List of Academy Award winners and nominees from Canada

This is a list of Canadian Academy Award winners and nominees. This list details the performances of Canadian filmmakers, actors, actresses and films that have either been submitted, nominated or have won an Academy Award.

Best Actor in a Leading Role Best Actor in a Leading RoleYearNameFilmStatusMilestone / Notes 1936 Walter Huston Dodsworth First Canadian actor to receive a nomination for Best Actor. 1940 Raymond Massey Abe Lincoln in Illinois 1941 Walter Huston The Devil and Daniel Webster 1942 Walter Pidgeon Mrs. Miniver 1943 Madame Curie 1944 Alexander Knox Wilson 2006 Ryan Gosling Half Nelson 2016La La Land 2022 Brendan Fraser The Whale Fraser is an American-born Canadian actor.

Best Actress in a Leading Role Best Actress in a Leading RoleYearNameFilmStatusMilestone / Notes 1928–29 Mary Pickford Coquette First Canadian to win an Oscar.First Canadian actress to win an Oscar.First Canadian to receive an Oscar nomination.First Canadian actress to receive a nomination for Best Actress.Inaugural win. 1929–30 Norma Shearer The Divorcee First Canadian to receive multiple nominations. Their Own Desire 1930–31 Marie Dressler Min and Bill First time multiple Canadians received Oscar nominations.First time multiple Canadians received nominations in the same category. Norma Shearer A Free Soul 1931–32 Marie Dressler Emma 1934 Norma Shearer The Barretts of Wimpole Street 1936 Romeo and Juliet 1938 Marie Antoinette 1969 Geneviève Bujold Anne of the Thousand Days 2007 Elliot Page Juno Page was nominated prior to his gender transition in 2020. At age 20, it made him the fourth-youngest Best Actress nominee at the time. 2016 Brie Larson Room Larson is an American-born Canadian actress.

Best Actor in a Supporting Role Best Actor in a Supporting RoleYearNameFilmStatusMilestone / Notes1938 Gene Lockhart Algiers Lockhart was a Canadian-American character actor, singer, and playwright. 1942 Walter Huston Yankee Doodle Dandy First Canadian actor to be nominated in multiple categories. 1944 Hume Cronyn The Seventh Cross 1946 Harold Russell The Best Years of Our Lives Russell was a Canadian born, U.S. veteran.First Canadian actor to win an Oscar.First Canadian actor to win an Oscar for Supporting Actor. 1948 Walter Huston The Treasure of the Sierra Madre 1949 John Ireland All the King's Men Ireland was born in Canada, but raised in the United States.1960Jack KruschenThe Apartment 1970 Chief Dan George Little Big Man First First Nations actor to receive a nomination. 1989 Dan Aykroyd Driving Miss Daisy 1990 Graham Greene Dances with Wolves Second First Nations actor to receive a nomination. 2009 Christopher Plummer The Last Station 2011 Beginners Oldest Canadian actor to win an Oscar for Supporting Actor (age 82).2017 All the Money in the World Oldest Canadian actor to receive a nomination (age 88).2023Ryan GoslingBarbie

Best Actress in a Supporting Role Best Actress in a Supporting RoleYearNameFilmStatusMilestone / Notes1943 Lucile Watson Watch on the Rhine First Canadian actress to be nominated for Supporting Actress. 1985 Meg Tilly Agnes of God Tilly is an American-born Canadian actress. 1991 Kate Nelligan The Prince of Tides 1993 Anna Paquin The Piano Paquin is a Canadian actress with a New Zealand citizenship.Youngest Canadian to win an acting Oscar (age 11).Second-youngest winner in Oscar history. 1994 Jennifer Tilly Bullets over Broadway Tilly is an American born-Canadian actress. 2015 Rachel McAdams Spotlight

Best Animated Feature Best Animated FeatureYearNameFilmStatusMilestone / Notes2003Robert WalkerBrother BearShared with Aaron Blaise.2010Dean DeBloisHow to Train Your DragonShared with Chris Sanders.2014Chris WilliamsBig Hero 6Shared with Don Hall and Roy ConliDean DeBloisHow to Train Your Dragon 2Shared with Bonnie Arnold.Graham AnnableThe BoxtrollsShared with Anthony Stacchi and Travis Knight.2017Anthony LeoThe BreadwinnerShared with Nora Twomey.2018 Jeremy Dawson Isle of Dogs Shared with Wes Anderson, Scott Rudin and Steven Rales.2019Dean DeBlois How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World Shared with Bradford Lewis and Bonnie Arnold.2022Domee ShiTurning RedShared with Lindsey CollinsChris WilliamsThe Sea BeastShared with Jed Schlanger2025Domee ShiElio Shared with Madeline Sharafian, Adrian Molina, and Mary Alice Drumm2025Maggie KangKPop Demon HuntersShared with Chris Appelhans,and Michelle Wong

