This list details Australians working in the film industry who have been nominated for, or won, Academy Awards (also known as Oscars). These awards honored outstanding achievements in theatrically released motion pictures and were first presented by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in 1929.

, a total of 55 awards from 192 nominations had been won by Australians. Additionally, four special awards for scientific and engineering achievements have been given.

Nominees and winners In the following tables, the years correspond to the year in which the films were released; the Academy Award ceremony is held the following year.

Production

Best Picture Academy Award for Best PictureYearNameFilmStatusNotesRef(s) 1993(66th) Jan Chapman The Piano First Australian to be nominated for Best Picture. 1996(68th) Bruce DaveyMel Gibson Braveheart First Australians to win for Best Picture.Gibson was born in the United States, moved to Australia at age 12.Shared with Alan Ladd, Jr. Bill MillerGeorge MillerDoug Mitchell Babe 1996(68th) Jane Scott Shine 1998(71st) Grant Hill The Thin Red Line Shared with Robert Geisler and John Roberdeau. 2001(74th) Baz LuhrmannMartin Brown Moulin Rouge! 2003(76th) Peter Weir Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Shared with Samuel Goldwyn, Jr. and Duncan Henderson. 2009(82nd) Carolynne Cunningham District 9 Shared with Peter Jackson. 2010(83rd) Emile Sherman The King's Speech Shared with Iain Canning. 2011(84th) Grant Hill The Tree of Life First Australian with multiple nominations in this category.Shared with Dede Gardner, Sarah Green and Bill Pohlad. 2015(88th) George MillerDoug Mitchell Mad Max: Fury Road 2016(89th) Bruce Davey Paul Currie Hacksaw Ridge Shared with Bill Mechanic, David Permut, Terry Benedict, and Brian Oliver. Angie Fielder Emile Sherman Lion Shared with Iain Canning. 2021(94th) Jane CampionEmile Sherman The Power of the Dog Campion was born in New Zealand but resides in Australia.Shared with Tanya Seghatchian, Iain Canning, and Roger Frappier. 2022(95th) Baz LuhrmannCatherine Martin Elvis Shared with Gail Berman, Patrick McCormack, and Schuyler Weiss. 2023(96th) Margot Robbie Barbie Shared with David Heyman, Tom Ackerley, and Robbie Brenner.

Best International Feature Film

Note: The Academy Award in this category is awarded to countries, not individuals. This list contains directors of nominated films, who typically accept the award on behalf of their country. Academy Award for Best International Feature FilmYearNameFilmStatusNotesRef(s) 2016(89th) Martin Butler Bentley Dean Tanna First Australian film to make the final round nominations in this category.

Best Documentary Feature Film Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature FilmYearNameFilmStatusNotesRef(s) 1942(15th) Ken G. Hall Kokoda Front Line! First Australian to win and be nominated for Best Documentary Feature Film and first to win an Academy Award in any category. 1980(53rd) David Bradbury Front Line 1983(56th) Robin AndersonBob Connolly First Contact 1986(59th) David Bradbury Chile: Hasta Cuando? First Australian with multiple nominations in this category. 2007(80th) Eva Orner Taxi to the Dark Side Shared with Alex Gibney.

Best Documentary Short Film Academy Award for Best Documentary Short FilmYearNameFilmStatusNotesRef(s) 1947(20th) Australian News & Information Bureau School in the Mailbox 1979(52nd) Phillip Borsos Nails 2024(97th)Maya GnypI Am Ready, Warden Shared with Smriti Mundhra

Best Animated Feature Academy Award for Best Animated FeatureYearNameFilmStatusNotesRef(s) 2006(79th) George Miller Happy Feet First Australian to win and be nominated for Best Animated Feature. 2024(97th) Adam ElliotLiz Kearney Memoir of a Snail

