List of indigenous Academy Award winners and nominees

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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.

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

Best Picture[]

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

Best Actress[]

Year
(Ceremony) 		Name Country Ethnic group(s) Film Status Milestone / Notes Ref.
2003
(76th) 		Keisha Castle-Hughes New Zealand Māori Whale Rider Nominated Debut performance
At the time of nomination, she was the youngest ever nominee in the category. She is the now the second youngest after Quvenzhané Wallis. 		[1]
2018
(91st) 		Yalitza Aparicio Mexico Mixtec & Trique
(Native Mexican) 		Roma Nominated Debut performance [2]

Best Supporting Actor[]

Year
(Ceremony) 		Name Country Ethnic group(s) Film Status Milestones/Notes Ref.
1970
(43rd) 		Chief Dan George Canada 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 French Polynesia 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 New Zealand 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 United States
Canada 		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

Ainsley Gardiner

New Zealand Māori Two Cars, One Night Nominated

Best Foreign Language Film[]

Year
(Ceremony) 		Name Country Ethnic group(s) Film Status Milestone / Notes Ref.
1987
(60th) 		Nils Gaup
 Norway Sámi Pathfinder Nominated

Honorary Award[]

Year
(Ceremony) 		Name Country Ethnic group(s) Milestone / Notes Ref.
2019
(92nd) 		Wes Studi United States Cherokee
(Native American) 		The first and only indigenous person to be awarded an Honorary Award. [9]

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. ^ "Taika Waititi makes Oscars history as first Maori Academy Award winner". Los Angeles Times. 10 February 2020.
  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.
  9. ^ Bahr, Linsey (26 October 2019). "Wes Studi to make Oscars history for Native American actors". ABC News. Retrieved 2020-08-29.
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