Best Animated Short Film Best Animated Short FilmYearNameFilmStatusMilestone / Notes1949Stephen BosustowThe Magic Fluke Bosustow was a Canadian-born American film producer.1950Trouble Indemnity Gerald McBoing-Boing 1951Rooty Toot Toot 1952Madeline Pink and Blue Blues Tom Daly The Romance of Transportation in Canada First Canadian film nominated in the category.1953Stephen BosustowChristopher Crumpet The Tell-Tale Heart 1954When Magoo Flew 1956Magoo's Puddle Jumper Gerald McBoing-Boing on Planet Moo The Jaywalker 1957Trees and Jamaica Daddy 1963 Gerald PottertonTom DalyColin Low My Financial Career Potterton is a British–Canadian. 1964 National Film Board of Canada Christmas Cracker 1966 Robert VerrallWolf Koenig The Drag Koenig was a German-born Canadian. 1967 What on Earth 1968 Wolf KoenigJim Mackay The House That Jack Built 1969 Ryan Larkin Walking 1971 Michael MillsEvolution Mills is a British-born Canadian producer and director of short films.Murray ShostakThe Selfish Giant Shared with Peter Sander. 1972 Richard Williams A Christmas Carol Williams is a Canadian–British. 1974 René Jodoin Hunger Shared with Peter Foldes. 1975 Bernard LongpréAndré Leduc Monsieur Pointu 1976 Caroline LeafGuy Glover The Street Leaf is a Canadian-American filmmaker and animator.1977Ishu PatelBead Game Patel is an Indian-born Canadian film director and animator. Co Hoedeman The Sand Castle Hoedeman is a Dutch-Canadian filmmaker. 1978 John Weldon Special Delivery Shared with Eunice Macauley. 1980 Michael Mills History of the World in Three Minutes Flat Frédéric Back All Nothing Back is a French-born Canadian producer and director of short films. 1981Crac Janet Perlman The Tender Tale of Cinderella Penguin 1984 Jon Minnis Charade Minnis is a Canadian animator and scriptwriter of British origin. Ishu Patel Paradise 1985 Richard Condie The Big Snit Shared with Michael Scott. 1986 Bill Reeves Luxo Jr. Shared with John Lasseter. 1987 Frédéric Back The Man Who Planted Trees 1988 Bill Reeves Tin Toy Shared with John Lasseter. Cordell Barker The Cat Came Back 1991 Wendy Tilby Strings Christopher Hinton Blackfly 1993 Frédéric BackHubert Tison The Mighty River 1994 David Fine Bob's Birthday Shared with Alison Snowden. 1996 Richard Condie La Salla 1999 Wendy TilbyAmanda Forbis When the Day Breaks Torill Kove My Grandmother Ironed the King's Shirts Kove is a Norwegian-born Canadian film director and animator. 2001 Cordell Barker Strange Invaders 2002 Eric Armstrong The ChubbChubbs! 2003 Christopher Hinton Nibbles 2006 Torill Kove The Danish Poet Mike Thurmeier No Time for Nuts Shared with Chris Renaud2007 Chris LavisMaciek Szczerbowski Madame Tutli-Putli Szczerbowski is a Polish-born Canadian animator. Josh Raskin I Met the Walrus 2011 Wendy TilbyAmanda Forbis Wild Life Patrick Doyon Sunday (Dimanche) 2014 Torill Kove Me and My Moulton 2015 Richard WilliamsImogen Sutton Prologue Both Williams and Sutton are Canadian–British. 2016 Alan Barillaro Piper Shared with Marc Sondheimer. Theodore Ushev Blind Vaysha Robert Valley Pear Cider and Cigarettes Shared with Cara Speller. 2018 David FineAnimal Behaviour Shared with Alison Snowden.Victoria Ahearn, "Canadians dominate animated short category". Niagara Falls Review, January 22, 2019. Trevor Jimenez Weekends Domee Shi Bao Shi is a Chinese-born Canadian. 2022 Wendy TilbyAmanda Forbis The Flying Sailor 2025 Chris LavisMaciek Szczerbowski The Girl Who Cried Pearls

Best Cinematography Best CinematographyYearNameFilmStatusMilestone / Notes 1939 Osmond Borradaile The Four Feathers Shared with Georges Périnal.

