List of Hispanic-American (U.S.) Academy Award winners and nominees

Best Actor

Academy Award for Best Actor
Year	Nominee	Country	Film	Status	Notes	Ref(s)
1988 (61st)	Edward James Olmos		Stand and Deliver	Nominated	First and (to date) only American actor of Hispanic descent to be nominated for Best Actor. Born in California to Mexican-born parents.

Best Supporting Actor

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
Year	Nominee	Country	Film	Status	Notes	Ref(s)
1947 (20th)	Thomas Gomez		Ride the Pink Horse	Nominated	First and (to date) only American actor of Hispanic descent to be nominated for Best Supporting Actor. Born in New York to Spanish-born parents.

Best Supporting Actress

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
Year	Nominee	Country	Film	Status	Notes	Ref(s)
1959 (32nd)	Susan Kohner		Imitation of Life	Nominated	First American actress of Hispanic descent to be nominated for Best Supporting Actress. Born in California to a Mexican-born mother.
1991 (64th)	Mercedes Ruehl		The Fisher King	Won	First American actress of Hispanic descent to win Best Supporting Actress. Maternal grandfather was Cuban.
1993 (66th)	Rosie Perez		Fearless	Nominated	Born in New York to Puerto Rican-born parents.

Best Animated Feature

Academy Award for Best Animated Feature
Year	Nominee	Country	Film	Status	Notes	Ref(s)
2015 (88th)	Jonas Rivera		Inside Out	Won	Born in California of Mexican descent. Shared with Pete Docter.

Best Cinematography

This list focuses on Latin American-born cinematographers.

Academy Award for Best Cinematography
Year	Nominee	Country	Film	Status	Notes	Ref(s)
1974 (47th)	John A. Alonzo		Chinatown	Nominated	Born in Texas of Mexican descent. First American of Hispanic descent to be nominated for Best Cinematography.
1977 (50th)	William A. Fraker		Looking for Mr. Goodbar	Nominated	Born in California to a Mexican-born mother. First American of Hispanic descent to be nominated for Best Cinematography.
1978 (51st)			Heaven Can Wait	Nominated	First American of Hispanic descent to be nominated for Best Cinematography more than once.
1979 (52nd)			1941	Nominated	First American of Hispanic descent to earn three consecutive nominations for Best Cinematography.
1983 (56th)			WarGames	Nominated
1985 (58th)			Murphy's Romance	Nominated	First and (to date) only American of Hispanic descent to be earn five Best Cinematography nominations.

Best Documentary Feature

Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature
Year	Nominee	Country	Film	Status	Notes	Ref(s)
1985 (58th)	Lourdes Portillo		The Mothers of Plaza de Mayo	Nominated	Mexican-born American filmmaker.

Best Documentary (Short Subject)

Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)
Year	Nominee	Country	Film	Status	Notes	Ref(s)
1977 (50th)	Moctesuma Esparza		Agueda Martinez: Our People, Our Country	Nominated	Born in California to Mexican-born parents.

Best Original Song

Academy Award for Best Original Song
Year	Nominee	Country	Film	Song	Status	Notes	Ref(s)
1983 (56th)	Irene Cara	/	Flashdance	"Flashdance... What a Feeling"	Won	First Hispanic/Latino American songwriter to win Best Original Song. Born in New York to a Puerto Rican-born father and a Cuban-American mother. Shared with Giorgio Moroder and Keith Forsey.
1988 (61st)	Carly Simon	/	Working Girl	"Let the River Run"	Won	Maternal grandmother was born in Cuba to Spanish parents.
2002 (75th)	Luis Resto		8 Mile	"Lose Yourself"	Won	Born in Michigan to Puerto Rican-born parents. Shared with Eminem and Jeff Bass.
2016 (89th)	Lin-Manuel Miranda		Moana	"How Far I'll Go"	Nominated	Born in New York to Puerto Rican-born parents.

Best Original Score

Academy Award for Best Original Score
Year	Nominee	Country	Film	Status	Notes	Ref(s)
1944 (17th)	Carmen Dragon		Cover Girl	Won	The category was Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture. Born in California of Spanish descent. Shared with Morris Stoloff.

Best Visual Effects

Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
Year	Nominee	Country	Film	Status	Notes	Ref(s)
1979 (52nd)	William A. Fraker		1941	Nominated	Born in California to a Mexican-born mother. Shared with A. D. Flowers and Greg Jein.

Best Adapted Screenplay

Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
Year	Nominee	Country	Film	Status	Notes	Ref(s)
2002 (75th)	Chris Weitz Paul Weitz		About a Boy	Nominated	Grandsons of Mexican-born actress Lupita Tovar. Shared with Peter Hedges. First Americans of Hispanic descent to be nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay.

Best Original Screenplay

Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
Year	Nominee	Country	Film	Status	Notes	Ref(s)
1983 (55th)	Gregory Nava	/	El Norte	Nominated	Born in California to a Mexican-American father and a Basque-American mother. First American of Hispanic descent to be nominated for Best Screenplay (Adapted or Original).