List of indigenous Academy Award winners and nominees

This is a list of indigenous people who have won or been nominated for Academy Awards.

Buffy Sainte-Marie was the first indigenous person to win an Academy Award.
Yalitza Aparicio was nominated for her acting debut in 2018's Roma.

Best Picture
Year
(Ceremony)		 Name Country Ethnic group(s) Film Status Milestone/Notes Ref.
2019
(92nd)		 Taika Waititi
Chelsea Winstanley		 Māori Jojo Rabbit Nominated Husband-wife team
Shared with Carthew Neal.

Best Actor
Year
(Ceremony)		 Name Country Ethnic group(s) Film Status Milestone/Notes Ref.
1984
(57th)		 F. Murray Abraham Assyrian Amadeus Won

Best Actress
Year
(Ceremony)		 Name Country Ethnic group(s) Film Status Milestone/Notes Ref.
2003
(76th)		 Keisha Castle-Hughes Māori Whale Rider Nominated Debut performance [1]
2018
(91st)		 Yalitza Aparicio Mixtec & Trique
(Native Mexican)		 Roma Nominated [2]

Best Supporting Actor
Year
(Ceremony)		 Name Country Ethnic group(s) Film Status Milestones/Notes Ref.
1970
(43rd)		 Chief Dan George Coast Salish
(Indigenous Canadian)		 Little Big Man Nominated [3]
1990
(63rd)		 Graham Greene Oneida
(Indigenous Canadian)		 Dances With Wolves Nominated [4]

Best Supporting Actress
Year
(Ceremony)		 Name Country Ethnic group(s) Film Status Milestones/Notes Ref.
1966
(39th)		 Jocelyne LaGarde Tahitian Hawaii Nominated The first indigenous person to be nominated in any category.
The only person ever nominated for their first and only acting performance.		 [5]

Best Adapted Screenplay
Year
(Ceremony)		 Name Country Ethnic group(s) Film Status Milestone/Notes Ref.
2019
(92nd)		 Taika Waititi Māori Jojo Rabbit Won [6]

Best Original Song
Year
(Ceremony)		 Name Country Ethnic group(s) Film Song Status Milestones/Notes Ref.
1982
(55th)		 Buffy Sainte-Marie
Cree
(Indigenous Canadian)		 An Officer and a Gentleman "Up Where We Belong" Won The first indigenous person to win an Academy Award.
She shared it with Jack Nitzsche and Will Jennings.		 [7][8]

Best Short Film, Live Action
Year
(Ceremony)		 Name Country Ethnic group(s) Film Status Milestone/Notes Ref.
2004
(77th)		 Taika Waititi Māori Two Cars, One Night Nominated Shared with Ainsley Gardiner.

Honorary Award
Year
(Ceremony)		 Name Country Ethnic group(s) Milestone/Notes Ref.
2019
(92nd)		 Wes Studi Cherokee
(Native American)		 The first and only indigenous person to be awarded an Honorary Award.

References
  1. "2003 | Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences". Oscars.org. 2003-03-23. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
  2. "2019 | Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences". Oscars.org. 2019-02-24. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
  3. "1971 | Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences". Oscars.org. 1971-04-15. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
  4. "1991 | Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences". Oscars.org. 1991-03-25. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
  5. "1967 | Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences". Oscars.org. 1967-04-10. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
  6. https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2020-02-09/oscars-2020-taika-waititi-first-maori-winner?_amp=true
  7. "1983 | Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences". Oscars.org. 1983-04-11. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
  8. Warner, Andrea (2018-09-29). "Buffy Sainte-Marie's Authorized Biography Serves As A 'Map Of Hope'". NPR. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
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