Best Costume Design Best Costume DesignYearNameFilmStatusMilestone / Notes 2009 Monique Prudhomme The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus 2017 Luis Sequeira The Shape of Water Sequeira is a Canadian costume designer of Portuguese descent. 2021 Nightmare Alley 2024Linda MuirNosferatu

Best Director Best DirectorYearNameFilmStatusMilestone / Notes 1947 Edward Dmytryk Crossfire First Canadian to be nominated for Best Director. 1957Mark Robson Peyton Place 1958 The Inn of the Sixth Happiness First Canadian director to receive multiple nominations. 1967 Norman Jewison In the Heat of the Night 1970 Arthur Hiller Love Story 1971 Norman Jewison Fiddler on the Roof 1987 Moonstruck 1997 James Cameron Titanic First Canadian to win Best Director. Atom Egoyan The Sweet Hereafter Egoyan is an Egyptian-born Canadian filmmaker. 2005 Paul Haggis Crash 2007 Jason Reitman Juno 2009 Up in the Air James Cameron Avatar 2016 Denis Villeneuve Arrival

Best Documentary Feature Best Documentary FeatureYearNameFilmStatusMilestone / Notes 1954 Guy Glover The Stratford Adventure 1966 Tom Daly Helicopter Canada Shared with Peter Jones. 1975 F. R. Crawley The Man Who Skied Down Everest Shared with James Hager and Dale Hartleben. 1976 Donald Brittain Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry Shared with Robert A. Duncan. 1977 Tony Ianzelo High Grass Circus Shared with Bill Brind and Torben Schioler. Harry Rasky Homage to Chagall: The Colours of Love 1979 Paul Cowan Going the Distance Shared with Jacques Bobet.1982John ZaritskyJust Another Missing Kid 1987 Brigitte Berman Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got 1992 Roma Baran Music for the Movies: Bernard Herrmann Shared with Margaret Smilow. 2002 Michael Donovan Bowling for Columbine Shared with Michael Moore. 2016 Howard Barish 13th Shared with Ava DuVernay and Spencer Averick. 2022 Daniel RoherOdessa Rae Navalny Shared with Diane Becker, Melanie Miller and Shane Boris. Ina Fichman Fire of Love Shared with Sara Dosa and Shane Boris.2023Nisha PahujaCornelia PrincipeDavid OppenheimTo Kill a Tiger

Best Documentary Short Film Best Documentary Short FilmYearNameFilmStatusMilestone / Notes1941 National Film Board of Canada Churchill's Island First Canadian film to win an Oscar.First film to win Best Documentary (Short Subject). Warclouds in the Pacific 1942 Inside Fighting China In 1942, documentary features and short subjects competed together for Best Documentary. High over the Borders 1949 The Rising Tide 1950 The Fight: Science Against Cancer 1952Stephen BosustowMan Alive! Norman McLaren Neighbours 1958 Tom Daly The Living Stone 1960 Colin Low Universe 1976Tony IanzeloBlackwood Shared with Andy Thomson.1982Terre NashIf You Love This Planet Shared with Edward Le Lorrain.1983Cynthia ScottFlamenco at 5:15 Shared with Adam Symansky.2006Hubert DavisHardwood2020Sami KhanSt. Louis SupermanShared with Smriti Mundhra.2021Ben ProudfootA Concerto Is a ConversationShared with Kris Bowers.2022The Queen of BasketballFirst win for New York Times Op-Docs2023The Last Repair ShopShared with Kris Bowers.2025Alison McAlpinePerfectly a Strangeness

Best Film Editing Best EditingYearNameFilmStatusMilestone / Notes 1947 Harmon Jones Gentleman's Agreement 1950 Ralph E. Winters King Solomon's Mines Shared with Conrad A. Nervig. 1951 Quo Vadis 1954 Seven Brides for Seven Brothers 1959 Ben-Hur Shared with John Dunning.1960 Robert Lawrence Spartacus 1965 Ralph E. Winters The Great Race 1971Kotch 1983 Douglas Stewart The Right Stuff Shared with Glenn Farr, Lisa Fruchtman, Stephen A. Rotter, and Tom Rolf.1997 James Cameron Titanic Shared with Conrad Buff and Richard A. Harris. 2009 Avatar Shared with John Refoua and Stephen E. Rivkin. Julian ClarkeDistrict 9 2013 Jean-Marc ValléeMartin Pensa Dallas Buyers Club 2017 Sidney Wolinsky The Shape of Water

Best International Feature Film