List of Latin American Academy Award winners and nominees

This is a list of Latin American Academy Award winners and nominees by category. Each list details the performances of Latin American-born filmmakers, actors, actresses and films that have either been nominated for or won an Academy Award.

This list is current as of the 98th Academy Awards ceremony held on March 15, 2026.

Best Picture

Best Director

Acting

Best Actor

Best Actress

Best Supporting Actor

Best Supporting Actress

Best Casting

Best Cinematography

This list focuses on Latin American-born cinematographers.

Best Costume Design

This list focuses on Latin American-born costume designers.

Best Documentary Feature

This list focuses on documentary features directed by Latin American-born filmmakers.

Best Documentary Short Subject

This list focuses on documentary short subject directed by Latin American-born filmmakers.

Best Film Editing

This list focuses on Latin American-born film editors.

Best International Feature Film

Best Animated Feature

This list focuses on animated features directed by Latin American-born filmmakers.

Best Live Action Short Film

This list focuses on live action short films directed/produced by Latin American-born filmmakers.

Best Animated Short Film

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

Best Makeup

This list focuses on Latin American-born makeup artists.

Best Music – Original Score

This list focuses on scores by Latin American-born composers.

Best Music – Original Song

This list focuses on songs by Latin American-born composers and/or lyricists.

Best Production Design

This list focuses on Latin American-born production designers and set decorators.

Best Sound or Sound Mixing

This list focuses on Latin American-born sound engineers.

Best Sound Editing

This list focuses on Latin American-born sound editors.

Best Visual Effects

Best Adapted Screenplay

This list focuses on Latin American-born screenplay writers.

Best Original Screenplay

This list focuses on Latin American-born screenplay writers.

Best Story

This list focuses on Latin American-born screenplay writers.

Note: Defunct category.

Special Awards

By decade

All categories

Note: Each win and nomination in a category in a given year counts only once, regardless of whether a win or a nomination was shared among multiple Latin Americans.

Acting nominations

By country

<small><nowiki>*</nowiki> "No. of wins" column excludes Special Award.</small>

Note: This list only includes individuals born in Latin America. See List of Hispanic Academy Award winners and nominees for individuals of Hispanic descent born outside Latin America, including the United States, who have either been nominated for or won an Academy Award.

See also

• Lists of Hispanic Academy Award winners and nominees by country

References