List of Chilean Academy Award winners and nominees

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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[edit]

This list focuses on Chilean films that won or were nominated for the Animated Short award.

Best Animated Short
Year Film Name Status Milestone / Notes Ref.
2015
(88th)
Bear Story Gabriel Osorio Vargas
Pato Escala Pierart
Won First Latin American-produced animated short film to be nominated for and win an Academy Award. [1]
2021
(94th)
Bestia Hugo Covarrubias
Tevo Díaz
Nominated [2]

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

Best Animated Short
Year Name Film Status Milestone / Notes Ref.
1994
(67th)
Vanessa Schwartz The Janitor Nominated Canadian-produced film. [3]

Best Cinematography[edit]

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

Best Cinematography
Year Film Name Status Milestone / Notes Ref.
2023
(96th)
El Conde Edward Lachman Nominated [4]

This list focuses on Chilean-born cinematographers.

Best Cinematography
Year Name Film Status Milestone / Notes Ref.
2008
(81st)
Claudio Miranda The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Nominated [5]
2012
(85th)
Life of Pi Won [6]

Best Documentary Feature Film[edit]

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

Best Documentary Feature
Year Film Name Status Milestone / Notes Ref.
2020
(93rd)
The Mole Agent Maite Alberdi
Marcela Santibáñez [de]
Nominated [7]
2023
(96th)
The Eternal Memory Maite Alberdi Nominated [8]

Best International Feature Film[edit]

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

Best International Feature Film
Year Film Director Status Milestone / Notes Ref.
2012
(85th)
No Pablo Larraín Nominated [9]
2017
(90th)
A Fantastic Woman Sebastián Lelio Won Lelio was born in Argentina to a Chilean mother, but was raised in Chile. [10]

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 Film
Year Director Film Status Milestone / Notes Ref.
1975
(48th)
Miguel Littin Letters from Marusia Nominated Submitted by Mexico. [11]
1982
(55th)
Alsino and the Condor Nominated 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.
[12]
2004
(77th)
Alejandro Amenábar The Sea Inside Won Submitted by Spain.
Amenábar was born in Chile to a Chilean father, but was raised in Spain.
[13]

Best Original Score[edit]

This list focuses on scores by Chilean-born composers.

Best Original Score
Year Name Film Status Milestone / Notes Ref.
1970
(43rd)
Herbert W. Spencer Scrooge Nominated 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.
[14]
1973
(46th)
Jesus Christ Superstar Nominated Nominated for Best Music, Scoring Original Song Score and/or Adaptation. Shared nomination with English-born Andrew Lloyd Webber and German-American André Previn. [15]

Nominations by decade[edit]

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[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. "The 88th Academy Awards (2016) - Short Film (Animated)". www.oscars.org.
  2. ^ Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. "The 94th Academy Awards (2022) - Short Film (Animated)". www.oscars.org.
  3. ^ Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. "The 67th Academy Awards (1995) - Short Film (Animated)". www.oscars.org.
  4. ^ "Oscar Nominations 2024 List: Nominees by Category - Oscars 2024 News | 96th Academy Awards". ABC. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
  5. ^ Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. "The 81st Academy Awards (2009) - Cinematography". www.oscars.org.
  6. ^ Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. "The 85th Academy Awards (2013) - Cinematography". www.oscars.org.
  7. ^ Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. "The 93rd Academy Awards (2021) - Documentary (Feature)". www.oscars.org.
  8. ^ "2024 | Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences". www.oscars.org. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  9. ^ Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. "The 85th Academy Awards (2013) - Foreign Language Film". www.oscars.org.
  10. ^ Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. "The 90th Academy Awards (2018) - Foreign Language Film". www.oscars.org.
  11. ^ Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. "The 48th Academy Awards (1976) - Foreign Language Film". www.oscars.org.
  12. ^ Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. "The 55th Academy Awards (1983) - Foreign Language Film". www.oscars.org.
  13. ^ Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. "The 77th Academy Awards (2005) - Foreign Language Film". www.oscars.org.
  14. ^ Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. "The 43rd Academy Awards (1971) - Music (Original Song Score)". www.oscars.org.
  15. ^ Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. "The 46th Academy Awards (1974) - Music (Scoring: Original Song Score and Adaptation —or— Scoring: Adaptation)". www.oscars.org.