List of European Academy Award winners and nominees
This is a list of European Academy Award winners and nominees , which includes people born and/or raised in Europe and people born outside of Europe who are citizens of European countries.
Best Picture
Best Picture
Year
Name
Country
Film
Status
Milestone / Notes
1938
Réalisation d'art cinématographique
Grand Illusion
Nominated
1940
Charles Chaplin Productions
The Great Dictator
Nominated
1941
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
The Philadelphia Story
Nominated
1943
Two Cities Films
In Which We Serve
Nominated
1946
Henry V
Nominated
1947
J. Arthur Rank-Cineguild
Great Expectations
Nominated
1948
J. Arthur Rank-Two Cities Films
Hamlet
Won
J. Arthur Rank-Archers
The Red Shoes
Nominated
1951
Anatole Litvak
/
Decision Before Dawn
Nominated
Sam Zimbalist
Quo Vadis
Nominated
1952
John Woolf and James Woolf
Moulin Rouge
Nominated
Robert Riskin
Here Comes The Groom
Nominated
1953
John Houseman
/
Julius Caesar
Nominated
William Wyler
/
Roman Holiday
Nominated
1954
Sam Spiegel
On the Waterfront
Won
1956
William Wyler
/
Friendly Persuasion
Nominated
1957
Sam Spiegel
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Won
1959
Sam Zimbalist
Ben-Hur
Won
Otto Preminger
Anatomy of a Murder
Nominated
Henry Blanke
The Nun's Story
Nominated
John Woolf and James Woolf
Room at the Top
Nominated
1960
Billy Wilder
The Apartment
Won
Fred Zinnemann
The Sundowners
Nominated
1962
Sam Spiegel
Lawrence of Arabia
Won
1963
Tony Richardson
Tom Jones
Won
Elia Kazan
/
America America
Nominated
1964
Michael Cacoyannis
/
Zorba the Greek
Nominated
1965
Joseph Janni
/
Darling
Nominated
Carlo Ponti
Doctor Zhivago
Nominated
1966
Fred Zinnemann
A Man For All Seasons
Won
Lewis Gilbert
Alfie
Nominated
1968
John Woolf
Oliver!
Won
Anthony Havelock-Allan and John Brabourne
Romeo and Juliet
Nominated
1969
Jacques Perrin
Z
Nominated
1970
Ingo Preminger
MASH
Nominated
1971
Sam Spiegel
Nicholas and Alexandra
Nominated
1972
John Boorman
Deliverance
Nominated
Bengt Forslund
The Emigrants
Nominated
1973
Ingmar Bergman
Cries and Whispers
Nominated
1975
Martin Bergman
Dog Day Afternoon
Nominated
1978
Barry Spikings , Michael Deeley and John Peverall
The Deer Hunter
Won
Alan Marshall and David Puttnam
Midnight Express
Nominated
1979
Peter Yates
Breaking Away
Nominated
1980
Claude Berri and Timothy Burrill
/
Tess
Nominated
1981
David Puttnam
Chariots of Fire
Won
1982
Richard Attenborough
Gandhi
Won
1983
Peter Yates
The Dresser
Nominated
1984
David Puttnam
The Killing Fields
Nominated
John Bradbourne
A Passage to India
Nominated
1986
Fernando Ghia and David Puttnam
/
The Mission
Nominated
1987
Jeremy Thomas
The Last Emperor
Won
John Boorman
Hope and Glory
Nominated
1988
Norma Heyman
Dangerous Liaisons
Nominated
1989
Noel Pearson
My Left Foot
Nominated
1992
Stephen Woolley
The Crying Game
Nominated
1993
Branko Lustig
Schindler's List
Won
Jim Sheridan
In the Name of the Father
Nominated
1994
Duncan Kenworthy
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Nominated
1995
Mario Cecchi Gori , Vittorio Cecchi Gori and Gaetano Daniele
Il Postino: The Postman
Nominated
1996
Simon Channing Williams
Secrets & Lies
Nominated
Jane Scott
Shine
Nominated
1997
Uberto Pasolini
The Full Monty
Nominated
1998
David Parfitt
Shakespeare in Love
Won
Alison Owen , Eric Fellner and Tim Bevan
Elizabeth
Nominated
Elda Ferri and Gianluigi Braschi
Life is Beautiful
Nominated
Ian Bryce
Saving Private Ryan
Nominated
1999
Frank Darabont
The Green Mile
Nominated
Pieter Jan Brugge
The Insider
Nominated
2000
Branko Lustig
Gladiator
Won
2002
Alberto Grimaldi
Gangs of New York
Nominated
Robert Fox
The Hours
Nominated
Roman Polanski , Robert Benmussa and Alain Sarde
/
The Pianist
Nominated
2004
Graham King
The Aviator
Nominated
2005
Michael Ohoven
Capote
Nominated
Diana Ossana
Brokeback Mountain
Nominated
2006
Graham King
The Departed
Won
Andy Harries , Christine Langan and Tracey Seaward
The Queen
Nominated
2007
Tim Bevan , Eric Fellner and Paul Webster
Atonement
Nominated
Paul Thomas Anderson , Daniel Lupi and JoAnne Sellar
There Will Be Blood
Nominated
2008
Christian Colson
Slumdog Millionaire
Won
Eric Fellner
Frost/Nixon
Nominated
Anthony Minghella and Redmond Morris
/
The Reader
Nominated
2009
Amanda Posey
An Education
Nominated
2010
Iain Canning and Gareth Unwin
The King's Speech
Won
Danny Boyle , John Smithson and Christian Colson
127 Hours
Nominated
Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas
Inception
Nominated
2011
Thomas Langmann
The Artist
Won
Graham King and Martin Scorsese
Hugo
Nominated
2012
Margaret Menegoz , Stefan Arndt , Veit Heiduschka and Michael Katz
/ / /
Amour
Nominated
Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Debra Hayward and Cameron Mackintosh
Les Misérables
Nominated
2013
Steve McQueen
12 Years a Slave
Won
Martin Scorsese
The Wolf of Wall Street
Nominated
David Heyman
Gravity
Nominated
Gabrielle Tana , Steve Coogan and Tracey Seaward
Philomena
Nominated
2014
Christian Colson
Selma
Nominated
Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner
The Theory of Everything
Nominated
2015
Amanda Posey
Brooklyn
Nominated
Simon Kinberg , Ridley Scott , Michael Schaefer and Mark Huffam
/
The Martian
Nominated
Ed Guiney
Room
Nominated
2016
Iain Canning
Lion
Nominated
2017
Luca Guadagnino , Emilie Georges and Marco Morabito
/
Call Me By Your Name
Nominated
Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner
Darkest Hour
Nominated
Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan
Dunkirk
Nominated
JoAnne Sellar and Daniel Lupi
Phantom Thread
Nominated
Graham Broadbent , Pete Czernin and Martin McDonagh
/
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Nominated
2018
Graham King
Bohemian Rhapsody
Nominated
Ed Guiney, Lee Magiday and Yorgos Lanthimos
/ /
The Favorite
Nominated
2019
David Heyman
Marriage Story
Nominated
Sam Mendes and Pippa Harris
1917
Nominated
David Heyman
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Nominated
Martin Scorsese
The Irishman
Nominated
2020/2021
David Parfitt, Jean-Louis Livi , and Philippe Carcassonne
/
The Father
Nominated
Emerald Fennell
Promising Young Woman
Nominated
Sacha Ben Harroche
Sound of Metal
Nominated
2021
Philippe Rousselet , Fabrice Gianfermi
CODA
Won
Kenneth Branagh
/
Belfast
Nominated
Tanya Seghatchian and Iain Canning
The Power of the Dog
Nominated
2022
Malte Grunert
All Quiet on the Western Front
Nominated
Graham Broadbent , Peter Czernin and Martin McDonagh
/
The Banshees of Inisherin
Nominated
Erik Hemmendorff and Philippe Bober
/
Triangle of Sadness
Nominated
2023
David Heyman and Tom Ackeley
Barbie
Nominated
Shared with Margot Robbie and Robbie Brenner
Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan
Oppenheimer
Won
Shared with Charles Roven
James Wilson and Ewa Puszczyńska
/
The Zone of Interest
Nominated
Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe , and Yorgos Lanthimos
/
Poor Things
Nominated
Shared with Emma Stone
Marie-Ange Luciani and David Thion
Anatomy of a Fall
Nominated
Best Director
Director
Year
Name
Country
Film
Status
Notes
1927/1928
Herbert Brenon
Sorrell and Son
Nominated
Born in the modern day Republic of Ireland , which was then a part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Became a United States citizen in 1918
Lewis Milestone
Two Arabian Knights
Won
Born modern day Moldova , which was then a part of the Russian Empire
Became a United States citizen in 1919
1928/1929
Frank Lloyd
The Divine Lady
Won
Drag Weary River
Nominated
Ernst Lubitsch
The Patriot
Nominated
Born in the German Empire
1929/1930
Lewis Milestone
All Quiet on the Western Front
Won
Born modern day Moldova, which was then a part of the Russian Empire
Became a United States citizen in 1919
Ernst Lubitsch
The Love Parade
Nominated
Born in the German Empire
1930/1931
Lewis Milestone
The Front Page
Nominated
Born modern day Moldova, which was then a part of the Russian Empire
Became a United States citizen in 1919
Josef von Sternberg
Morocco
Nominated
Born in the Austro-Hungarian Empire
Became a United States citizen in 1908
1931/1932
Shanghai Express
Nominated
1932/1933
Frank Lloyd
Cavalcade
Won
Frank Capra
Lady for a Day
Nominated
Born in the Kingdom of Italy
Became a United States citizen in 1920
1934
It Happened One Night
Won
1935
Frank Lloyd
Mutiny on the Bounty
Nominated
Michael Curtiz
Captain Blood
Nominated
Born in the Austro-Hungarian Empire to Hungarian Jewish parents
Became a United States citizen in 1933
1936
Frank Capra
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Won
Born in the Kingdom of Italy
Became a United States citizen in 1920
William Wyler
Dodsworth
Nominated
Born in the German Empire
Received Swiss citizenship from his father Became a United States citizen in 1928
1937
William Dieterle
The Life of Emile Zola
Nominated
Born in the German Empire
Became a United States citizen in 1937
1938
Frank Capra
You Can't Take It with You
Won
Born in the Kingdom of Italy
Became a United States citizen in 1920
Michael Curtiz
Angels with Dirty Faces
Nominated
Born in the Austro-Hungarian Empire to a Hungarian Jewish family
Became a United States citizen in 1933
Four Daughters
Nominated
1939
Frank Capra
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Nominated
Born in the Kingdom of Italy
Became a United States citizen in 1920
William Wyler
Wuthering Heights
Nominated
Born in the German Empire
Received Swiss citizenship from his father Became a United States citizen in 1928
1940
Alfred Hitchcock
Rebecca
Nominated
William Wyler
The Letter
Nominated
Born in the German Empire
Received Swiss citizenship from his father Became a United States citizen in 1928
1941
The Little Foxes
Nominated
1942
Mrs. Miniver
Won
Michael Curtiz
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Nominated
Born in the Austro-Hungarian Empire to a Hungarian Jewish family
Became a United States citizen in 1933
1943
Casablanca
Won
Ernst Lubitsch
Heaven Can Wait
Nominated
Born in the German Empire
Became a United States citizen in 1936
1944
Alfred Hitchcock
Lifeboat
Nominated
Otto Preminger
Laura
Nominated
Born in modern day Ukraine , which was then a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire
Became a United States citizen
Billy Wilder
Double Indemnity
Nominated
Born in modern day Poland , which was then a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, to a Polish Jewish family
Became a United States citizen in 1939
1945
The Lost Weekend
Won
Alfred Hitchcock
Spellbound
Nominated
Jean Renoir
The Southerner
Nominated
1946
William Wyler
The Best Years of Our Lives
Won
Born in the German Empire
Received Swiss citizenship from his father Became a United States citizen in 1928
Frank Capra
It's a Wonderful Life
Nominated
Born in the Kingdom of Italy
Became a United States citizen in 1920
David Lean
Brief Encounter
Nominated
Robert Siodmak
The Killers
Nominated
1947
Elia Kazan
Gentleman's Agreement
Won
Born in modern day Turkey , which was then a part of the Ottoman Empire , to Cappadocian Greek family
Became a United States citizen
Henry Koster
The Bishop's Wife
Nominated
Born in the German Empire
Became a United States citizen
David Lean
Great Expectations
Nominated
1948
Anatole Litvak
The Snake Pit
Nominated
