List of Brazilian Academy Award winners and nominees explained

A list of Brazilian Academy Award winners and nominees appears below. The first Brazilian to be nominated for an Academy Award was Ary Barroso, one of Música Popular Brasileira's greatest composers, in 1945.[1] As of 2023, only one Brazilian-born has been awarded: production designer Luciana Arrighi won the Academy Award for Best Art Direction for Howards End in 1993.[2]

This list is current as of the 95th Academy Awards ceremony held on 12 March 2023.

Best Picture

Best Picture
YearFilm TitleStatusMilestone / Notes
1986Kiss of the Spider Woman (O Beijo da Mulher Aranha)Co-produced by Brazil and the United States. First Brazilian production to be nominated for Best Picture. The Academy nominated American producer David Weisman.[3]
2018Call Me by Your NameCo-produced by Italy, France, Brazil and the United States.[4] [5] The Academy nominated director Luca Guadagnino (Italian), and producers Peter Spears (American), Emilie Georges (French) and Marco Morabito (Italian).[6]

Best Director

Best Director
YearDirectorFilmStatusMilestone
1986Héctor BabencoKiss of the Spider Woman (O Beijo da Mulher Aranha)Babenco is an Argentine-born Brazilian director.
2003Fernando MeirellesCity of God (Cidade de Deus)First Brazilian-born director nominated in this category.

Best Actress – Leading Role

Best Actress
YearActressFilm TitleStatusMilestone / Notes
1999Fernanda MontenegroCentral Station (Central do Brasil)[7] [8] First Latin American to be nominated for Best Actress and first actress to be nominated for a Portuguese-speaking role.

Best Art Direction

Best Art Direction
YearNameFilm TitleStatusMilestone / Notes
1993Luciana ArrighiHowards End[9] Luciana Arrighi is a Brazilian-born Australian-Italian production designer. First Brazilian-born to win an Oscar.[10]
1994The Remains of the Day[11]
2000Anna and the King[12]

Best Cinematography

Best Cinematography
YearCinematographerFilm TitleStatusMilestone / Notes
2003César CharloneCity of God (Cidade de Deus)[13] [14] César Charlone is an Uruguayan-born Brazilian director.

Best Documentary Feature

Best Documentary Feature
YearFilmDirector(s)StatusMilestone / Notes
1979RaoniLuiz Carlos Saldanha, Jean-Pierre DutilleuxFrench-Belgian-Brazilian co-production. First Brazilian nomination in this category. Saldanha co-wrote and co-directed with French-born Dutilleux. The Academy nominated director Dutilleux and producers Barry Hugh Williams and Michel Gast.[15]
1982Tetê Vasconcellos, Glenn SilberVasconcellos was Brazil's first female director nominated for an Oscar. Silber is a US-born director.
2011Waste Land (Lixo Extraordinário)Lucy Walker, João Jardim[16] British-Brazilian production co-directed by Brazilian director João Jardim. The Academy only nominated British director Lucy Walker and British producer Angus Aynsley.[17]
2015The Salt of the Earth (O Sal da Terra)Juliano Ribeiro Salgado, Wim Wenders[18] Salgado is a French-born Brazilian director. The film is a Brazilian co-production with France and Germany.
2020The Edge of Democracy (Democracia em Vertigem)Petra Costa[19] [20]

Best Film Editing

Best Film Editing
YearEditorFilm TitleStatus
2003Daniel RezendeCity of God (Cidade de Deus)

Best International Feature Film

See also: List of Brazilian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film.

Best International Feature Film
YearFilm TitleDirectorStatusMilestone / Notes
1963Keeper of Promises (O Pagador de Promessas)Anselmo DuarteFirst Brazilian production to receive a nomination at the Academy Awards.
1996O QuatrilhoFábio Barreto
1998Four Days in September
(O Que É Isso Companheiro?)		Bruno Barreto
1999Central Station (Central do Brasil)Walter SallesAs of 2023, this was the last Brazilian nomination in this category.

Best Live Action Short Film

Best Live Action Short Film
YearFilm TitleDirectorStatusMilestone / Notes
2001Uma História de FutebolPaulo MachlineFirst Brazilian Live Action Short Film nominated in this category.

Best Animated Short Film

Best Animated Short Film
YearFilm TitleDirectorStatusMilestone / Notes
2004Gone NuttyCarlos SaldanhaFirst animated short film directed by a Latin-American director to be nominated in this category. Saldanha was nominated with John C. Donkin.

Best Animated Feature

Best Animated Feature
YearFilm TitleDirectorStatusMilestone
2016Boy and the World (O Menino e o Mundo)Alê Abreu[21] First Brazilian animated production nominated in this category.
2018FerdinandCarlos Saldanha[22] Saldanha is a Brazilian director, but the film is an American production.

Note: Ice Age was nominated for this category in 2003. The film was an American production co-directed by American director Chris Wedge and Brazilian director Carlos Saldanha. However, the Academy only nominated Wedge.[23]

Best Original Song

Best Original Song
YearNominee(s)Film TitleSongStatusMilestone
1945Ary BarrosoBrazil"Rio de Janeiro"First Brazilian and Latin-American songwriter to be nominated.
2012Sergio Mendes, Carlinhos BrownRio"Real in Rio"[24] [25] First two Brazilian songwriters to be nominated together. Brown was the first black Latin songwriter to be nominated.