Best Animated Short Film Academy Award for Best Animated Short FilmYearNameFilmStatusNotesRef(s) 1977(50th) Suzanne Baker Leisure First Australian to win and be nominated for Best Animated Short Film and first Australian woman to win an Academy Award in any category. Reader must scroll down to "1977: Suzanne Baker, first Australian woman to win an Oscar". 2003(76th) Adam Elliot Harvie Krumpet Elliot has since donated his Oscar to the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI). 2004(77th) Sejong Park Andrew Gregory Birthday Boy 2005(78th) Anthony Lucas The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello 2010(83rd) Shaun Tan The Lost Thing Shared with Andrew Ruhemann. 2022(95th) Lachlan Pendragon An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It

Best Live Action Short Film Academy Award for Best Live Action Short FilmYearNameFilmStatusNotesRef(s)2006(79th) Peter TemplemanStuart Parkyn The Saviour First Australians to be nominated for Best Live Action Short Film. 2008(81st) Tamara Anghie New Boy Nominated with Steph Green. 2010(83rd)Luke DoolanDrew BaileyMiracle Fish 2017(90th) Derin SealeJosh Lawson The Eleven O'Clock

Performance

Best Actor Academy Award for Best ActorYearNameFilmStatusNotesRef(s) 1971<br/ >(44th) Peter Finch Sunday Bloody Sunday First English-Australian to be nominated for Best Actor. 1976<br/ >(49th) Network First English-Australian to win for Best Actor and first with multiple nominations in this category.First ever posthumous winner in any acting category. 1996<br/ >(69th) Geoffrey Rush Shine First Australian male actor to be nominated across acting categories (Best Supporting Actor for Shakespeare in Love). 1999<br/ >(72nd) Russell Crowe The Insider Crowe moved from his native New Zealand when he was four years old and currently resides in Australia. 2000<br/ >(73rd) Gladiator First Australian with nominations in consecutive years in this category. Geoffrey Rush Quills 2001<br/ >(74th) Russell Crowe A Beautiful Mind 2005<br/ >(78th) Heath Ledger Brokeback Mountain 2012<br/ >(85th) Hugh Jackman Les Misérables

Best Actress Academy Award for Best ActressYearNameFilmStatusNotesRef(s) 1932/33 (6th) May Robson Lady for a Day First Australian to be nominated for Best Actress and first to be nominated for an Academy Award in any category. 1984 (57th) Judy Davis A Passage to India First Australian to be nominated across acting categories (Best Supporting Actress for Husbands and Wives). 1998 (71st) Cate Blanchett Elizabeth 2001 (74th) Nicole Kidman Moulin Rouge! Kidman was born in the United States, moved to Australia at age 3. 2002 (75th) The Hours First Australian to win for Best Actress and first with multiple nominations in this category, and in consecutive years. 2003 (76th) Keisha Castle-Hughes Whale Rider Australian born, New Zealand actress. Naomi Watts 21 Grams British born, Australian actress. 2007 (80th) Cate Blanchett Elizabeth: The Golden Age First Australian and the first woman to be nominated for portraying the same character in different films (Queen Elizabeth I of England).First Australian to be nominated for multiple acting Oscars in the same year (Best Supporting Actress for I'm Not There). 2010 (83rd) Nicole Kidman Rabbit Hole 2012 (85th) Naomi Watts The Impossible 2013 (86th) Cate Blanchett Blue Jasmine First Australian to win across acting categories (Best Supporting Actress for The Aviator). 2015 (88th) Carol 2017 (90th) Margot Robbie I, Tonya 2021 (94th) Nicole Kidman Being the Ricardos 2022 (95th) Cate Blanchett Tár 2025 (98th) Rose ByrneIf I Had Legs I'd Kick You

Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for Best Supporting ActorYearNameFilmStatusNotesRef(s) 1998<br/ >(71st) Geoffrey Rush Shakespeare in Love First Australian to be nominated for Best Supporting Actor.First Australian male actor to be nominated across acting categories (Best Actor for Shine). 2008<br/ >(81st) Heath Ledger The Dark Knight First Australian to win for Best Supporting Actor and first ever posthumous winner in supporting acting category. 2010<br/ >(83rd) Geoffrey Rush The King's Speech First Australian with multiple nominations in this category. 2021<br/ >(94th) Kodi Smit-McPhee The Power of the Dog 2024<br/ >(97th) Guy Pearce The Brutalist 2025 (98th) Jacob ElordiFrankenstein

Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for Best Supporting ActressYearNameFilmStatusNotesRef(s) 1940 (13th) Judith Anderson Rebecca First Australian to be nominated for Best Supporting Actress. 1963 (36th) Diane Cilento Tom Jones 1992 (65th) Judy Davis Husbands and Wives First Australian to be nominated across acting categories (Best Actress for A Passage to India). 1998 (71st) Rachel Griffiths Hilary and Jackie 1999 (72nd) Toni Collette The Sixth Sense 2004 (77th) Cate Blanchett The Aviator First Australian to win for Best Supporting Actress.First Australian to win across acting categories (Best Actress for Blue Jasmine)First actor to win an Oscar for portraying a real Oscar winner (Katharine Hepburn). 2006 (79th) Notes on a Scandal First Australian with multiple nominations in this category. 2007 (80th) I'm Not There First Australian to be nominated for multiple acting Oscars in the same year (Best Actress for Elizabeth: The Golden Age). 2010 (83rd) Jacki Weaver Animal Kingdom 2012 (85th) Silver Linings Playbook 2016 (89th) Nicole Kidman Lion 2019 (92nd) Margot Robbie Bombshell

Craft Best Cinematography Academy Award for Best CinematographyYearNameFilmStatusNotesRef(s) 1950 (23rd) Robert Krasker The Third Man First Australian to win and be nominated for Best Cinematography, Black and White. 1985 (58th)John Seale Witness 1988 (61st) Rain Man First Australian with multiple nominations in this category. 1990 (63rd) Dean Semler Dances with Wolves 1996 (69th) John Seale The English Patient 2001 (74th) Andrew Lesnie The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Donald McAlpine Moulin Rouge! 2002 (75th) Dion Beebe Chicago Beebe was born in Australia but moved to South Africa at the age of 4. 2003 (76th) Russell Boyd Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World John Seale Cold Mountain 2005 (78th) Dion Beebe Memoirs of a Geisha 2015 (88th) John Seale Mad Max: Fury Road 2016 (89th) Greig Fraser Lion 2021 (94th) Dune Ari Wegner The Power of the Dog 2022 (95th) Mandy Walker Elvis 2024 (97th)Greig FraserDune: Part Two

Best Costume Design Academy Award for Best Costume DesignYearNameFilmStatusNotesRef(s) 1951(24th) Orry-Kelly An American in Paris First Australian to win and be nominated for Best Costume Design, Colour.Shared with Walter Plunkett and Irene Sharaff. 1957(30th) Les Girls First Australian with multiple wins and nominations in this category. 1959(32nd) Some Like It Hot Best Costume Design, Black and White. 1962(35th) Gypsy Best Costume Design, Colour. 1966(39th) Jocelyn Rickards Morgan – A Suitable Case for Treatment Best Costume Design, Black and White. 1967(40th) John Truscott Camelot 1980(53rd) Anna Senior My Brilliant Career 1993(66th) Janet Patterson The Piano 1995(68th) Lizzy GardinerTim Chappel The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert 1996(69th) Janet Patterson The Portrait of a Lady 1997(70th) Oscar and Lucinda 2001(74th) Catherine MartinAngus Strathie Moulin Rouge! 2003(76th) Wendy Stites Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 2008(81st) Catherine Martin Australia 2009(82nd) Janet Patterson Bright Star 2013(86th) Catherine Martin The Great Gatsby Hold the record for most wins by an Australian in any category, with four. Michael Wilkinson American Hustle 2022(95th) Catherine Martin Elvis

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