Born in modern day Ukraine , which was then part of the Russian Empire , to a Lithuanian Jewish family
Became a United States citizen
Jean Negulesco
Johnny Belinda
Nominated
Became an American citizen
Laurence Olivier
Hamlet
Nominated
Fred Zinnemann
The Search
Nominated
Born in modern day Poland , which was then a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire , to Austrian Jewish parents
Became a United States citizen
1949
Carol Reed
The Fallen Idol
Nominated
William Wyler
The Heiress
Nominated
Born in the German Empire
Received Swiss citizenship from his father Became a United States citizen in 1928
1950
Carol Reed
The Third Man
Nominated
Billy Wilder
Sunset Boulevard
Nominated
Born in modern day Poland , which was then a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, to Polish Jewish parents
Became a United States citizen in 1939
1951
Elia Kazan
A Streetcar Named Desire
Nominated
Born in modern day Turkey , which was then a part of the Ottoman Empire , to Cappadocian Greek parents
Became a United States citizen
William Wyler
Detective Story
Nominated
Born in the German Empire
Received Swiss citizenship from his father Became a United States citizen in 1928
1952
Fred Zinnemann
High Noon
Nominated
Born in modern day Poland , which was then a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire , to Austrian Jewish parents
Became a United States citizen
1953
From Here to Eternity
Won
Billy Wilder
Stalag 17
Nominated
Born in modern day Poland , which was then a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, to Polish Jewish parents
Became a United States citizen in 1939
William Wyler
Roman Holiday
Nominated
Born in the German Empire
Received Swiss citizenship from his father Became a United States citizen in 1928
1954
Elia Kazan
On the Waterfront
Won
Born in modern day Turkey , which was then a part of the Ottoman Empire , to Cappadocian Greek parents
Became a United States citizen
Alfred Hitchcock
Rear Window
Nominated
Billy Wilder
Sabrina
Nominated
Born in modern day Poland , which was then a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, to Polish Jewish parents
Became a United States citizen in 1939
1955
Elia Kazan
East of Eden
Nominated
Born in modern day Turkey , which was then a part of the Ottoman Empire , to Cappadocian Greek parents
Became a United States citizen
David Lean
Summertime
Nominated
1956
Michael Anderson
Around the World in 80 Days
Nominated
William Wyler
Friendly Persuasion
Nominated
Born in the German Empire
Received Swiss citizenship from his father Became a United States citizen in 1928
1957
David Lean
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Won
Billy Wilder
Witness for the Prosecution
Nominated
Born in modern day Poland , which was then a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, to Polish Jewish parents
Became a United States citizen in 1939
1959
William Wyler
Ben-Hur
Won
Born in the German Empire
Received Swiss citizenship from his father Became a United States citizen in 1928
Jack Clayton
Room at the Top
Nominated
Billy Wilder
Some Like It Hot
Nominated
Born in modern day Poland , which was then a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, to Polish Jewish parents
Became a United States citizen in 1939
Fred Zinnemann
The Nun's Story
Nominated
Born in modern day Poland , which was then a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire , to Austrian Jewish parents
Became a United States citizen
1960
Billy Wilder
The Apartment
Won
Born in modern day Poland , which was then a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, to Polish Jewish parents
Became a United States citizen in 1939
Jack Cardiff
Sons and Lovers
Nominated
Alfred Hitchcock
Psycho
Nominated
Became an American citizen in 1955
Fred Zinnemann
The Sundowners
Nominated
Born in modern day Poland , which was then a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire , to Austrian Jewish parents
Became a United States citizen
1961
Federico Fellini
La Dolce Vita
Nominated
J. Lee Thompson
The Guns of Navarone
Nominated
1962
David Lean
Lawrence of Arabia
Won
Pietro Germi
Divorce Italian Style
Nominated
1963
Tony Richardson
Tom Jones
Won
Federico Fellini
8 1/2
Nominated
Elia Kazan
America America
Nominated
Born in modern day Turkey , which was then a part of the Ottoman Empire , to Cappadocian Greek parents
Became a United States citizen
Otto Preminger
The Cardinal
Nominated
Born in modern day Ukraine, which was then a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire
Became a United States citizen in 1943
1964
Michael Cacoyannis
Zorba the Greek
Nominated
Born in British Cyprus to Greek parents
Peter Glenville
Becket
Nominated
Robert Stevenson
Mary Poppins
Nominated
Became an American citizen during World War II
1965
David Lean
Doctor Zhivago
Nominated
John Schlesinger
Darling
Nominated
William Wyler
The Collector
Nominated
Born in the German Empire
Received Swiss citizenship from his father Became a United States citizen in 1928
1966
Fred Zinnemann
A Man for All Seasons
Won
Born in modern day Poland , which was then a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire , to Austrian Jewish parents
Became a United States citizen
Michelangelo Antonioni
Blowup
Nominated
Claude Lelouch
A Man and a Woman
Nominated
1968
Carol Reed
Oliver!
Won
Anthony Harvey
The Lion in Winter
Nominated
Gillo Pontecorvo
The Battle of Algiers
Nominated
Franco Zeffirelli
Romeo and Juliet
Nominated
1969
John Schlesinger
Midnight Cowboy
Won
Costa-Gavras
Z
Nominated
1970
Federico Fellini
Fellini Satyricon
Nominated
Ken Russell
Women in Love
Nominated
1971
John Schlesinger
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Nominated
1972
John Boorman
Deliverance
Nominated
Jan Troell
The Emigrants
Nominated
1973
Ingmar Bergman
Cries and Whispers
Nominated
Bernardo Bertolucci
Last Tango in Paris
Nominated
1974
Roman Polanski
Chinatown
Nominated
François Truffaut
Day for Night
Nominated
1975
Miloš Forman
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Won
Federico Fellini
Amarcord
Nominated
1976
Ingmar Bergman
Face to Face
Nominated
Lina Wertmüller
Seven Beauties
Nominated
1977
Fred Zinnemann
Julia
Nominated
Born in modern day Poland , which was then a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire , to Austrian Jewish parents
Became a United States citizen
1978
Alan Parker
Midnight Express
Nominated
1979
Edouard Molinaro
La Cage aux Folles
Nominated
Peter Yates
Breaking Away
Nominated
1980
Roman Polanski
Tess
Nominated
Martin Scorsese
Raging Bull
Nominated
Born in the United States
Was not recognized as an Italian citizen until 2018
1981
Hugh Hudson
Chariots of Fire
Nominated
Louis Malle
Atlantic City
Nominated
1982
Wolfgang Petersen
Das Boot
Nominated
Richard Attenborough
Gandhi
Won
1983
Peter Yates
The Dresser
Nominated
Ingmar Bergman
Fanny and Alexander
Nominated
1984
Miloš Forman
Amadeus
Won
David Lean
A Passage to India
Nominated
Roland Joffe
The Killing Fields
Nominated
1986
The Mission
Nominated
1987
Bernardo Bertolucci
The Last Emperor
Won
John Boorman
Hope and Glory
Nominated
Lasse Hallstrom
My Life as a Dog
Nominated
Adrian Lyne
Fatal Attraction
Nominated
1988
Charles Crichton
A Fish Called Wanda
Nominated
Alan Parker
Mississippi Burning
Nominated
Martin Scorsese
The Last Temptation of Christ
Nominated
Born in the United States
Was not recognized as an Italian citizen until 2018
1989
Kenneth Branagh
Henry V
Nominated
Born in Northern Ireland
Moved in England in 1970
Jim Sheridan
My Left Foot
Nominated
1990
Stephen Frears
The Grifters
Nominated
Martin Scorsese
Goodfellas
Nominated
Born in the United States
Was not recognized as an Italian citizen until 2018
Barbet Schroeder
Reversal of Fortune
Nominated
Born in Iran to a German mother and Swiss father
1991
Ridley Scott
Thelma & Louise
Nominated
1992
Neil Jordan
The Crying Game
Nominated
1993
Jim Sheridan
In the Name of the Father
Nominated
1994
Krzysztof Kieslowski
Three Colours: Red
Nominated
1995
Mike Figgis
Leaving Las Vegas
Nominated
Michael Radford
Il Postino: The Postman
Nominated
Born in British India to a British father and Austria Jewish mother
1996
Anthony Minghella
The English Patient
Won
Miloš Forman
The People vs. Larry Flynt
Nominated
Mike Leigh
Secrets & Lies
Nominated
1997
Peter Cattaneo
The Full Monty
Nominated
Atom Egoyan
The Sweet Hereafter
Nominated
Born in modern day Egypt , which was then a part of the United Arab Republic , to Armenian-Egyptian parents Became a Canadian citizen Became an Armenian citizen in 2018
1998
Roberto Benigni
Life is Beautiful
Nominated
John Madden
Shakespeare in Love
Nominated
1999
Sam Mendes
American Beauty
Won
Lasse Hallstrom
The Cider House Rules
Nominated
2000
Stephen Daldry
Billy Elliot
Nominated
Ridley Scott
Gladiator
Nominated
2001
Black Hawk Down
Nominated
2002
Roman Polanski
The Pianist
Won
Pedro Almodóvar
Talk to Her
Nominated
Martin Scorsese
Gangs of New York
Nominated
Born in the United States
Was not recognized as an Italian citizen until 2018
Stephen Daldry
The Hours
Nominated
2004
Mike Leigh
Vera Drake
Nominated
Martin Scorsese
Aviator
Nominated
Born in the United States
Was not recognized as an Italian citizen until 2018
2006
Stephen Frears
The Queen
Nominated
Paul Greengrass
United 93
Nominated
Martin Scorsese
The Departed
Won
Born in the United States
Was not recognized as an Italian citizen until 2018
2008
Danny Boyle
Slumdog Millionaire
Won
Stephen Daldry
The Reader
Nominated
2010
Tom Hooper
The King's Speech
Won
Holds dual British /Australian citizenship
2011
Michel Hazanavicius
The Artist
Won
Martin Scorsese
Hugo
Nominated
Born in the United States
Was not recognized as an Italian citizen until 2018
2012
Michael Haneke
Amour
Nominated
Born in Germany
2013
Steve McQueen
12 Years a Slave
Nominated
Martin Scorsese
The Wolf of Wall Street
Nominated
Born in the United States
Was not recognized as an Italian citizen until 2018
2014
Morten Tyldum
The Imitation Game
Nominated
2015
Lenny Abrahamson
Room
Nominated
2016
Damien Chazelle
La La Land
Won
Holds dual American /French citizenship
2017
Christopher Nolan
Dunkirk
Nominated
Holds dual British /American citizenship
2018
Yorgos Lanthimos
The Favourite
Nominated
Pawel Pawlikowski
Cold War
Nominated
2019
Sam Mendes
1917
Nominated
Martin Scorsese
The Irishman
Nominated
Holds dual American /Italian citizenship
2020/2021
Thomas Vinterberg
Another Round
Nominated
Emerald Fennell
Promising Young Woman
Nominated
2021
Kenneth Branagh
Belfast
Nominated
Born in Northern Ireland
Moved in England in 1970
2022
Martin McDonagh
The Banshees of Inisherin
Nominated
Holds dual British /Irish citizenship
Ruben Östlund
Triangle of Sadness
Nominated
2023
Justine Triet
Anatomy of a Fall
Nominated
Yorgos Lanthimos
Poor Things
Nominated
Christopher Nolan
Oppenheimer
Won
Holds dual British /American citizenship
Jonathan Glazer
The Zone of Interest
Nominated
Martin Scorsese
Killers of the Flower Moon
Nominated
Holds dual American /Italian citizenship
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Year
Name
Country
Role
Film
Status
Milestone / Notes
1927/ 1928
Charlie Chaplin
The Tramp
The Circus
Received
Initially one of the nominees, the academy rescinded all three of his nominations (also for directing and writing) and instead issued him a special award for his multitasking achievements.