Best Writing – Adapted Screenplay

Best Adapted Screenplay
YearWriterFilm TitleStatus
2003Bráulio MantovaniCity of God (Cidade de Deus)

Best Documentary - Short Subject

Best Documentary - Short Subject
YearFilm TitleDirectorStatusNotes
2022Lead Me HomePedro Kos, Jon Shenk[26] Pedro Kos is a Brazilian director,[27] Jon Shenk is a US-born director, and the film is an American production.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 25 filmes e artistas brasileiros que foram indicados ao Oscar . Claudia . . 8 February 2020 . 11 April 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200411124023/https://claudia.abril.com.br/cultura/25-filmes-e-artistas-brasileiros-que-foram-indicados-ao-oscar/ . 11 April 2020 . live . pt .
  2. Web site: Lorentz . Braulio . 3 March 2018 . Brasil já ganhou um Oscar? Luciana Arrighi nasceu no Rio e foi premiada: 'Minha estatueta é um pouco brasileira' . Has Brazil ever won an Oscar? Luciana Arrighi was born in Rio and was awarded: 'My statuette is a bit Brazilian' . . pt-br.
  3. News: The 58th Academy Awards (1986) Nominees and Winners . 25 January 2023. oscars.org.
  4. Web site: Call Me by Your Name (2017). British Film Institute. April 3, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200401233251/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/59c58af72dd56. April 1, 2020. dead.
  5. Web site: Film #74034: Call Me by Your Name. Lumiere. 25 January 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20200224191607/http://lumiere.obs.coe.int/web/film_info/?id=74034. February 24, 2020. live.
  6. News: The 90th Academy Awards (2018) Nominees and Winners . 25 January 2023. oscars.org.
  7. Web site: Actress in a Leading Role . AMPAS. 7 June 2013 .
  8. Web site: Folha de S.Paulo - Oscar 99: "Não acredito ainda", diz Fernanda . . Marcelo Diego . 10 February 1999 . 11 April 2020 . pt-br.
  9. Web site: The 65th Academy Awards (1993) Nominees and Winners . 25 January 2023. oscars.org.
  10. Web site: Luciana Arrighi Biography . 2 August 2011 . lucianaarrighi.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20160703195300/http://www.lucianaarrighi.com/about/biography/ . 3 July 2016 . dead .
  11. Web site: The 66th Academy Awards (1994) Nominees and Winners . 25 January 2023. oscars.org.
  12. Web site: The 72nd Academy Awards (2000) Nominees and Winners . 25 January 2023. oscars.org.
  13. Web site: Senhor dos Anéis derruba Cidade de Deus e entra para a história do cinema . Correio do Brasil . . 1 March 2004 . 11 April 2020 . pt-br.
  14. Web site: NARCOTRAFICO Y MARGINALIDAD: Violencia en Cidade de Deus, la favela estrella del filme que peleó por un Oscar . . . 2 March 2004 . 11 April 2020 . es.
  15. News: The 51st Academy Awards (1979) Nominees and Winners . 25 January 2023. oscars.org.
  16. Web site: 'Lixo extraordinário' perde o Oscar para 'Trabalho interno' . G1 . . 28 February 2011 . 11 April 2020 . pt .
  17. News: The 83rd Academy Awards (2011) Nominees and Winners . 25 January 2023. oscars.org.
  18. Web site: 'O sal da terra' perde estatueta e Brasil continua sem Oscar . G1 . . 23 February 2020 . 11 April 2020 . pt .
  19. Web site: Brasileiro 'Democracia em vertigem', de Petra Costa, disputa o Oscar 2020 . . Joana Oliveira . 13 January 2020 . pt.
  20. Web site: The 92nd Academy Awards (2020) Nominees and Winners . 30 June 2023. oscars.org.
  21. Web site: Oscar Nominations 2016: The Complete List. Oscars.com. Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. 15 January 2016.
  22. Web site: Animações do Oscar 2018 trazem mensagens de respeito ao próximo . Revista Crescer . Milene Saddi . 5 March 2018 . 11 April 2020 . pt.
  23. Web site: The 75th Academy Awards (2003) Nominees and Winners . 25 January 2023. oscars.org.
  24. Web site: Canção de Carlinhos Brown e Sergio Mendes não leva o Oscar . g1 . . 27 February 2012 . 11 April 2020 . pt .
  25. Web site: "Chegar até aqui é o mais difícil", diz Carlinhos Brown . . . 28 February 2012 . 11 April 2020 . pt .
  26. Web site: Oscars Nominations 2022 —— Full List of Nominees . Deadline . February 8, 2022.
  27. Web site: Klock . Cleide . February 8, 2022 . Com documentário sobre sem-teto, Pedro Kos é o único brasileiro indicado ao Oscar . With a documentary about homeless people, Pedro Kos is the only Brazilian nominated for the Oscars . . pt-br.

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