List of Puerto Rican Academy Award winners and nominees
This is a list of Puerto Rican Academy Award winners and nominees. This list details the performances of Puerto Rican actors, actresses, and films that have either been submitted or nominated for, or have won, an Academy Award.
Acting categories
This list focuses on Puerto Rican-born actors and actresses as well as those with a strong Puerto Rican descent (i.e., Nuyoricans). As of 2018, there have only been three Academy Award winning actors born in Puerto Rico. However, others have been nominated for the awards.
Best Actor
Academy Award for Best Actor | |||||
Year | Nominee | Film | Status | Notes | Ref(s) |
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1950 (23rd) |
José Ferrer | Cyrano de Bergerac | Won | First Latino and Hispanic actor to win an acting Academy Award. First Latino and Hispanic actor to be nominated more than once. |
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1952 (25th) |
Moulin Rouge | Nominated | |||
2005 (77th) |
Joaquin Phoenix | Walk the Line | Nominated | born in Puerto Rico, to non-Hispanic parents | |
2012 (85th) |
The Master | Nominated |
Best Supporting Actor
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor | |||||
Year | Nominee | Film | Status | Notes | Ref(s) |
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1948 (21st) |
José Ferrer | Joan of Arc | Nominated | First Latino and Hispanic actor to be nominated for an acting Academy Award. | |
2000 (73rd) |
Benicio del Toro | Traffic | Won | First and only actor to win for a Spanish-speaking role | |
Joaquin Phoenix | Gladiator | Nominated | born in Puerto Rico, to non-Hispanic parents | ||
2003 (75th) |
Benicio del Toro | 21 Grams | Nominated |
Note: When del Toro and Phoenix were nominated by the Academy for Best Supporting Actor in 2000, it was the first time that two actors born in Puerto Rico were simultaneously nominated for such an award.
Best Supporting Actress
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress | |||||
Year | Nominee | Film | Status | Notes | Ref(s) |
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1961 (34th) |
Rita Moreno | West Side Story | Won | First Latina and Hispanic actress to win an acting Academy Award. First Puerto Rican to be nominated for and win Best Supporting Actress. |
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1993 (66th) |
Rosie Perez | Fearless | Nominated | ||
Foreign Language Film category
Puerto Rico has submitted films for the Foreign Film category since 1985. However, as of 2007, only one film has been nominated. This happened in 1990 when Lo que le Pasó a Santiago (from Jacobo Morales) was nominated. The film lost to Italy's Cinema Paradiso.
However, in October 2011, awards coordinator Torene Svitil announced that Puerto Rico will no longer be eligible for submissions in the Foreign Language Film category.[1]
Films that have been submitted for consideration are:
Best Foreign Language Film
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film | |||||
Year | Director(s) | Film | Status | Notes | Ref(s) |
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1985 (59th) |
Marcos Zurinaga | La Gran Fiesta | Not Selected | ||
1988 (61st) |
Marcos Zurinaga | Tango Bar | Not Selected | ||
1989 (62nd) |
Jacobo Morales | Lo que le Pasó a Santiago | Nominated | ||
1994 (67th) |
Jacobo Morales | Linda Sara | Not Selected | ||
1998 (71st) |
Iván Dariel Ortiz | Héroes de Otra Patria | Not Selected | ||
2001 (74th) |
Raúl Marchand Sánchez | 12 Horas | Not Selected | ||
2005 (78th) |
Vicente Juarbe | Cayo | Not Selected | ||
2006 (79th) |
Ricardo Méndez Matta | Ladrones y Mentirosos | Not Selected | ||
2007 (80th) |
Mariem Perez Carlos Ruíz Ruíz |
Maldeamores | Not Selected | ||
2009 (82nd) |
Edmundo H. Rodríguez | Kabo y Platón | Not Selected | ||
2010 (83rd) |
Rafi Mercado | Miente | Not Selected | ||
2011 (84th) |
Sonia Fritz | America | Disqualified | In 2011, Academy decided not to allow submissions from US territories anymore. | [2] |
Writing categories
Best Writing – Adapted Screenplay
Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay | |||||
Year | Screenwriter(s) | Film | Status | Notes | Ref(s) |
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2004 (77th) |
José Rivera | Diarios de Motocicleta | Nominated |
Music categories
Best Music, Original Song
Academy Award for Best Original Song | ||||||
Year | Writer(s) | Song | Film | Result | Notes | Refs |
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1983 (56th) |
Irene Cara | "Flashdance... What a Feeling" | Flashdance | Won | First Latina and Hispanic American songwriter to win Best Original Song. Cara is of Puerto Rican and Cuban descent. Shared with Giorgio Moroder and Keith Forsey. |
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2002 (75th) |
Luis Resto | "Lose Yourself" | 8 Mile | Won | Shared with Eminem and Jeff Bass. | |
2016 (89th) |
Lin-Manuel Miranda | "How Far I'll Go" | Moana | Nominated |
References
- ↑ Puerto Rico queda excluido de la carrera por el Oscar; El Nuevo Día (October 5, 2011)
- ↑ Puerto Rico queda excluido de la carrera por el Oscar; El Nuevo Día (October 5, 2011)