Emil Jannings
Grand Duke Sergius Alexander
The Last Command
Won
Born in Switzerland .
First German actor to be nominated for and win an Oscar (for both films).
August Schilling
The Way of All Flesh
The only Oscar-winning performance that is a lost film ; currently, only two fragments are known to exist.
1928/ 1929
Paul Muni
"James Dyke"
The Valiant
Nominated
First actor of Austro-Hungarian (later defined as Ukrainian ) background to earn an Oscar nomination.
Became a United States citizen.
1929/ 1930
George Arliss
Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli
Disraeli
Won
First British /English actor to win an Oscar. (No explanation was given as to why neither Arliss, nor Best Actress winner Norma Shearer , only won for just one of their two nominated films.)
The Raja
The Green Goddess
Nominated
Maurice Chevalier
Pierre Mirande
The Big Pond
Nominated
First French actor to be nominated for an Oscar (for both films).
Count Alfred Renard
The Love Parade
Ronald Colman
Capt. Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond
Bulldog Drummond
Nominated
Michel
Condemned
1932/ 1933
Charles Laughton
King Henry VIII of England
The Private Life of Henry VIII
Won
First LGBTQ+ winner in this category , albeit unknown until after his death.
Leslie Howard
Peter Standish
Berkeley Square
Nominated
Paul Muni
James Allen
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
Nominated
1935
Victor McLaglen
Gypo Nolan
The Informer
Won
Charles Laughton
Vice-Admiral William Bligh
Mutiny on the Bounty
Nominated
Paul Muni
Joe Radek
Black Fury
Write-In
Originally not a nominee, Muni was nominated by a write-in campaign. For 1934-1935, the AMPAS permitted this, following the controversy over Bette Davis 's omission for Of Human Bondage (for which she too received a write-in nomination). The academy discontinued this process as of 1936.
1936
Louis Pasteur
The Story of Louis Pasteur
Won
First Jewish actor to win an Oscar. First actor of Ukrainian descent (and Austrian heritage ) to win Best Actor.
1937
Émile Zola
The Life of Émile Zola
Nominated
Charles Boyer
Emperor Napoléon Bonaparte
Conquest
Nominated
1938
Pepé le Moko
Algiers
Nominated
Leslie Howard
Professor Henry Higgins
Pygmalion
Nominated
Robert Donat
Dr. Andrew Manson
The Citadel
Nominated
1939
Mr. Charles Edward Chipping
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Won
Laurence Olivier
Heathcliff
Wuthering Heights
Nominated
1940
George Fortescue Maximilian "Maxim" de Winter
Rebecca
Nominated
Charlie Chaplin
Adenoid Hynkel / The Barber
The Great Dictator
Nominated
1941
Cary Grant
Roger Adams
Penny Serenade
Nominated
1942
Ronald Colman
Charles Rainier
Random Harvest
Nominated
1943
Paul Lukas
Kurt Müller
Watch on the Rhine
Won
First Hungarian actor to win an Oscar.
Became a United States citizen in 1937.
1944
Charles Boyer
Gregory Anton
Gaslight
Nominated
Although Boyer never won a competitive Academy Award, he did receive a Certificate of Merit for establishing the French Research Foundation in Los Angeles to benefit the cinematic industry .
Became a United States citizen in 1942
Barry Fitzgerald
Father Fitzgibbon
Going My Way
Nominated
First Irish nominee in this category. Due to an anomaly in the voting process, Fitzgerald received nominations in both lead and supporting actor for the same performance/film . As a result, AMPAS amended its rules to prevent any such recurrence.
Cary Grant
Ernie Mott
None but the Lonely Heart
Nominated
Grant lost both nominations, but won an Honorary Oscar 25 years later . Became a United States citizen in 1942.
1945
Ray Milland
Don Birnam
The Lost Weekend
Won
First Welsh actor to win an Oscar.
Cornel Wilde
Frédéric Chopin
A Song to Remember
Nominated
Became a United States citizen.
1946
Laurence Olivier
King Henry V of England
Henry V
Nominated
1947
Ronald Colman
Anthony John
A Double Life
Won
Michael Redgrave
Orin Mannon
Mourning Becomes Electra
Nominated
1948
Laurence Olivier
Prince Hamlet of Denmark
Hamlet
Won
First Best Actor winner to also be nominated for Best Director (having directed themself to a win ); and simultaneously directed the Best Picture winner.
1949
Richard Todd
Cpl. Lachlan "Lachie" MacLachlan
The Hasty Heart
Nominated
1952
Alec Guinness
Henry "Dutch" Holland
The Lavender Hill Mob
Nominated
1953
Richard Burton
Marcellus Gallio
The Robe
Nominated
1954
James Mason
Norman Maine (né Ernest Sidney Gubbins )
A Star Is Born
Nominated
Dan O'Herlihy
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe
Nominated
1956
Yul Brynner
King Mongkut of Siam
The King and I
Won
First Asian actor (and specifically Russian ) to win an Oscar. Won a 1952 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor – Musical for the same role.
Became a United States citizen in 1943.
Laurence Olivier
King Richard III of England
Richard III
Nominated
1957
Alec Guinness
Lt. Col. Nicholson
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Won
Charles Laughton
Sir Wilfrid Robarts, Q.C.
Witness for the Prosecution
Nominated
1958
David Niven
Maj. Angus Pollock
Separate Tables
Won
Shortest Lead Actor performance to win an Oscar, clocking in at 23m39s.
1959
Laurence Harvey
Joe Lampton
Room at the Top
Nominated
First Lithuanian actor to be nominated for an Oscar.
Paul Muni
Dr. Sam Abelman
The Last Angry Man
Nominated
1960
Trevor Howard
Walter Morel
Sons and Lovers
Nominated
Laurence Olivier
Archie Rice
The Entertainer
Nominated
1961
Maximilian Schell
Hans Rolfe
Judgment at Nuremberg
Won
First Swiss actor to win an Oscar.
Charles Boyer
César
Fanny
Nominated
Most nominations for a French actor, with four.
1962
Marcello Mastroianni
Ferdinando Cefalù
Divorce Italian Style
Nominated
First Italian nominated for Best Actor.First foreign-language performance (fully in Italian dialogue) nominated for an Oscar.
Peter O'Toole
Col. T.E. Lawrence
Lawrence of Arabia
Nominated
1963
Albert Finney
Tom Jones
Tom Jones
Nominated
Achieved the "British Triple Crown of Acting" (via the BAFTA TV Awards ) in 2003.
Richard Harris
Frank Machin
This Sporting Life
Nominated
Rex Harrison
Julius Caesar
Cleopatra
Nominated
1964
Prof. Henry Higgins
My Fair Lady
Won
Won a 1957 Tony Award for Best Leading Actor – Musical for the same role, prior to the Oscar.
Peter Sellers
Dr. Strangelove /G/C Lionel Mandrake /Pres. Merkin Muffley
Dr. Strangelove, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Nominated
Peter O'Toole
King Henry II of England
Becket
Nominated
Richard Burton
Archbishop Thomas Becket of Canterbury
Nominated
1965
Alec Leamas
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
Nominated
Laurence Olivier
Othello
Othello
Nominated
Oskar Werner
Dr. Willie Schümann
Ship of Fools
Nominated
1966
Richard Burton
George
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Nominated
Paul Scofield
Sir Thomas More
A Man for All Seasons
Won
Won a 1962 Tony Award for Best Leading Actor – Play for the same role, prior to the Oscar. Achieved the "American Triple Crown of Acting " (via the Primetime Emmy ) in 1969.
Michael Caine
Alfie Elkins
Alfie
Nominated
1968
Alan Bates
Yakov Bok
The Fixer
Nominated
Ron Moody
Fagin
Oliver!
Nominated
Peter O'Toole
King Henry II of England
The Lion in Winter
Nominated
1969
Mr. Arthur Chipping
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Nominated
Richard Burton
King Henry VIII of England
Anne of the Thousand Days
Nominated
1971
Peter Finch
Dr. Daniel Hirsh
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Nominated
First Australian to be nominated for Best Actor. (Held dual British-Australian citizenship.)
