Several Bulgarian individuals and Bulgarian-produced films have been nominated for the Academy Awards in different categories. , four Bulgarians have been nominated and two have won Oscars including in the scientific and technical category.
At the 44th Academy Awards, Dimitar Petrov's 1971 film Porcupines Are Born Without Bristles was Bulgaria's first submission for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film category. At the 82nd Academy Awards, The World Is Big and Salvation Lurks Around the Corner became the first Bulgarian film to be shortlisted to compete in the category; however, it was not nominated.
In 2017, filmmaker Theodore Ushev became the first Bulgarian person to be nominated for an Academy Award in a competitive category, receiving a nomination for Best Animated Short Film for Blind Vaysha (2016).
Competitive awards + Year Nominee(s) Film Category Result 2017 Theodore Ushev Blind Vaysha Best Animated Short Film 2021 Borat Subsequent Moviefilm Best Supporting Actress
Scientific and technical awards + Year Nominee(s)/recipient(s) Category Note 2001 George Borshukov Academy Award for Technical Achievement Shared the award with Kim Libreri and Dan Piponi. 2014 George Borshukov Shared the award with Dan Piponi and Kim Libreri. 2017 Vladimir Koylazov
See also
List of Bulgarian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film Cinema of Bulgaria
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