List of Academy Award winners and nominees from Chile

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.

Best Animated ShortYearFilmNameStatusMilestone / NotesRef.2015(88th) Bear Story Gabriel Osorio VargasPato Escala Pierart First Latin American-produced animated short film to be nominated for and win an Academy Award. 2021(94th) Bestia Hugo CovarrubiasTevo Díaz

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

Best Animated ShortYearNameFilmStatusMilestone / NotesRef.1994(67th) Vanessa Schwartz The Janitor Canadian-produced film.

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

Best CinematographyYearFilmNameStatusMilestone / NotesRef.2023(96th) El Conde Edward Lachman

This list focuses on Chilean-born cinematographers.

Best CinematographyYearNameFilmStatusMilestone / NotesRef.2008(81st) Claudio Miranda The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 2012(85th) Life of Pi

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

Best Documentary FeatureYearFilmNameStatusMilestone / NotesRef.2020(93rd) The Mole Agent Maite Alberdi 2023(96th) The Eternal Memory Maite Alberdi

Best International Feature Film

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

Best International Feature FilmYearFilmDirectorStatusMilestone / NotesRef.2012(85th) No Pablo Larraín 2017(90th) A Fantastic Woman Sebastián Lelio Lelio was born in Argentina to a Chilean mother, but was raised in Chile.

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.

Best International Feature FilmYearDirectorFilmStatusMilestone / NotesRef.1975(48th) Miguel Littin Letters from Marusia Submitted by Mexico. 1982(55th) Alsino and the Condor 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. 2004(77th) Alejandro Amenábar The Sea Inside Submitted by Spain.Amenábar was born in Chile to a Chilean father, but was raised in Spain.

Best Original Score This list focuses on scores by Chilean-born composers.

Best Original ScoreYearNameFilmStatusMilestone / NotesRef.1970(43rd) Herbert W. Spencer Scrooge 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. 1973(46th) Jesus Christ Superstar Nominated for Best Music, Scoring Original Song Score and/or Adaptation. Shared nomination with English-born Andrew Lloyd Webber and German-American André Previn.

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

See also

List of Chilean submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Cinema of Chile List of Chilean films

References