1972
Michael Caine
Milo Tindle
Sleuth
Nominated
Laurence Olivier
Andrew Wyke
Nominated
Peter O'Toole
Jack Gurney, 14th Earl of Gurney
The Ruling Class
Nominated
1974
Albert Finney
Hercule Poirot , P.I.
Murder on the Orient Express
Nominated
1975
Maximilian Schell
Arthur Goldman
The Man in the Glass Booth
Nominated
1976
Peter Finch †
Howard Beale
Network
Won
First Australian actor to win Best Actor. First actor to win an Oscar posthumously .
Giancarlo Giannini
Pasqualino Frafuso
Seven Beauties
Nominated
1977
Marcello Mastroianni
Gabriele
A Special Day
Nominated
Richard Burton
Dr. Martin Dysart
Equus
Nominated
To date, Burton holds the record for most nominations (seven) without a win OR an Honorary Award before their death. (One less than O'Toole, who received an Honorary before his eighth nomination and subsequent death; and Glenn Close , who is still alive and working as of 2023.)
1978
Laurence Olivier
Ezra Lieberman
The Boys from Brazil
Nominated
Tied with Spencer Tracy for most nominations in this category , with nine each. (Olivier has additional nominations in Supporting Actor and Director, as well as two Honorary Oscars.)
1979
Peter Sellers
Chance the Gardener, aka Chauncey Gardiner
Being There
Nominated
1980
John Hurt
John Merrick
The Elephant Man
Nominated
Peter O'Toole
Eli Cross
The Stunt Man
Nominated
1981
Dudley Moore
Arthur Bach
Arthur
Nominated
1982
Ben Kingsley
Mahātmā Gandhi
Gandhi
Won
First actor of Indian ancestry to win an Oscar. (Kingsley was born and raised in the UK.) First Oscar-winning performance partially spoken in Hindi .
Peter O'Toole
Alan Swann
My Favorite Year
Nominated
1983
Michael Caine
Dr. Frank Bryant
Educating Rita
Nominated
Tom Conti
Gowan McGland
Reuben, Reuben
Nominated
First Scottish actor nominated in this category.
Tom Courtenay
Norman
The Dresser
Nominated
Albert Finney
Sir
Nominated
1984
Geoffrey Firmin
Under the Volcano
Nominated
1986
Bob Hoskins
George
Mona Lisa
Nominated
1987
Marcello Mastroianni
Romano Patroni
Dark Eyes
Nominated
Most nominations for an Italian-based actor, with three.
1988
Max von Sydow
Lassefar "Lasse" Karlsson
Pelle the Conqueror
Nominated
First Swedish actor , and Swedish-language performance, to be nominated for an Oscar.
1989
Daniel Day-Lewis
Christy Brown
My Left Foot
Won
Later in life, in addition to the UK, obtained dual citizenship from Ireland.
Kenneth Branagh
King Henry V of England
Henry V
Nominated
First Northern Irish actor nominated for an Oscar. Achieved the "British Triple Crown" (via the BAFTA TV Awards) in 2009.
1990
Jeremy Irons
Claus von Bülow
Reversal of Fortune
Won
Achieved the "American Triple Crown of Acting" (via the Primetime Emmy) in 1997.
Gérard Depardieu
Cyrano de Bergerac
Cyrano de Bergerac
Nominated
First French-language performance in this category nominated for an Oscar.
Richard Harris
"Bull" McCabe
The Field
Nominated
1991
Anthony Hopkins
Dr. Hannibal Lecter
The Silence of the Lambs
Won
First actor to achieve the "British Triple Crown of Acting" w/ a BAFTA Film win in 1992, albeit by way of a non-competitive '85 Honorary Olivier Award .
1992
Stephen Rea
Fergus
The Crying Game
Nominated
1993
Liam Neeson
Oskar Schindler
Schindler's List
Nominated
Daniel Day-Lewis
Gerry Conlon
In the Name of the Father
Nominated
Anthony Hopkins
Mr. James Stevens
The Remains of the Day
Nominated
1994
Nigel Hawthorne
King George III
The Madness of King George
Nominated
Hawthorne was outed as LGBTQ+ by the press , but nevertheless attended the ceremony with his partner, Trevor Bentham . First actor to achieve the "British Triple Crown of Acting " competitively, in 1996, via the BAFTA Film Awards .
1995
Anthony Hopkins
Pres. Richard Nixon
Nixon
Nominated
Massimo Troisi †
Mario Ruoppolo
Il Postino: The Postman
Nominated
Troisi suffered a fatal heart attack just 12 hours after main filming was complete. All subsequent accolades were posthumous.
1996
Ralph Fiennes
Count László de Almásy
The English Patient
Nominated
1998
Ian McKellen
James Whale
Gods and Monsters
Nominated
First openly LGBTQ+ British actor to be nominated for an Oscar in this category.
Roberto Benigni
Guido Orefice
Life is Beautiful
Won
First Italian-(or any)-language performance to win an Oscar for Best Actor.
2000
Javier Bardem
Reinaldo Arenas
Before Night Falls
Nominated
First Spanish actor nominated for an Oscar. First Spanish-language performance nominated in this category.
2001
Tom Wilkinson
Dr. Matt Fowler
In the Bedroom
Nominated
2002
Michael Caine
Thomas Fowler
The Quiet American
Nominated
Daniel Day-Lewis
William "Bill the Butcher" Cutting
Gangs of New York
Nominated
2003
Ben Kingsley
Col. Massoud Amir Behrani
House of Sand and Fog
Nominated
Jude Law
William "W. P." Inman
Cold Mountain
Nominated
2006
Peter O'Toole
Maurice Russell
Venus
Nominated
Tied with actress Glenn Close for the most Oscar nominations without a win. However, he did receive the Honorary Academy Award at the 75th Academy Awards .
2007
Daniel Day-Lewis
Daniel Plainview
There Will Be Blood
Won
Viggo Mortensen
Nikolai Luzhin
Eastern Promises
Nominated
First Danish actor nominated for an Oscar. Holds dual citizenship in Denmark and the USA .
2009
Colin Firth
George Falconer
A Single Man
Nominated
2010
King George VI
The King's Speech
Won
Javier Bardem
Uxbal
Biutiful
Nominated
2011
Jean Dujardin
George Valentin
The Artist
Won
First French actor to win an Oscar, and first silent film performance to win since Jannings at the 1st Academy Awards .
Gary Oldman
George Smiley
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Nominated
2012
Daniel Day-Lewis
Pres. Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Won
With this third win, he holds the record for most wins in this category . He's tied for second-most overall behind Katharine Hepburn , who still ranks first with four for Best Actress.
Hugh Jackman
Jean Valjean
Les Misérables
Nominated
Holds dual Australian /British citizenship.
2013
Christian Bale
Irving Rosenfeld
American Hustle
Nominated
Holds dual American /British citizenship.
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Solomon Northup
12 Years a Slave
Nominated
2014
Benedict Cumberbatch
Alan Turing
The Imitation Game
Nominated
Eddie Redmayne
Prof. Stephen Hawking
The Theory of Everything
Won
2015
Lili Elbe
The Danish Girl
Nominated
Michael Fassbender
Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs
Nominated
2016
Andrew Garfield
Cpl. Desmond Doss
Hacksaw Ridge
Nominated
Holds dual British /American citizneship.
Viggo Mortensen
Ben Cash
Captain Fantastic
Nominated
2017
Timothée Chalamet
Elio Perlman
Call Me by Your Name
Nominated
Daniel Day-Lewis
Reynolds Woodcock
Phantom Thread
Nominated
Born in West Germany but raised in Ireland (does not hold Irish citizenship ).
Gary Oldman
The Rt. Hon. Sir Winston Churchill
Darkest Hour
Won
Daniel Kaluuya
Chris Washington
Get Out
Nominated
2018
Christian Bale
V.P. Dick Cheney
Vice
Nominated
Holds dual American /British citizenship.
Viggo Mortensen
"Tony Lip" Vallelonga
Green Book
Nominated
2019
Antonio Banderas
Salvador Mallo
Pain and Glory
Nominated
Jonathan Pryce
Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio
The Two Popes
Nominated
2020/ 2021
Anthony Hopkins
Anthony
The Father
Won
First Welsh actor to win twice. Most nominations for a Welsh actor, with six (including two in supporting). Became a United States citizen in 2000.
Riz Ahmed
Ruben Stone
Sound of Metal
Nominated
First Pakistani actor nominated for an Oscar.First Muslim nominated in this category. Second Best Actor nominee to utilize ASL after Alan Arkin , The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968).
Gary Oldman
Herman J. Mankiewicz
Mank
Nominated
2021
Benedict Cumberbatch
Phil Burbank
The Power of the Dog
Nominated
Andrew Garfield
Jonathan Larson
Tick, Tick... Boom!
Nominated
Javier Bardem
Desi Arnaz
Being the Ricardos
Nominated
Most nominations for a Spanish actor, with four (including one win in supporting).
2022
Bill Nighy
Mr. Rodney Williams
Living
Nominated
Colin Farrell
Pádraic Súilleabháin
The Banshees of Inisherin
Nominated
Paul Mescal
Calum Paterson
Aftersun
Nominated
2023
Cillian Murphy
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer
Won
First Irish actor to win in this category.
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Year
Name
Country
Role
Film
Status
Milestone / Notes
1929/ 1930
Greta Garbo
Anna "Christie" Christofferson
Anna Christie
Nominated
First Swedish actress to be nominated for an Oscar (for both films listed).
Mme. Rita Cavallini
Romance
1930/ 1931
Marlene Dietrich
Mlle. Amy Jolly
Morocco
Nominated
First German actress to be nominated for an Oscar.
1931/ 1932
Lynn Fontanne
The Actress
The Guardsman
Nominated
First British (specifically English) actress nominated for an Oscar. Later moved to America with her husband, actor Alfred Lunt (also co-star, with whom she was nominated alongside). The two Broadway theatre legends later retired to their estate, Ten Chimneys , in Genesee Depot, Wisconsin —now a National Historic Landmark .
1932/ 1933
Diana Wynyard
Jane Marryot
Cavalcade
Nominated
1934
Claudette Colbert
Ellen "Ellie" Andrews
It Happened One Night
Won
French-born American-citizen. Nonetheless, the first French actress to be nominated for, and subsequently win, an Oscar.
1935
Dr. Jane Everest
Private Worlds
Nominated
Elisabeth Bergner
Gemma Jones
Escape Me Never
Nominated
Merle Oberon
Kitty Vane
The Dark Angel
Nominated
First person of Indigenous descent nominated for an Academy Award in any category. She is of partial Sri Lankan (Ceylon/Burgher) and Māori (Polynesian) descent.
1936
Luise Rainer
Anna Held
The Great Ziegfeld
Won
First German & first Austrian (by homeland ) to win an Academy Award.
