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"Australian Oscars" redirects here. For the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards, the Australian version of the Oscars, see AACTA Awards.

List of Australian Academy Award winners and nominees
Catherine Martin has won four Academy Awards, more than any other Australian. She has received nine nominations in the Best Picture, Best Costume Design, and Best Production Design categories.
Totals[a]
Wins59
Nominations192
Note
  1. ^ Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

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.

As of 2016, 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

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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

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Baz Luhrmann was co-nominated for Best Picture for Moulin Rouge! (2001) and Elvis (2022).
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George Miller won for Best Animated Feature for Happy Feet (2006).
Emile Sherman was co-recipient for Best Picture for The King's Speech (2010).
Adam Elliot won Best Animated Short Film for Harvie Krumpet (2003).
Shaun Tan was co-recipient for Best Animated Short Film for The Lost Thing (2010).

Best Picture

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Academy Award for Best Picture
Year Name Film Status Notes Ref(s)
1993
(66th) 		Jan Chapman The Piano Nominated First Australian to be nominated for Best Picture. [1]
1996
(68th) 		Bruce Davey
Mel Gibson 		Braveheart Won 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. 		[2]
Bill Miller
George Miller
Doug Mitchell 		Babe Nominated [3]
1996
(68th) 		Jane Scott Shine Nominated [4]
1998
(71st) 		Grant Hill The Thin Red Line Nominated Shared with Robert Geisler and John Roberdeau. [5]
2001
(74th) 		Baz Luhrmann
Martin Brown 		Moulin Rouge! Nominated [6]
2003
(76th) 		Peter Weir Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Nominated Shared with Samuel Goldwyn, Jr. and Duncan Henderson. [7]
2009
(82nd) 		Carolynne Cunningham District 9 Nominated Shared with Peter Jackson. [8]
2010
(83rd) 		Emile Sherman The King's Speech Won Shared with Iain Canning. [9]
2011
(84th) 		Grant Hill The Tree of Life Nominated First Australian with multiple nominations in this category.
Shared with Dede Gardner, Sarah Green and Bill Pohlad. 		[10]
2015
(88th) 		George Miller
Doug Mitchell 		Mad Max: Fury Road Nominated [11]
2016
(89th) 		Bruce Davey
Paul Currie 		Hacksaw Ridge Nominated Shared with Bill Mechanic, David Permut, Terry Benedict, and Brian Oliver. [12]
Angie Fielder
Emile Sherman 		Lion Nominated Shared with Iain Canning.
2021
(94th) 		Jane Campion
Emile Sherman 		The Power of the Dog Nominated Campion was born in New Zealand but resides in Australia.[13]
Shared with Tanya Seghatchian, Iain Canning, and Roger Frappier. 		[14]
2022
(95th) 		Baz Luhrmann
Catherine Martin
 Elvis Nominated Shared with Gail Berman, Patrick McCormack, and Schuyler Weiss. [15]
2023
(96th) 		Margot Robbie
 Barbie Nominated Shared with David Heyman, Tom Ackerley, and Robbie Brenner. [citation needed]

Best International Feature Film

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Further information: List of Australian submissions for the Academy Award for 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 Film
Year Name Film Status Notes Ref(s)
2016
(89th) 		Martin Butler
Bentley Dean 		Tanna Nominated First Australian film to make the final round nominations in this category. [16]

Best Documentary Feature Film

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Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film
Year Name Film Status Notes Ref(s)
1942
(15th) 		Ken G. Hall Kokoda Front Line! Won First Australian to win and be nominated for Best Documentary Feature Film and first to win an Academy Award in any category. [17]
1980
(53rd) 		David Bradbury Front Line Nominated [18]
1983
(56th) 		Robin Anderson
Bob Connolly 		First Contact Nominated [19]
1986
(59th) 		David Bradbury Chile: Hasta Cuando? Nominated First Australian with multiple nominations in this category.
2007
(80th) 		Eva Orner Taxi to the Dark Side Won Shared with Alex Gibney. [20]

Best Documentary Short Film

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Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Film
Year Name Film Status Notes Ref(s)
1947
(20th) 		Australian News & Information Bureau School in the Mailbox Nominated [21]
1979
(52nd) 		Phillip Borsos Nails Nominated

Best Animated Feature

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Academy Award for Best Animated Feature
Year Name Film Status Notes Ref(s)
2006
(79th) 		George Miller Happy Feet Won First Australian to win and be nominated for Best Animated Feature. [22]

