List of Israeli Academy Award winners and nominees explained

The following is a list of Israeli people and films that have been nominated for or won Academy Awards.

Best Actress in a Leading Role

YearNameFilmStatusMilestone / Notes
2010 Natalie PortmanBlack Swan First Israeli to win an award in any category.
2016 Jackie First Israeli to receive three nominations.

Best Picture

YearNameFilmStatusMilestone / Notes
1997 L.A. Confidential Shared with Curtis Hanson, and Michael Nathanson.
2015 The Revenant Shared with Steve Golin, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Mary Parent, and Keith Redmon.

Best Animated Feature

YearNameFilmStatusMilestone / Notes
2016Osnat ShurerMoanaShared with John Musker, and Ron Clements.
2021Raya and the Last DragonShared with Don Hall, Carlos López Estrada, and Peter Del Vecho.

Best Documentary Feature

YearNameFilmStatusMilestone / NotesRef.
1974 The 81st Blow Shared with Jacquot Ehrlich, and David Bergman.
2012 5 Broken Cameras Shared with Emad Burnat. [2]
Estelle Fialon
Philippa Kowarsky
Dror Moreh
The Gatekeepers
2015 Shared with Den Tolmor.

Best Live Action Short

YearNameFilmStatusMilestone / NotesRef.
1974Julian ChagrinThe Concert
1976The Morning Spider
2014 Oded Binnun
Mihal Brezis
Aya [3]
2018 Guy NattivSkin [4]

Best Sound

YearNameFilmStatusMilestone / Notes
2013Niv AdiriGravityShared with Skip Lievsay, Christopher Benstead, and Chris Munro.
2021BelfastShared with Denise Yarde, Simon Chase, and James Mather.

Best International Film

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

The following films were submitted by the country of Israel for Best International Feature Film and received a nomination.

Year
(Ceremony)
English film titleOriginal titleDirectorStatusRef.
1964
(37th)
SallahSallakh Shabati
(סאלח שבתי)
[5]
1971
(44th)
The PolicemanHashoter Azulai
(השוטר אזולאי)
1972
(45th)
I Love You RosaAni Ohev Otakh Rozah
(אני אוהב אותך רוזה)
[6]
1973
(46th)
The House on Chelouche StreetHabayit Birkhov Chelouche
(הבית ברחוב שלוש)
[7]
1977
(50th)
Operation ThunderboltMivtza Yonatan
(מבצע יונתן)
[8]
1984
(57th)
Beyond the WallsMe'akhorei Hasoragim
(מאחורי הסורגים)
[9]
2007
(80th)
BeaufortBeaufort
(בופור)
[10]
2008
(81st)
Waltz with BashirVals Im Bashir
(ואלס עם באשיר)
[11]
2009
(82nd)
AjamiAgami
(عجمي / עג'מי)
and Yaron Shani[12]
2011
(84th)
FootnoteHe'arat Shulayyim
(הערת שוליים)
Joseph Cedar[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The 44th Academy Awards | 1972.
  2. Web site: The 85th Academy Awards | 2013.
  3. Web site: The 87th Academy Awards | 2015.
  4. Web site: The 91st Academy Awards | 2019.
  5. Web site: The 37th Academy Awards | 1965.
  6. Web site: The 45th Academy Awards | 1973.
  7. Web site: The 46th Academy Awards | 1974.
  8. Web site: The 50th Academy Awards | 1978.
  9. Web site: The 57th Academy Awards | 1985.
  10. Web site: The 80th Academy Awards | 2008.
  11. Web site: The 81st Academy Awards | 2009.
  12. Web site: The 82nd Academy Awards | 2010.
  13. News: Oscars 2012: Nominees in full. BBC News . 24 January 2012 . 2012-01-24.