1937
O-Lan
The Good Earth
Won
First person to ever win two Oscars consecutively . (Spencer Tracy would achieve the same feat just one year later.) First German/Austrian to win two Oscars.
Greta Garbo
Marguerite Gautier
Camille
Nominated
1938
Wendy Hiller
Eliza Doolittle
Pygmalion
Nominated
1939
Greer Garson
Katherine Ellis
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Nominated
Vivien Leigh
Scarlett O'Hara
Gone with the Wind
Won
First actress born under the British Raj rule, in the Bengal Province territory, to win an Oscar.Longest performance to win an Oscar: 2h23m32s.
Greta Garbo
Nina Ivanovna "Ninotchka" Yakushova
Ninotchka
Nominated
Garbo never won competitively, but did receive an Honorary Oscar in 1955 .
1940
Joan Fontaine
The Second Mrs. de Winter
Rebecca
Nominated
1941
Lina McLaidlaw-Aysgarth
Suspicion
Won
Fontaine was the only person to ever win an Oscar from acting in an Alfred Hitchcock -directed film.
Olivia de Havilland
Miss Emmy Brown
Hold Back the Dawn
Nominated
Greer Garson
Edna Gladney
Blossoms in the Dust
Nominated
1942
Mrs. Kay Miniver
Mrs. Miniver
Won
First English-born actress to win an Oscar. Garson gave the longest Oscar speech on record—at nearly six minutes in length, which prompted the notorious orchestral cue-offs.
1943
Marie Curie
Madame Curie
Nominated
Joan Fontaine
Tessa Sanger
The Constant Nymph
Nominated
Ingrid Bergman
María
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Nominated
1944
Paula Alquist-Anton
Gaslight
Won
First Swedish actress, let alone nordbø , to win an Academy Award in any acting category.
Claudette Colbert
Mrs. Anne Hilton
Since You Went Away
Nominated
Greer Garson
Susie "Sparrow" Parkington
Mrs. Parkington
Nominated
1945
Mary Rafferty
The Valley of Decision
Nominated
With this nomination, Garson tied Bette Davis for the most consecutive acting nominations—five each . (Davis received hers from 1938–1942; both in the Best Actress category.) Their shared record still stands today.
Ingrid Bergman
Sister Superior Mary Benedict
The Bells of St. Mary's
Nominated
1946
Olivia de Havilland
Josephine "Jody" Norris
To Each His Own
Won
Celia Johnson
Laura Jesson
Brief Encounter
Nominated
1948
Ingrid Bergman
Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc
Nominated
Olivia de Havilland
Virginia Stuart Cunningham
The Snake Pit
Nominated
1949
Catherine Sloper
The Heiress
Won
De Havilland and Fontaine became the first (and to-date, only) pair of sisters to each win Academy Awards .
Deborah Kerr
Evelyn Boult
Edward, My Son
Nominated
First Scottish actress to be nominated for an Academy Award.
1951
Vivien Leigh
Blanche DuBois
A Streetcar Named Desire
Won
1953
Leslie Caron
Lili Daurier
Lili
Nominated
Deborah Kerr
Karen Holmes
From Here to Eternity
Nominated
Audrey Hepburn
Crown Princess Ann
Roman Holiday
Won
First Belgian actress to be nominated for an Academy Award.
1954
Sabrina Fairchild
Sabrina
Nominated
1955
Anna Magnani
Serafina Delle Rose
The Rose Tattoo
Won
First Italian actress to win an Academy Award (mostly in English, with occasional Italian dialogue).
1956
Ingrid Bergman
Anna Koreff
Anastasia
Won
First Swedish actress to win two Oscars.
Deborah Kerr
Anna Leonowens
The King and I
Nominated
Kerr's singing voice was dubbed by Marni Nixon , who later went on to dub Natalie Wood (María ) in West Side Story (1961) and Hepburn (Eliza ) in My Fair Lady (1964).
1957
Sister Angela
Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison
Nominated
Anna Magnani
Giòia
Wild is the Wind
Nominated
Elizabeth Taylor
Susanna Drake
Raintree County
Nominated
1958
Margaret "Maggie the Cat" Pollitt
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Nominated
Deborah Kerr
Sibyl Railton-Bell
Separate Tables
Nominated
1959
Simone Signoret
Alice Aisgill
Room at the Top
Won
First actress to win an acting Oscar for a foreign production (from the UK; in English).
Audrey Hepburn
Gabrielle van der Mal (Sister Luke)
The Nun's Story
Nominated
Elizabeth Taylor
Catherine Holly
Suddenly, Last Summer
Nominated
1960
Gloria Wandrous
BUtterfield 8
Won
Melina Mercouri
Ilya
Never on Sunday
Nominated
First Greek actress nominated for an Oscar for a primarily Greek-language role .
Deborah Kerr
Ida Carmody
The Sundowners
Nominated
Most nominated Scottish actress. With her six noms, Kerr holds the record in Best Actress for most female losses (six—tied with Thelma Ritter , who maintains that record in Supporting Actress; and Amy Adams , with five in supporting, one in lead). However, Glenn Close currently surpassed the female and overall record, with eight (four in each category), tying with Peter O'Toole . Kerr did receive an Honorary Academy Award in 1994 –ironically presented by Close.
Greer Garson
Eleanor Roosevelt
Sunrise at Campobello
Nominated
1961
Sophia Loren
Cesira
Two Women
Won
First person to win an Academy Award for a performance spoken entirely in a non-English language . (Italian, in this instance.)
Audrey Hepburn
Holly Golightly (née Lula-Mae Barnes )
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Nominated
1963
Leslie Caron
Jane Fosset
The L-Shaped Room
Nominated
Rachel Roberts
Margaret Hammond
This Sporting Life
Nominated
First Welsh actress nominated for an Oscar.
1964
Sophia Loren
Filumena Marturano
Marriage Italian Style
Nominated
Julie Andrews
Mary Poppins
Mary Poppins
Won
1965
Maria von Trapp
The Sound of Music
Nominated
Samantha Eggar
Miranda Grey
The Collector
Nominated
Julie Christie
Diana Scott
Darling
Won
Simone Signoret
La Condesa
Ship of Fools
Nominated
1966
Anouk Aimée
Anne Gauthier
A Man and a Woman
Nominated
Ida Kamińska
Rozália Lautmannová
The Shop on Main Street
Nominated
Elizabeth Taylor
Martha
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Won
Lynn Redgrave
Georgina "Georgy" Parkin
Georgy Girl
Nominated
Vanessa Redgrave
Leonie Delt
Morgan! – A Suitable Case for Treatment
Nominated
1967
Edith Evans
Maggie Ross
The Whisperers
Nominated
Audrey Hepburn
Susy Hendrix
Wait Until Dark
Nominated
1968
Vanessa Redgrave
Isadora Duncan
Isadora
Nominated
1969
Maggie Smith
Jean Brodie
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Won
Jean Simmons
Mary Wilson
The Happy Ending
Nominated
1970
Glenda Jackson
Gudrun Brangwen
Women in Love
Won
Sarah Miles
Rosy Ryan
Ryan's Daughter
Nominated
1971
Julie Christie
Constance Miller
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Nominated
Glenda Jackson
Alex Greville
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Nominated
Vanessa Redgrave
Mary, Queen of Scots
Mary, Queen of Scots
Nominated
Janet Suzman
Empress Alexandra of Russia
Nicholas and Alexandra
Nominated
1972
Liv Ullmann
Kristina Nilsson
The Emigrants
Nominated
Maggie Smith
Augusta Bertram
Travels with My Aunt
Nominated
1973
Glenda Jackson
Vickie Allessio
A Touch of Class
Won
1975
Hedda Gabler
Hedda
Nominated
Ann-Margret
Nora Walker
Tommy
Nominated
Isabelle Adjani
Adele Hugo/Adele Lewly
The Story of Adele H.
Nominated
1976
Marie-Christine Barrault
Marthe
Cousin Cousine
Nominated
Liv Ullmann
Jenny Isaksson
Face to Face
Nominated
1978
Ingrid Bergman
Charlotte Andergast
Autumn Sonata
Nominated
1982
Julie Andrews
Victor Grazinski/Victoria Grant
Victor/Victoria
Nominated
1983
Julie Walters
Susan White/Rita
Educating Rita
Nominated
1984
Vanessa Redgrave
Olive Chancellor
The Bostonians
Nominated
1989
Jessica Tandy
Daisy Werthan
Driving Miss Daisy
Won
Isabelle Adjani
Camille Claudel
Camille Claudel
Nominated
Pauline Collins
Shirley Valentine-Bradshaw
Shirley Valentine
Nominated
1992
Emma Thompson
Margaret Schlegel
Howards End
Won
Catherine Deneuve
Eliane Devries
Indochine
Nominated
1993
Emma Thompson
Sarah "Sally" Kenton
The Remains of the Day
Nominated
1994
Miranda Richardson
Vivienne Haigh-Wood
Tom & Viv
Nominated
1995
Emma Thompson
Elinor Dashwood
Sense and Sensibility
Nominated
1996
Brenda Blethyn
Cynthia Rose Purley
Secrets & Lies
Nominated
Kristin Scott Thomas
Katharine Clifton
The English Patient
Nominated
Emily Watson
Bess McNeill
Breaking the Waves
Nominated
1997
Helena Bonham Carter
Kate Croy
The Wings of the Dove
Nominated
Julie Christie
Phyllis Hart
Afterglow
Nominated
Judi Dench
Queen Victoria
Mrs Brown
Nominated
Kate Winslet
Rose DeWitt Bukater
Titanic
Nominated
1998
Emily Watson
Jacqueline du Pre
Hilary and Jackie
Nominated
1999
Janet McTeer
Mary Jo Walker
Tumbleweeds
Nominated
Julianne Moore
Sarah Miles
The End of the Affair
Nominated
2000
Juliette Binoche
Vianne Rocher
Chocolat
Nominated
2001
Judi Dench
Iris Murdoch
Iris
Nominated
2002
Julianne Moore
Cathy Whitaker
Far From Heaven
Nominated
2003
Samantha Morton
Sarah Sullivan
In America
Nominated
Naomi Watts
Cristina Williams-Peck
21 Grams
Nominated
2004
Imelda Staunton
Vera Rose Drake
Vera Drake
Nominated
Kate Winslet
Clementine Kruczynski
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Nominated
2005
Judi Dench
Laura Forster-Henderson
Mrs. Henderson Presents
Nominated
Keira Knightley
Elizabeth Bennet
Pride & Prejudice
Nominated
2006
Helen Mirren
Queen Elizabeth II
The Queen
Won
Penélope Cruz
Raimunda
Volver
Nominated
Judi Dench
Barbara Covett
Notes on a Scandal
Nominated
Kate Winslet
Sarah Pierce
Little Children
Nominated
2007
Marion Cotillard
Edith Piaf
La Vie en Rose
Won
Julie Christie
Fiona Anderson
Away from Her
Nominated
2008
Kate Winslet
Hanna Schmitz
The Reader
Won
2009
Helen Mirren
Sophia Tolstaya
The Last Station
Nominated
Carey Mulligan
Jenny Mellor
An Education
Nominated
2012
Emmanuelle Riva
Anne Laurent
Amour
Nominated
2013
Judi Dench
Philomena Lee
Philomena
Nominated
2014
Julianne Moore
Alice Howrath
Still Alice
Won
Marion Cotillard
Sandra Bya
Two Days, One Night
Nominated
Felicity Jones
Jane Hawking
The Theory of Everything
Nominated
Rosamund Pike
Amy Elliott-Dunne/Nancy
Gone Girl
Nominated
2015
Charlotte Rampling
Kate Mercer
45 Years
Nominated
Saoirse Ronan
Eilis Lacey
Brooklyn
Nominated
2016
Isabelle Huppert
Michele Leblanc
Elle
Nominated
Ruth Negga
Mildred Loving
Loving
Nominated
First Black European actress nominated in the Leading category.