Best Animated Short Film

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Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film
Year Name Film Status Notes Ref(s)
1977
(50th) 		Suzanne Baker Leisure Won First Australian to win and be nominated for Best Animated Short Film and first Australian woman to win an Academy Award in any category. [23]
2003
(76th) 		Adam Elliot Harvie Krumpet Won Elliot has since donated his Oscar to the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI). [24]
2004
(77th) 		Sejong Park
Andrew Gregory 		Birthday Boy Nominated [25]
2005
(78th) 		Anthony Lucas The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello Nominated [26]
2010
(83rd) 		Shaun Tan The Lost Thing Won Shared with Andrew Ruhemann. [27]
2022
(95th) 		Lachlan Pendragon An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It Nominated [28]

Best Live Action Short Film

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Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film
Year Name Film Status Notes Ref(s)
2006
(79th) 		Peter Templeman
Stuart Parkyn 		The Saviour Nominated First Australians to be nominated for Best Live Action Short Film.
2008
(81st) 		Tamara Anghie New Boy Nominated Nominated with Steph Green. [29]
2010
(83rd) 		Luke Doolan
Drew Bailey 		Miracle Fish Nominated
2017
(90th) 		Derin Seale
Josh Lawson 		The Eleven O'Clock Nominated

Performance

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May Robson was the first Australian-born person to be nominated in any category, receiving the Best Actress nomination for Lady for a Day (1933).
Peter Finch was the first Australian to win for acting and the first actor to receive a posthumous Academy Award, winning Best Actor for Network (1976).
Nicole Kidman won Best Actress for The Hours (2002).
Cate Blanchett has been nominated for eight Academy Awards, more than any other individual Australian. She won one each for Best Supporting Actress and Best Actress for The Aviator (2004) and Blue Jasmine (2013), respectively.
Geoffrey Rush has been nominated across acting categories and won Best Actor for Shine (1996).
Russell Crowe received three consecutive nominations and won Best Actor for Gladiator (2000).
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Heath Ledger became just the second performer to win posthumously, winning Best Supporting Actor for The Dark Knight (2008).

Best Actor

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Academy Award for Best Actor
Year Name Film Status Notes Ref(s)
1971
(44th) 		Peter Finch Sunday Bloody Sunday Nominated First English-Australian to be nominated for Best Actor. [30]
1976
(49th) 		Network Won First English-Australian to win for Best Actor and first with multiple nominations in this category.
First ever posthumous winner in any acting category.[31] 		[32]
1996
(69th) 		Geoffrey Rush Shine Won First Australian male actor to be nominated across acting categories (Best Supporting Actor for Shakespeare in Love). [33]
1999
(72nd) 		Russell Crowe The Insider Nominated Crowe moved from his native New Zealand when he was four years old and currently resides in Australia.[34] [35]
2000
(73rd) 		Gladiator Won First Australian with nominations in consecutive years in this category. [36]
Geoffrey Rush Quills Nominated
2001
(74th) 		Russell Crowe A Beautiful Mind Nominated [37]
2005
(78th) 		Heath Ledger Brokeback Mountain Nominated [38]
2012
(85th) 		Hugh Jackman Les Misérables Nominated [39]

Best Actress

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Academy Award for Best Actress
Year Name Film Status Notes Ref(s)
1932/33
(6th) 		May Robson Lady for a Day Nominated First Australian to be nominated for Best Actress and first to be nominated for an Academy Award in any category. [40]
1984
(57th) 		Judy Davis A Passage to India Nominated First Australian to be nominated across acting categories (Best Supporting Actress for Husbands and Wives). [41]
1998
(71st) 		Cate Blanchett Elizabeth Nominated [42]
2001
(74th) 		Nicole Kidman Moulin Rouge! Nominated Kidman was born in the United States, moved to Australia at age 3. [37]
2002
(75th) 		The Hours Won First Australian to win for Best Actress and first with multiple nominations in this category, and in consecutive years. [43]
2003
(76th) 		Keisha Castle-Hughes Whale Rider Nominated Australian born, New Zealand actress. [44]
Naomi Watts 21 Grams Nominated British born, Australian actress.
2007
(80th) 		Cate Blanchett Elizabeth: The Golden Age Nominated First Australian and the first woman to be nominated for portraying the same character in different films (Queen Elizabeth I of England).[45]

First Australian to be nominated for multiple acting Oscars in the same year (Best Supporting Actress for I'm Not There).[46]

