominated | |
| 2013 (86th) | Catherine Martin Beverley Dunn | The Great Gatsby | Won | Martin was the first Australian with multiple wins in this category. Martin hold the record for most wins by an Australian in any category, with four. |
| 2015 (88th) | Colin Gibson Lisa Thompson | Mad Max: Fury Road | Won | |
| 2018 (91st) | Fiona Crombie | The Favourite | Nominated | Shared with Alice Felton. |
| 2022 (95th) | Catherine Martin Beverly Dunn | Elvis | Nominated | Shared with Karen Murphy. |

### Best Sound Mixing

Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing :
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Notes |
| 1998 (71st) | Paul Brincat | The Thin Red Line | Nominated | Shared with Andy Nelson and Anna Behlmer |
| 1999 (72nd) | David Lee | The Matrix | Won | Shared with John T. Reitz, Gregg Rudloff, and David E. Campbell |
| 2001 (74th) | Roger Savage Guntis Sics | Moulin Rouge! | Nominated | Shared with Andy Nelson and Anna Behlmer. |
| 2001 (74th) | Gethin Creagh | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | Nominated | Creagh was born in New Zealand but is considered Australian. Shared with Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, and Hammond Peek. |
| 2014 (87th) | David Lee | Unbroken | Nominated | First Australian with multiple nominations in this category. Shared with Jon Taylor and Frank A. Montaño. |
| 2015 (88th) | Ben Osmo | Mad Max: Fury Road | Won | Shared with Chris Jenkins and Gregg Rudloff. |
| 2016 (89th) | Andy Wright Robert Mackenzie Peter Grace | Hacksaw Ridge | Won | Shared with Kevin O'Connell. |
| Best Sound ||||||
| 2021 (94th) | Robert Mackenzie Tara Webb | The Power of the Dog | Nominated | Shared with Richard Flynn. |
| 2022 (95th) | David Lee | Elvis | Nominated | Shared with Wayne Pashley, Andy Nelson, and Michael Keller. |

### Best Sound Editing

Academy Award for Best Sound Editing :
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Notes | Ref(s) |
| 2015 (88th) | David White | Mad Max: Fury Road | Won | Shared with Mark Mangini. | |
| 2016 (89th) | Robert Mackenzie Andy Wright | Hacksaw Ridge | Nominated | | |

### Best Visual Effects

Academy Award for Best Visual Effects :
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Notes |
| 1995 (68th) | John Cox | Babe | Won | First Australian to win and be nominated for Best Visual Effects. Shared with Scott E. Anderson, Charles Gibson, and Neal Scanlan. |
| 1999 (72nd) | Steve Courtley | The Matrix | Won | Shared with John Gaeta, Janek Sirrs, and Jon Thum. |
| 2001 (74th) | Ben Snow | Pearl Harbor | Nominated | Shared with Eric Brevig, John Frazier, and Ed Hirsh. |
| 2002 (75th) | Ben Snow | Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones | Nominated | First Australian with multiple nominations in this category and in consecutive years. Shared with Rob Coleman, Pablo Helman, and John Knoll. |
| 2003 (76th) | Nathan McGuinness | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | Nominated | Shared with Dan Sudick, Stefen Fangmeier, and Robert Stromberg. |
| 2008 (81st) | Ben Snow | Iron Man | Nominated | Shared with Shane Mahan, John Nelson, and Dan Sudick. |
| 2010 (83rd) | Ben Snow Ged Wright | Iron Man 2 | Nominated | Shared with Janek Sirrs and Dan Sudick. |
| 2010 (83rd) | Joe Farrell | Hereafter | Nominated | Shared with Michael Owens, Bryan Grill, and Stephan Trojansky. |
| 2012 (85th) | David Clayton | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | Nominated | Shared with Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, and R. Christopher White. |
| 2013 (86th) | David Clayton | The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug | Nominated | Shared with Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, and Eric Reynolds. |
| 2014 (87th) | Tim Crosbie | X-Men: Days of Future Past | Nominated | Shared with Richard Stammers, Lou Pecora, and Cameron Waldbauer. |
| 2015 (88th) | Andrew Jackson Dan Oliver | Mad Max: Fury Road | Nominated | Shared with Tom Wood and Andy Williams. |
| 2016 (89th) | Jason Billington | Deepwater Horizon | Nominated | Shared with Craig Hammack, Jason Snell, and Burt Dalton. |
| 2020 (93rd) | Matt Sloan Genevieve Camilleri Matt Everitt Brian Cox | Love and Monsters | Nominated | |
| 2021 (94th) | Joe Farrell Dan Oliver | Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings | Nominated | Shared with Christopher Townsend and Sean Noel Walker. |
| 2024 (97th) | David Clayton Keith Herft Peter Stubbs | Better Man | Nominated | Shared with Luke Millar. |
| 2024 (97th) | Rodney Burke | Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes | Nominated | Shared with Erik Winquist, Stephen Unterfranz, and Paul Story. |

### Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay

Academy Award for Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) :
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Notes |
| 1956 (29th) | John Farrow | Around the World in Eighty Days | Won | Born in Australia but had ceased to be an Australian citizen in 1947 when he adopted US citizenship. Shared with S. J. Perelman and James Poe. |
| 1980 (53rd) | Jonathan Hardy David Stevens Bruce Beresford | Breaker Morant | Nominated | Hardy was born in New Zealand; Stevens in Israel. |
| 1995 (68th) | George Miller Chris Noonan | Babe | Nominated | |
| 2016 (89th) | Luke Davies | Lion | Nominated | |
| 2021 (94th) | Jane Campion | The Power of the Dog | Nominated | Campion was born in New Zealand but resides in Australia. |
| 2023 (96th) | Tony McNamara | Poor Things | Nominated | |

### Best Writing, Original Screenplay

Academy Award for Best Writing (Original Screenplay) :
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Notes |
| 1957 (30th) | Ivan Goff | Man of a Thousand Faces | Nominated | Shared with Ralph Wheelwright, Robert Wright Campbell and Ben Roberts. |
| 1986 (59th) | John Cornell Paul Hogan Ken Shadie | Crocodile Dundee | Nominated | |
| 1990 (63rd) | Peter Weir | Green Card | Nominated | |
| 1992 (65th) | Nick Enright George Miller | Lorenzo's Oil | Nominated | |
| 1993 (66th) | Jane Campion | The Piano | Won | Campion was born in New Zealand but resides in Australia. |
| 1996 (69th) | Scott Hicks Jan Sardi | Shine | Nominated | Hicks was born in Uganda but moved to Australia at age 14. |
| 2018 (91st) | Tony McNamara | The Favourite | Nominated | Shared with Deborah Davis. |

## Non-competitive awards
### Academy Honorary Award

Academy Honorary Award :
| Year | Name | Field | Status | Notes | Ref(s) |
| 2022 (95th) | Peter Weir | Director | Won | "a director of consummate skill and artistry whose work reminds us of the power of film to reveal the full range of human experience" | |

### Scientific and Engineering

Academy Scientific and Technical Award :
| Year | Name | Field | Status | Notes |
| 1997 (70th) | Jim Frazier | Photography | Won | Frazier was awarded for the concept. His fellow recipients Iain Neil, Rick Gelbard were involved in the design and development of the Panavision/Frazier Lens System for motion picture photography. |
| 1998 (71st) | Gary Tregaskis | Computer software | Won | Gary Tregaskis, for the primary design; Dominique Boisvert, Phillip Panzini, Andre LeBlanc for the development and implementation of the Flame and Inferno software. |
| 2001 (74th) | Bruce Tulloch Norman Jackson Andrew Brent John Lancken | Development of Digital Audio Dubbing equipment (Fairlight DaD) for film audio dubbing and mixing. | Won | Bruce Tulloch and Norman Jackson developed a technology used by film dubbing engineers to mix film soundtracks. Emilijo Mihatov was Product Manager, Andrew Brent was technical support and John Lancken was market development. The product was manufactured by Fairlight ESP Pty Ltd, Sydney Australia. |
| 2003 (76th) | Michael Carlos Andrew Cannon Christopher Alfred | Digital audio editing for motion picture post-production | Won | Michael Carlos, Andrew Cannon, and Christopher Alfred developed the technology at Fairlight ESP Pty Ltd, Sydney, Australia. |
| 2010 (83rd) | Tony Clark Alan Rogers Neil Wilson Rory McGregor | Software design and continued development of cineSync, a tool for remote collaboration and review of visual effects | Won | |

## Records

Art director and costume designer Catherine Martin has won four awards from nine nominations, making her the most decorated Australian. She was nominated for Best Picture, Best Costume Design, and Best Production Design, winning the latter two categories. Cate Blanchett is the most nominated individual on this list with eight nominations, which resulted in two wins: for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress, making her the only Australian to win both acting categories. Peter Weir has received five competitive nominations in the Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay categories without a win; however, he was awarded the Academy Honorary Award in 2022.
May Robson was the first Australian-born person to be nominated for an Academy Award. She received a Best Actress nomination for Lady for a Day in 1933. In 1942, Ken G. Hall became the first Australian to win an Oscar for his documentary Kokoda Front Line! in the Best Documentary category. Suzanne Baker was the first Australian woman to win an Oscar after winning Best Animated Short for Leisure in 1977. Peter Finch was the first Australian to win an acting Oscar and the first performer ever to be awarded posthumously, winning Best Actor for his performance in 1976 for Network. Fellow Australian Heath Ledger became only the second posthumous acting winner when his performance in The Dark Knight earned him Best Supporting Actor in 2008, about 32 years later. Cate Blanchett was the first Australian actor to win more than once in acting categories. Out of the six total Australian performers who have won acting Oscars, only Blanchett, Ledger and Geoffrey Rush were born in Australia; with Finch, Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe being born outside of Australia, in England, the United States and New Zealand, respectively, and raised in Australia.
Australians have been nominated at least once in all categories. The Oscar for Best Costume Design has been the most successful category for Australians with seven wins from 17 nominations. The Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, Best Original Score, and the Best Documentary (Short Subject) are the only categories in this list where Australians have been nominated without winning.