2017
Sally Hawkins
Elisa Esposito
The Shape of Water
Nominated
Saoirse Ronan
Christine "Lady Bird" McPherson
Lady Bird
Nominated
2018
Olivia Colman
Anne, Queen of Great Britain
The Favourite
Won
2019
Cynthia Erivo
Harriet Tubman
Harriet
Nominated
Saoirse Ronan
Josephine "Jo" March
Little Women
Nominated
2020/ 2021
Vanessa Kirby
Martha Weiss
Pieces of a Woman
Nominated
Carey Mulligan
Cassandra "Cassie" Thomas
Promising Young Woman
Nominated
2021
Penélope Cruz
Janis Martinez Moreno
Parallel Mothers
Nominated
Olivia Colman
Lena Caruso
The Lost Daughter
Nominated
2022
Andrea Riseborough
Leslie Rowlands
To Leslie
Nominated
Ana de Armas
Marilyn Monroe
Blonde
Nominated
2023
Sandra Hüller
Sandra Voyter
Anatomy of a Fall
Nominated
Carey Mulligan
Felicia Montealegre
Maestro
Nominated
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Best Original Screenplay
Best Original Screenplay
Year
Name
Country
Film
Status
Milestone / Notes
1940
Charles Bennett and Joan Harrison
Foreign Correspondent
Nominated
Charlie Chaplin
The Great Dictator
Nominated
1942
Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger
/
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
Nominated
1943
Noël Coward
In Which We Serve
Nominated
1945
Richard Schweizer
Marie-Louise
Won
1946
Muriel Box and Sydney Box
The Seventh Veil
Won
Raymond Chandler
The Blue Dahlia
Nominated
Jacques Prevert
Children of Paradise
Nominated
1947
Charlie Chaplin
Monsieur Verdoux
Nominated
Sergio Amidei , Adolfo Franci , Cesare Giulio Viola and Cesare Zavattini
Shoeshine
Nominated
1949
Sergio Amidei , Federico Fellini , Alfred Hayes , Marcello Pagliero and Roberto Rossellini
/
Paisan
Nominated
T.E.B. Clarke
Passport to Pimlico
Nominated
1950
Billy Wilder
Sunset Boulevard
Won
1951
The Big Carnival
Nominated
1952
T.E.B. Clarke
The Lavender Hill Mob
Nominated
Terence Rattigan
Breaking the Sound Barrier
Nominated
1953
Walter Reisch
Titanic
Won
1955
Sonya Levien
Interrupted Melody
Won
Henri Marquet and Jacques Tati
Mr. Hulot's Holiday
Nominated
1956
Albert Lamorisse
The Red Balloon
Won
Federico Fellini and Tullio Pinelli
La Strada
Nominated
1957
Federico Fellini, Ennio Flaiano and Tullio Pinelli
I Vitelloni
Nominated
1959
Marcel Moussy and François Truffaut
The 400 Blows
Nominated
Ingmar Bergman
Wild Strawberries
Nominated
1960
I.A.L. Diamond and Billy Wilder
/
The Apartment
Won
Bryan Forbes , Michael Craig and Richard Gregson
The Angry Silence
Nominated
Marguerite Duras
Hiroshima, Mon Amour
Nominated
1961
Grigori Chukhrai and Valentin Yezhov
Ballad of a Soldier
Nominated
Sergio Amidei , Diego Fabbi and Indro Montanelli
General Della Rovere
Nominated
Federico Fellini, Ennio Flaiano, Tullio Pinelli, and Brunello Rondi
La Dolce Vita
Nominated
1962
Ennio de Concini , Pietro Germi , and Alfredo Giannetti
Divorce Italian Style
Won
Wolfgang Reinhardt
Freud
Nominated
Alain Robbe-Grillet
Last Year at Marienbad
Nominated
Ingmar Bergman
Through a Glass Darkly
Nominated
1963
Elia Kazan
America America
Nominated
Federico Fellini, Ennio Flaiano, Tullio Pinelli, and Brunello Rondi
8 1/2
Nominated
Carlo Bernari , Pasquale Festa Campanile , Massimo Franciosa , Nanni Loy , and Vasco Pratolini
The Four Days of Naples
Nominated
1964
Alun Owen
A Hard Day's Night
Nominated
Age , Mario Monicelli , and Furio Scarpelli
The Organizer
Nominated
Daniel Boulanger , Philipe de Broca , Ariane Mnouchkine , and Jean-Paul Rappeneau
That Man from Rio
Nominated
1965
Frederic Raphael
Darling
Won
Age , Suso Cecchi d'Amico , Tonino Guerra , Mario Monicelli , Giorgio Salvioni, and Furio Scarpelli
Casanova 70
Nominated
Ken Annakin and Jack Davies
Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines
Nominated
Jacques Demy
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Nominated
1966
Claude Lelouch and Pierre Uytterhoeven
A Man and a Woman
Won
Michelangelo Antonioni , Edward Bond , and Tonino Guerra
/
Blowup
Nominated
I.A.L. Diamond and Billy Wilder
/
The Fortune Cookie
Nominated
1967
Jorge Semprún
La Guerre Est Finie
Nominated
Frederic Raphael
Two for the Road
Nominated
1968
Gillo Pontecorvo and Franco Solinas
The Battle of Algiers
Nominated
Peter Ustinov
Hot Millions
Nominated
Arthur C. Clarke
2001: A Space Odyssey
Nominated
1969
Nicola Badalucco , Enrico Medioli , and Luchino Visconti
The Damned
Nominated
1970
Eric Rohmer
My Night at Maud's
Nominated
1971
Elio Petri and Ugo Pirro
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion
Nominated
Penelope Gilliatt
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Nominated
1972
Luis Buñuel and Jean-Claude Carriere
/
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
Nominated
Louis Malle
Murmur of the Heart
Nominated
1973
Ingmar Bergman
Cries and Whispers
Nominated
1974
Jean-Louis Richard , Suzanne Schiffman , and François Truffaut
Day for Night
Nominated
1975
Claude Lelouch and Pierre Uytterhoeven
And Now My Love
Nominated
Federico Fellini and Tonino Guerra
Amarcord
Nominated
1976
Lina Wertmuller
Seven Beauties
Nominated
Jean-Charles Tacchella and Daniele Thompson
Cousin, Cousine
Nominated
1978
Ingmar Bergman
Autumn Sonata
Nominated
Michael Cimino
The Deer Hunter
Nominated
1979
Steve Tesich
Breaking Away
Won
1980
Jean Gruault
Mon oncle d'Amerique
Nominated
1981
Colin Welland
Chariots of Fire
Won
Trevor Griffiths
Reds
Nominated
1984
Anna Thomas
El Norte
Nominated
1985
Terry Gilliam , Charles McKeown , and Tom Stoppard
/
Brazil
Nominated
1986
Hanif Kureishi
My Beautiful Laundrette
Nominated
1987
Louis Malle
Au Revoir Les Enfants
Nominated
John Boorman
Hope and Glory
Nominated
1988
John Cleese and Charles Crichton
A Fish Called Wanda
Nominated
1992
Neil Jordan
The Crying Game
Won
1994
Richard Curtis
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Nominated
Krzysztof Kieślowski and Krzysztof Piesiewicz
Three Colours: Red
Nominated
1996
Mike Leigh
Secrets & Lies
Nominated
1997
Simon Beaufoy
The Full Monty
Nominated
1998
Tom Stoppard
Shakespeare in Love
Won
Roberto Benigni and Vincenzo Cerami
Life is Beautiful
Nominated
1999
Mike Leigh
Topsy-Turvy
Nominated
2000
Lee Hall
Billy Elliot
Nominated
William Nicholson
Gladiator
Nominated
2001
Julian Fellowes
Gosford Park
Won
Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Guillaume Laurant
Amelie
Nominated
Christopher Nolan and Jonathan Nolan
Memento
Nominated
2002
Pedro Almodóvar
Talk to Her
Won
2003
Steven Knight
Dirty Pretty Things
Nominated
Steven Zaillian
Gangs of New York
Nominated
Jim Sheridan , Kirsten Sheridan , and Naomi Sheridan
In America
Nominated
2004
Terry George
Hotel Rwanda
Nominated
Pierre Bismuth and Michel Gondry
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Won
Mike Leigh
Vera Drake
Nominated
2006
Peter Morgan
The Queen
Nominated
2007
Jan Pinkava
Ratatouille
Nominated
2008
Mike Leigh
Happy-Go-Lucky
Nominated
Martin McDonagh
In Bruges
Nominated
2009
Alessandro Camon
The Messenger
Nominated
2010
David Seidler
The King's Speech
Won
Mike Leigh
Another Year
Nominated
Christopher Nolan
Inception
Nominated
2011
Michel Hazanavicius
The Artist
Nominated
2012
Michael Haneke
Amour
Nominated
2014
Hugo Guinness
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Nominated
2015
Matt Charman
Bridge of Spies
Nominated
Alex Garland
Ex Machina
Nominated
2016
Damien Chazelle
La La Land
Nominated
Efthimis Filippou and Yorgos Lanthimos
The Lobster
Nominated
2017
Martin McDonagh
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Nominated
2019
Sam Mendes and Krysty Wilson-Cairns
/
1917
Nominated
2020/2021
Emerald Fennell
Promising Young Woman
Won
2021
Kenneth Branagh
Belfast
Won
Eskil Vogt , Joachim Trier
The Worst Person in the World
Nominated
2022
Martin McDonagh
The Banshees of Inisherin
Nominated
Ruben Östlund
Triangle of Sadness
Nominated
2023
Justine Triet and Arthur Harari
Anatomy of a Fall
Won
Best Adapted Screenplay
During certain ceremonies the Oscars only gave out one screenplay awards. If a screenplay is original, it will be noted as such.