[47]
2010
(83rd) 		Nicole Kidman Rabbit Hole Nominated [48]
2012
(85th) 		Naomi Watts The Impossible Nominated [39]
2013
(86th) 		Cate Blanchett Blue Jasmine Won First Australian to win across acting categories (Best Supporting Actress for The Aviator). [49]
2015
(88th) 		Carol Nominated [50]
2017
(90th) 		Margot Robbie I, Tonya Nominated [51]
2021
(94th) 		Nicole Kidman Being the Ricardos Nominated [14]
2022
(95th) 		Cate Blanchett Tár Nominated [14]

Best Supporting Actor

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Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
Year Name Film Status Notes Ref(s)
1998
(71st) 		Geoffrey Rush Shakespeare in Love Nominated First Australian to be nominated for Best Supporting Actor.
First Australian male actor to be nominated across acting categories (Best Actor for Shine). 		[42]
2008
(81st) 		Heath Ledger The Dark Knight Won First Australian to win for Best Supporting Actor and first ever posthumous winner in supporting acting category.[31] [52]
2010
(83rd) 		Geoffrey Rush The King's Speech Nominated First Australian with multiple nominations in this category. [48]
2021
(94th) 		Kodi Smit-McPhee The Power of the Dog Nominated [14]

Best Supporting Actress

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Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
Year Name Film Status Notes Ref(s)
1940
(13th) 		Judith Anderson Rebecca Nominated First Australian to be nominated for Best Supporting Actress. [53]
1963
(36th) 		Diane Cilento Tom Jones Nominated [54]
1992
(65th) 		Judy Davis Husbands and Wives Nominated First Australian to be nominated across acting categories (Best Actress for A Passage to India). [55]
1998
(71st) 		Rachel Griffiths Hilary and Jackie Nominated [42]
1999
(72nd) 		Toni Collette The Sixth Sense Nominated [35]
2004
(77th) 		Cate Blanchett The Aviator Won 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).[56] 		[57]
2006
(79th) 		Notes on a Scandal Nominated First Australian with multiple nominations in this category. [58]
2007
(80th) 		I'm Not There Nominated First Australian to be nominated for multiple acting Oscars in the same year (Best Actress for Elizabeth: The Golden Age).[46][59] [47]
2010
(83rd) 		Jacki Weaver Animal Kingdom Nominated [48]
2012
(85th) 		Silver Linings Playbook Nominated [60]
2016
(89th) 		Nicole Kidman Lion Nominated Kidman was born in the United States, moved to Australia at age 3. [61]
2019
(92nd) 		Margot Robbie Bombshell Nominated

Craft

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Best Cinematography

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Academy Award for Best Cinematography
Year Name Film Status Notes Ref(s)
1950
(23rd) 		Robert Krasker The Third Man Won First Australian to win and be nominated for Best Cinematography, Black and White. [62]
1985
(58th) 		John Seale Witness Nominated [63]
1988
(61st) 		Rain Man Nominated First Australian with multiple nominations in this category. [64]
1990
(63rd) 		Dean Semler Dances with Wolves Won [65]
1996
(69th) 		John Seale The English Patient Won [66]
2001
(74th) 		Andrew Lesnie The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Won [37]
Donald McAlpine Moulin Rouge! Nominated [37]
2002
(75th) 		Dion Beebe Chicago Nominated Beebe was born in Australia but moved to South Africa at the age of 4. [43]
2003
(76th) 		Russell Boyd Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Won [44]
John Seale Cold Mountain Nominated [44]
2005
(78th) 		Dion Beebe Memoirs of a Geisha Won [38]
2015
(88th) 		John Seale Mad Max: Fury Road Nominated [11]
2016
(89th) 		Greig Fraser Lion Nominated [61]
2021
(94th) 		Dune Won [14]
Ari Wegner The Power of the Dog Nominated
2022
(95th) 		Mandy Walker Elvis Nominated [15][67]

