List of Academy Award winners and nominees from Spain

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

ActorYearNameFilmStatusMilestone / Notes 2000 Javier Bardem Before Night Falls First Spanish actor to be nominated. 2010 Biutiful First Spanish actor to be nominated twice in a leading category. 2019 Antonio Banderas Pain and Glory (Dolor y gloria) 2021 Javier Bardem Being the Ricardos

Actor in a Supporting Role Supporting ActorYearNameFilmStatusMilestone / Notes 2000 Benicio del Toro Traffic Del Toro is a Puerto Rican-born actor with Spanish citizenship since 2011. 2003 21 Grams 2007 Javier Bardem No Country for Old Men First Spanish-born actor to win an Academy Award for acting (male or female).First Spanish-born actor to be nominated twice for acting (male or female). 2025 Benicio del Toro One Battle After Another

Actress in a Leading Role ActressYearNameFilmStatusMilestone / Notes 2006 Penélope Cruz Volver First Spanish male or female actor to be nominated for a Spanish-produced film. 2021 Parallel Mothers (Madres paralelas) 2022 Ana de Armas Blonde De Armas is a Cuban-born actress with Spanish citizenship. 2024Karla Sofía Gascón Emilia Pérez Gascón is the first openly transgender actress to be nominated for Best Actress.

Actress in a Supporting Role Supporting ActressYearNameFilmStatusMilestone / Notes 2008 Penélope Cruz Vicky Cristina Barcelona First Spanish female actor to win. 2009 Nine First Spanish-born actor to be nominated twice in the same category.

Animated Feature Animated FeatureYearNameFilmStatusMilestone / Notes 2011 Fernando TruebaJavier Mariscal Chico & Rita 2019 Sergio PablosMarisa Román Klaus Shared with Jinko Gotoh. 2023 Pablo BergerIbon CormenzanaIgnasi EstapéSandra Tapia Díaz Robot Dreams

Cinematography CinematographyYearNameFilmStatusMilestone / Notes 1978 Néstor Almendros Days of Heaven 1979 Kramer vs. Kramer 1980 The Blue Lagoon 1982 Sophie's Choice

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

Director DirectorYearNameFilmStatusMilestone / Notes 2002 Pedro Almodóvar Talk to Her (Hable con ella)

Documentary Feature Documentary FeatureYearNameFilmStatusMilestone / Notes 2003 Carles BoschJosep Maria Domènech Balseros

International Feature Film

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

International Feature FilmYearFilmDirectorStatusMilestone / Notes 1958 Vengeance (La venganza) Juan Antonio Bardem First Spanish language film to be nominated. 1961 Plácido Luis García Berlanga 1963 Los Tarantos Francisco Rovira Beleta 1967 El amor brujo 1970 Tristana Luis Buñuel 1972 My Dearest Señorita (Mi querida señorita) Jaime de Armiñán 1977 That Obscure Object of Desire (Ese oscuro objeto del deseo) Luis Buñuel 1979 Mama Turns a Hundred (Mamá cumple cien años) Carlos Saura 1980 The Nest (El nido) Jaime de Armiñán 1983 Begin the Beguine (Volver a empezar) José Luis Garci First Spanish language film to win. 1984 Carmen Carlos Saura 1985 Double Feature (Sesión continua) José Luis Garci 1987 Course Completed (Asignatura aprobada) 1988 Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios) Pedro Almodóvar 1993 Belle Époque Fernando Trueba 1997 Secrets of the Heart (Secretos del corazón) Montxo Armendáriz 1998 The Grandfather (El abuelo) José Luis Garci 1999 All About My Mother (Todo sobre mi madre) Pedro Almodóvar 2004 The Sea Inside(Mar adentro) Alejandro Amenábar 2019 Pain and Glory(Dolor y gloria) Pedro Almodóvar 2023 Society of the Snow(La sociedad de la nieve) J. A. Bayona 2025SirātÓliver Laxe

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

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

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

Short-film categories Animated Short Film Animated Short FilmYearNameFilmStatusMilestone / Notes 2009 Javier Recio The Lady and the Reaper (La dama y la Muerte) 2018 Nuria González Blanco Late Afternoon Shared with Louise Bagnall. 2021 Alberto MielgoLeo Sánchez The Windshield Wiper

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

Sound Academy Award for Best SoundYearNameFilmStatusMilestone / Notes2025Amanda VillaviejaLaia CasanovasYasmina PraderasSirāt First all-female team to be nominated in the category.

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

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

Adapted Screenplay AdaptedYearNameFilmStatusMilestone / Notes 1969 Jorge Semprún Z Shared with Costa-Gavras. 1977 Luis Buñuel That Obscure Object of Desire (Ese oscuro objeto del deseo) Shared with Jean-Claude Carrière.

Nominations and winners No. of winsNo. of nominations 15 76

See also

Cinema of Spain List of Spanish films

References