Best Adapted Screenplay
Year
Name
Country
Film
Status
Milestone / Notes
1929
Hanns Kräly
The Patriot
Won
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
Nominated
1932
Samuel Hoffenstein
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Nominated
1933
Sonya Levien
State Fair
Nominated
Victor Heerman
Little Women
Won
1937
Heinz Herald and Géza Herczeg
/
The Life of Emile Zola
Won
1938
George Bernard Shaw , Ian Dalrympe, Cecil Arthur Lewis , and W. P. Lipscomb
/
Pygmalion
Won
1939
Holt Marvell , R. C. Sherriff , and Claudine West
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Nominated
Walter Reisch and Billy Wilder
Ninotchka
Nominated
1940
Joan Harrison
Rebecca
Nominated
1941
Billy Wilder
Hold Back the Dawn
Nominated
1942
George Froeschel , James Hilton , Claudine West , and Arthur Wimperis
/
Mrs. Miniver
Won
Random Harvest
Nominated
Jo Swerling
The Pride of the Yankees
Nominated
Rodney Ackland and Emeric Pressburger
/
49th Parallel
Nominated
1944
Samuel Hoffenstein
Laura
Nominated
John Van Druten
Gaslight
Nominated
Walter Reisch
Nominated
Raymond Chandler
Double Indemnity
Nominated
Billy Wilder
Nominated
1945
The Lost Weekend
Won
1946
Sergio Amidel and Federico Fellini
Rome, Open City
Nominated
David Lean , Anthony Havelock-Allan , and Ronald Neame
Brief Encounter
Nominated
1947
Great Expectations
Nominated
1948
Billy Wilder
A Foreign Affair
Nominated
Irma Von Cube
Johnny Belinda
Nominated
Richard Schweizer and David Wechsler [de ]
The Search
Nominated
Frank Partos
The Snake Pit
Nominated
1949
Cesare Zavattini
Bicycle Thieves
Nominated
Graham Greene
The Fallen Idol
Nominated
1951
Jacques Natanson and Max Ophüls
/
La Ronde
Nominated
Robert Wyler
Detective Story
Nominated
1952
John Dighton and Roger MacDougall
/
Sabrina
Nominated
1953
John Dighton and Ian McLellan Hunter
Roman Holiday
Nominated
Eric Ambler
The Cruel Sea
Nominated
1954
Billy Wilder
Sabrina
Nominated
1956
Ivan Moffat
Giant
Nominated
1957
Pierre Boulle
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Won
1958
Alec Guinness
The Horse's Mouth
Nominated
1959
I. A. L. Diamond and Billy Wilder
/
Some Like It Hot
Nominated
Neil Paterson
Room at the Top
Won
1960
T. E. B. Clarke and Gavin Lambert
Sons and Lovers
Nominated
James Kennaway
Tunes of Glory
Nominated
1962
Vladimir Nabokov
Lolita
Nominated
Robert Bolt
Lawrence of Arabia
Nominated
1963
John Osborne
Tom Jones
Won
Serge Bourguignon and Antoine Tudal
Sundays and Cybele
Nominated
1964
Peter George
Dr. Strangelove
Nominated
Michael Cacoyannis
Zorba the Greek
Nominated
1965
Robert Bolt
Doctor Zhivago
Won
1966
A Man for All Seasons
Won
Vernon Harris
Alfie
Nominated
1968
Roman Polanski
Rosemary's Baby
Nominated
Vernon Harris
Oliver!
Nominated
1969
Bridget Boland
Anne of the Thousand Days
Nominated
Costa-Gavras and Jorge Semprún
/
Z
Nominated
1970
Joseph Bologna
Lovers and Other Strangers
Nominated
1971
Bernardo Bertolucci
The Conformist
Nominated
Vittorio Bonicelli and Ugo Pirro
The Garden of the Finzi-Continis
Nominated
1972
Bengt Forslund and Jan Troell
The Emigrants
Nominated
1974
Paul Dehn
Murder on the Orient Express
Nominated
Lionel Chetwynd
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
Nominated
1975
Ruggero Maccari and Dino Risi
Profumo di donna
Nominated
1976
Federico Fellini and Bernardino Zapponi
Fellini's Casanova
Nominated
David Butler
Voyage of the Damned
Nominated
1977
Gavin Lambert
|
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
Nominated
Peter Shaffer
Equus
Nominated
Luis Buñuel and Jean-Claude Carrière
/
That Obscure Object of Desire
Nominated
1979
Marcello Danon, Édouard Molinaro , Jean Poiret , and Francis Veber
La Cage aux Folles
Nominated
1981
Harold Pinter
The French Lieutenant's Woman
Nominated
Dennis Potter
Pennies from Heaven
Nominated
1982
Costa-Gavras
Missing
Won
Wolfgang Petersen
Das Boot
Nominated
1983
Harold Pinter
Betrayal
Nominated
Willy Russell
Educating Rita
Nominated
Ronald Harwood
The Dresser
Nominated
Harwood was born in South Africa.
1985
Menno Meyjes
The Color Purple
Nominated
1986
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
A Room with a View
Won
1987
Bernardo Bertolucci and Mark Peploe
/
The Last Emperor
Won
Per Berglund, Brasse Brännström , Lasse Hallström and Reidar Jönsson
My Life as a Dog
Nominated
James Dearden
Fatal Attraction
Nominated
1988
Christopher Hampton
Dangerous Liaisons
Won
Christine Edzard
Little Dorrit
Nominated
Jean-Claude Carrière
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Nominated
1989
Shane Connaughton and Jim Sheridan
My Left Foot
Nominated
1990
Martin Scorsese
Goodfellas
Nominated
1991
Agniezska Holland
Europa Europa
Nominated
1992
Peter Barnes
Enchanted April
Nominated
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Howards End
Won
1993
The Remains of the Day
Nominated
Martin Scorsese
Age of Innocence
Nominated
Terry George and Jim Sheridan
In the Name of the Father
Nominated
1994
Alan Bennett
The Madness of King George
Nominated
1995
Emma Thompson
Sense and Sensibility
Won
Mike Figgis
Leaving Las Vegas
Nominated
Michael Radford , Anna Pavignano , Furio Scarpelli , Giacomo Scarpelli , and Massimo Troisi
/
Il Postino: The Postman
Nominated
1996
Kenneth Branagh
Hamlet
Nominated
John Hodge
Trainspotting
Nominated
Anthony Minghella
The English Patient
Nominated
1997
Atom Egoyan
The Sweet Hereafter
Won
1999
Anthony Minghella
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Nominated
2002
David Hare
The Hours
Nominated
Ronald Harwood
The Pianist
Won
2004
Julie Delpy
Before Sunset
Nominated
2005
Jeffrey Caine
Philomena
Nominated
2006
Sacha Baron Cohen , Peter Baynham , and Dan Mazer
/
Borat
Nominated
Hawk Ostby
Children of Men
Nominated
Patrick Marber
Notes on a Scandal
Nominated
2007
Christopher Hampton
Atonement
Nominated
Ronald Harwood
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Nominated
2008
Simon Beaufoy
Slumdog Millionaire
Won
Peter Morgan
Frost/Nixon
Nominated
David Hare
The Reader
Nominated
2009
Nick Hornby
An Education
Nominated
Jesse Armstrong , Simon Blackwell , Armando Iannucci and Tony Roche
/
In the Loop
Nominated
2010
Simon Beaufoy and Danny Boyle
127 Hours
Nominated
2011
Bridget O'Connor and Peter Straughan
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Nominated
2013
Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope
Philomena
Nominated
Julie Delpy
Before Midnight
Nominated
2014
Damien Chazelle
Whiplash
Nominated
2015
Emma Donoghue
Room
Nominated
Nick Hornby
Brooklyn
Nominated
2020/2021
Christopher Hampton and Florian Zeller
/
The Father
Won
Sacha Baron Cohen, Dan Swimer , Peter Baynham and Dan Mazer
/
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Nominated
2022
Edward Berger , Lesley Paterson and Ian Stokell
/
All Quiet on the Western Front
Nominated
Kazuo Ishiguro
Living
Nominated
2023
Christopher Nolan
Oppenheimer
Nominated
Jonathan Glazer
The Zone of Interest
Nominated
Best Story
Best Animated Feature
Best Animated Short Film
Best Cinematography
Best Film Editing
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Best Original Score
Best Original Score
Year
Name
Country
Film
Status
Milestone / Notes
1950
Franz Waxman
Sunset Boulevard
Won
Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture
Max Steiner
The Flame and the Arrow
Nominated
Adolph Deutsch
Annie Get Your Gun
Won
Scoring of a Musical Picture Shared with Roger Edens
Oliver Wallace
Cinderella
Nominated
Scoring of a Musical Picture Shared with Paul Smith
André Previn
Three Little Words
Nominated
Scoring of a Musical Picture
1951
Franz Waxman
A Place in the Sun
Won
Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture
Miklós Rózsa
Quo Vadis
Nominated
Oliver Wallace
Alice in Wonderland
Nominated
Scoring of a Musical Picture
Peter Herman Adler
The Great Caruso
Nominated
Scoring of a Musical Picture Shared with Johnny Green
Adolph Deutsch
Show Boat
Nominated
Scoring of a Musical Picture Shared with Conrad Salinger
1952
Dimitri Tiomkin
High Noon
Won
Music Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture
Miklós Rózsa
Ivanhoe
Nominated
Max Steiner
The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima
Nominated
The Jazz Singer
Nominated
Scoring of a Musical Picture Shared with Ray Heindorf
Gian Carlo Menotti
The Medium
Nominated
Scoring of a Musical Picture
1953
Bronisław Kaper
Lili
Won
Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture
Miklós Rózsa
Julius Caesar
Nominated
Friedrich Hollaender
The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T
Nominated
Scoring of a Musical Picture Shared with Morris Stoloff
Adolph Deutsch
The Band Wagon
Nominated
Scoring of a Musical Picture
André Previn
Kiss Me Kate
Nominated
Scoring of a Musical Picture Shared with Saul Chaplin
1954
Dimitri Tiomkin
The High and the Mighty
Won
Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture
Max Steiner
The Caine Mutiny
Nominated
Franz Waxman
The Silver Chalice
Nominated
Adolph Deutsch
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Won
Scoring of a Musical Picture Shared with Saul Chaplin
1955
Max Steiner
Battle Cry
Nominated
Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture
Adolph Deutsch
Oklahoma!
