List of Brazilian Academy Award winners and nominees
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.
Kiss of the Spider Woman (O Beijo da Mulher Aranha)
Nominated
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]
2018
Call Me by Your Name
Nominated
Co-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]
French-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]
British-Brazilian production co-directed by Brazilian director João Jardim. The Academy only nominated British director Lucy Walker and British producer Angus Aynsley.[17]
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]
Pedro Kos is a Brazilian director,[27] Jon Shenk is a US-born director, and the film is an American production.
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