Won
Scoring of a Musical Picture Shared with Robert Russell Bennett and Jay Blackton
Cyril J. Mockridge
Guys and Dolls
Nominated
Scoring of a Musical Picture Shared with Jay Blackton
André Previn
It's Always Fair Weather
Nominated
Scoring of a Musical Picture
1956
Dimitri Tiomkin
Giant
Nominated
Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture
1957
Malcolm Arnold
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Won
1958
Dimitri Tiomkin
The Old Man and the Sea
Won
Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture
Oliver Wallace
White Wilderness
Nominated
André Previn
Gigi
Won
Scoring of a Musical Picture
Yuri Fayer Gennady Rozhdestvensky
The Bolshoi Ballet
Nominated
1959
Miklós Rózsa
Ben-Hur
Won
Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture
Franz Waxman
The Nun's Story
Nominated
Ernest Gold
On the Beach
Nominated
André Previn
Porgy and Bess
Won
Scoring of a Musical Picture Shared with Ken Darby
1960
Ernest Gold
Exodus
Won
Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture
Dimitri Tiomkin
The Alamo
Nominated
André Previn
Elmer Gantry
Nominated
Bells Are Ringing
Nominated
Scoring of a Musical Picture Shared with Red Mitchell
1961
Miklós Rózsa
El Cid
Nominated
Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture
Dimitri Tiomkin
The Guns of Navarone
Nominated
Dmitri Shostakovich
Khovanshchina
Nominated
Scoring of a Musical Picture
1962
Maurice Jarre
Lawrence of Arabia
Won
Music Score — Substantially Original
Bronisław Kaper
Mutiny on the Bounty
Nominated
Franz Waxman
Taras Bulba
Nominated
Michel Magne
Gigot
Nominated
Scoring of Music — Adaptation or Treatment
1963
John Addison
Tom Jones
Won
Music Score — Substantially Original
Dimitri Tiomkin
55 Days at Peking
Nominated
Ernest Gold
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Nominated
André Previn
Irma la Douce
Won
Scoring of Music — Adaptation or Treatment
Maurice Jarre
Sundays and Cybele
Nominated
1964
Dimitri Tiomkin
The Fall of the Roman Empire
Nominated
Music Score — Substantially Original
André Previn
My Fair Lady
Won
Scoring of Music — Adaptation or Treatment
George Martin
A Hard Day's Night
Nominated
Leo Arnaud
The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Nominated
Scoring of Music — Adaptation or Treatment Shared with Robert Armbruster , Jack Elliott , Jack Hayes , Calvin Jackson , and Leo Shuken
1965
Maurice Jarre
Doctor Zhivago
Won
Music Score — Substantially Original
Jacques Demy Michel Legrand
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Nominated
Michel Legrand
Nominated
Scoring of Music — Adaptation or Treatment
1966
John Barry
Born Free
Won
Original Music Score
Ken Thorne
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Nominated
Scoring of Music — Adaptation or Treatment
Luis Bacalov
The Gospel According to St. Matthew
Nominated
1967
Leslie Bricusse
Doctor Dolittle
Nominated
Original Music Score
Richard Rodney Bennett
Far from the Madding Crowd
Nominated
André Previn
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Nominated
Scoring of Music — Adaptation or Treatment Shared with Joseph Gershenson
1968
John Barry
The Lion in Winter
Won
Original Score — For a Motion Picture (Not a Musical)
Michel Legrand
The Thomas Crown Affair
Nominated
Michel Legrand Jacques Demy
The Young Girls of Rochefort
Nominated
Scoring of a Musical Picture — Original or Adaptation
1969
Georges Delerue
Anne of the Thousand Days
Nominated
Original Score — For a Motion Picture (Not a Musical)
Ernest Gold
The Secret of Santa Vittoria
Nominated
Leslie Bricusse
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Nominated
Scoring of a Musical Picture — Original or Adaptation Shared with John Williams
1970
Francis Lai
Love Story
Won
Original Score
Frank Cordell
Cromwell
Nominated
The Beatles
Let It Be
Won
Original Song Score
Leslie Bricusse Ian Fraser
Scrooge
Nominated
1971
Michel Legrand
Summer of '42
Won
Original Dramatic Score
John Barry
Mary, Queen of Scots
Nominated
Richard Rodney Bennett
Nicholas and Alexandra
Nominated
Peter Maxwell Davies Peter Greenwell
The Boy Friend
Nominated
Scoring: Adaptation and Original Song Score
Dimitri Tiomkin
/
Tchaikovsky
Nominated
Leslie Bricusse Anthony Newley
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Nominated
1972
Charlie Chaplin
Limelight
Won
Original Dramatic Score Shared with Raymond Rasch and Larry Russell
Nino Rota
The Godfather
Nominated
Original Dramatic Score Nomination rescinded
John Addison
Sleuth
Nominated
Original Dramatic Score
1973
Georges Delerue
The Day of the Dolphin
Nominated
Original Dramatic Score
John Cameron
A Touch of Class
Nominated
André Previn Andrew Lloyd Webber
/
Jesus Christ Superstar
Nominated
Scoring: Original Song Score and Adaptation or Scoring: Adaptation Shared with Herbert W. Spencer
1974
Nino Rota
The Godfather Part II
Won
Original Dramatic Score Shared with Carmine Coppola
Richard Rodney Bennett
Murder on the Orient Express
Nominated
Original Dramatic Score
Frederick Loewe Angela Morley
/
The Little Prince
Nominated
Scoring: Original Song Score and Adaptation or Scoring: Adaptation Shared with Alan Jay Lerner and Douglas Gamley
1975
Pete Townshend
Tommy
Nominated
Scoring: Original Song Score and Adaptation or Scoring: Adaptation
1977
Georges Delerue
Julia
Nominated
Original Dramatic Score
Maurice Jarre
Mohammad, Messenger of God
Nominated
Angela Morley
The Slipper and the Rose
Nominated
Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Adaptation Score Shared with the Sherman Brothers
1978
Giorgio Moroder
Midnight Express
Won
Original Score
Ennio Morricone
Days of Heaven
Nominated
1979
Georges Delerue
A Little Romance
Won
Original Score
1980
Philippe Sarde
Tess
Nominated
1981
Vangelis
Chariots of Fire
Won
1982
George Fenton
Gandhi
Nominated
Original Score Shared with Ravi Shankar
Leslie Bricusse
Victor/Victoria
Won
Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Adaptation Score Shared with Henry Mancini
1983
Michel Legrand
Yentl
Won
Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Adaptation Score Shared with Alan and Marilyn Bergman
1984
Maurice Jarre
A Passage to India
Won
Original Score
1985
John Barry
Out of Africa
Won
Georges Delerue
Agnes of God
Nominated
Jeremy Lubbock Rod Temperton
The Color Purple
Nominated
Shared with Chris Boardman, Jorge Calandrelli , Andraé Crouch , Jack Hayes , Jerry Hey , Quincy Jones , Randy Kerber , Joel Rosenbaum, Caiphus Semenya , and Fred Steiner
Maurice Jarre
Witness
Nominated
1986
Ennio Morricone
The Mission
Nominated
1987
David Byrne
/
The Last Emperor
Won
Shared with Ryuichi Sakamoto and Cong Su
George Fenton
Cry Freedom
Nominated
Shared with Jonas Gwangwa
Ennio Morricone
The Untouchables
Nominated
1988
George Fenton
Dangerous Liaisons
Nominated
Maurice Jarre
Gorillas in the Mist
Nominated
Hans Zimmer
Rain Man
Nominated
1990
John Barry
Dances with Wolves
Won
Maurice Jarre
Ghost
Nominated
1991
Ennio Morricone
Bugsy
Nominated
George Fenton
The Fisher King
Nominated
1992
John Barry
Chaplin
Nominated
1994
Hans Zimmer
The Lion King
Won
1995
Luis Bacalov
/
The Postman
Won
Dramatic Score.
Patrick Doyle
Sense and Sensibility
Nominated
1996
Gabriel Yared
/
The English Patient
Won
Patrick Doyle
Hamlet
Nominated
Rachel Portman
Emma
Won
Musical or Comedy Score.
Hans Zimmer
The Preacher's Wife
Nominated
1997
Anne Dudley
The Full Monty
Won
Hans Zimmer
As Good as It Gets
Nominated
1998
Nicola Piovani
Life Is Beautiful
Won
Dramatic Score.
Stephen Warbeck
Shakespeare in Love
Won
Musical or Comedy Score.
Hans Zimmer
The Thin Red Line
Nominated
Dramatic Score.
The Prince of Egypt
Nominated
Musical or Comedy Score. Shared with Stephen Schwartz .
1999
Rachel Portman
The Cider House Rules
Nominated
Gabriel Yared
/
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Nominated
2000
Rachel Portman
Chocolat
Nominated
Hans Zimmer
Gladiator
Nominated
Ennio Morricone
Malèna
Nominated
2003
Gabriel Yared
/
Cold Mountain
Nominated
2004
Jan A. P. Kaczmarek
Finding Neverland
Won
2005
Alberto Iglesias
The Constant Gardener
Nominated
Dario Marianelli
Pride & Prejudice
Nominated
2006
Javier Navarrete
Pan's Labyrinth
Nominated
Alexandre Desplat
The Queen
Nominated
2007
Dario Marianelli
Atonement
Won
Alberto Iglesias
The Kite Runner
Nominated
2008
Alexandre Desplat
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Nominated
2009
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Nominated
Hans Zimmer
Sherlock Holmes
Nominated
2010
Atticus Ross
The Social Network
Won
Shared with Trent Reznor .
John Powell
How to Train Your Dragon
Nominated
Hans Zimmer
Inception
Nominated
Alexandre Desplat
The King's Speech
Nominated
2011
Ludovic Bource
The Artist
Won
Alberto Iglesias
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Nominated
2012
Dario Marianelli
Anna Karenina
Nominated
Alexandre Desplat
Argo
Nominated
2013
Steven Price
Gravity
Won
Alexandre Desplat
Philomena
Nominated
2014
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Won
The Imitation Game
Nominated
Hans Zimmer
Interstellar
Nominated
Gary Yershon
Mr. Turner
Nominated
Jóhann Jóhannsson
The Theory of Everything
Nominated
2015
Ennio Morricone
The Hateful Eight
Won
Jóhann Jóhannsson
Sicario
Nominated
2016
Micachu
Jackie
Nominated
Hauschka
Lion
Nominated
Shared with Dustin O'Halloran .
2017
Jonny Greenwood
Phantom Thread
Nominated
Hans Zimmer
Dunkirk
Nominated
Alexandre Desplat
The Shape of Water
Won
2018
Isle of Dogs
Nominated
Ludwig Göransson
Black Panther
Won
2019
Hildur Guðnadóttir
Joker
Won
Alexandre Desplat
Little Women
Nominated
2020/2021
Atticus Ross
Soul
Won
Shared with Jon Batiste and Trent Reznor.
Mank
Nominated
Shared with Trent Reznor.
2021
Hans Zimmer
Dune
Won
Jonny Greenwood
The Power of the Dog
Nominated
Alberto Iglesias
Parallel Mothers
Nominated
2022
Hauschka
All Quiet on the Western Front
Won
2023
Ludwig Göransson
Oppenheimer
Won
Jerskin Fendrix
Poor Things
Nominated
Best International Feature Film
References
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