Best Costume Design

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Academy Award for Best Costume Design
Year Name Film Status Notes Ref(s)
1951
(24th) 		Orry-Kelly An American in Paris Won First Australian to win and be nominated for Best Costume Design, Colour.
Shared with Walter Plunkett and Irene Sharaff. 		[68]
1957
(30th) 		Les Girls Won First Australian with multiple wins and nominations in this category. [68]
1959
(32nd) 		Some Like It Hot Won Best Costume Design, Black and White. [68]
1962
(35th) 		Gypsy Nominated Best Costume Design, Colour. [68]
1966
(39th) 		Jocelyn Rickards Morgan – A Suitable Case for Treatment Nominated Best Costume Design, Black and White. [69]
1967
(40th) 		John Truscott Camelot Won [70]
1980
(53rd) 		Anna Senior My Brilliant Career Nominated [71]
1993
(66th) 		Janet Patterson The Piano Nominated [72]
1995
(68th) 		Lizzy Gardiner
Tim Chappel 		The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert Won [73]
1996
(69th) 		Janet Patterson The Portrait of a Lady Nominated [72]
1997
(70th) 		Oscar and Lucinda Nominated [72]
2001
(74th) 		Catherine Martin
Angus Strathie 		Moulin Rouge! Won [37]
2003
(76th) 		Wendy Stites Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Nominated [44]
2008
(81st) 		Catherine Martin Australia Nominated [52]
2009
(82nd) 		Janet Patterson Bright Star Nominated [72]
2013
(86th) 		Catherine Martin The Great Gatsby Won Hold the record for most wins by an Australian in any category, with four. [74]
Michael Wilkinson American Hustle Nominated [49]
2022
(95th) 		Catherine Martin Elvis Nominated

Best Director

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Academy Award for Best Director
Year Name Film Status Notes Ref(s)
1942
(15th) 		John Farrow Wake Island Nominated First Australian to be nominated for Best Director.
Farrow ceased to be an Australian citizen in 1947 when he adopted US citizenship. 		[75]
1983
(56th) 		Bruce Beresford Tender Mercies Nominated [76]
1985
(58th) 		Peter Weir Witness Nominated [77]
1989
(62nd) 		Dead Poets Society Nominated First Australian with multiple nominations in this category. [78]
1993
(66th) 		Jane Campion The Piano Nominated Campion was born in New Zealand but resides in Australia.[13] [79]
1995
(68th) 		Chris Noonan Babe Nominated [80]
Mel Gibson Braveheart Won First Australian to win for Best Director.
Gibson was born in the United States, moved to Australia at age 12.
1996
(69th) 		Scott Hicks Shine Nominated Hicks was born in Uganda, moved to Australia at age 14. [33]
1998
(71st) 		Peter Weir The Truman Show Nominated [81]
2003
(76th) 		Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Nominated [81]
2010
(83rd) 		Tom Hooper The King's Speech Won Hooper is British-Australian. [48]
2015
(88th) 		George Miller Mad Max: Fury Road Nominated [11]
2016
(89th) 		Mel Gibson Hacksaw Ridge Nominated [50]
2021
(94th) 		Jane Campion The Power of the Dog Won First woman with multiple nominations in this category.
Campion was born in New Zealand but resides in Australia.[13] 		[14]

Best Film Editing

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Academy Award for Best Film Editing
Year Name Film Status Notes Ref(s)
1961
(34th) 		Alan Osbiston The Guns of Navarone Nominated First Australian to be nominated for Best Film Editing
Osbiston was an Australian-born British film editor.
1993
(66th) 		Veronika Jenet The Piano Nominated [82]
1994
(67th) 		Richard Francis-Bruce The Shawshank Redemption Nominated [83]
1995
(68th) 		Se7en Nominated First Australian with multiple nominations in this category, and in consecutive years. [80]
Marcus D'Arcy Babe Nominated Shared with Jay Friedkin. [84]
1996
(69th) 		Pip Karmel Shine Nominated [33]
1997
(70th) 		Richard Francis-Bruce Air Force One Nominated [85]
2001
(74th) 		Jill Bilcock Moulin Rouge! Nominated
2003
(76th) 		Lee Smith Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Nominated
2008
(81st) 		The Dark Knight Nominated [52]
Kirk Baxter The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Nominated Shared with Angus Wall.
2010
(83rd) 		The Social Network Won Shared with Angus Wall.
2011
(84th) 		The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Won First Australian to win in consecutive years in any category.
Shared with Angus Wall.
2015
(88th) 		Margaret Sixel Mad Max: Fury Road Won Sixel was a South African-born Australian film editor. [11]
2017
(90th) 		Lee Smith Dunkirk Won
Paul Machliss Baby Driver Nominated Shared with Jonathan Amos.
2021
(94th) 		Peter Sciberras The Power of the Dog Nominated [14]
2022
(95th) 		Matt Villa Elvis Nominated Shared with Jonathan Redmond. [15]

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

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Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Year Name Film Status Notes Refs
1995
(68th) 		Paul Pattison Braveheart Won First Australian to win and be nominated for Best Makeup and Hairstyling.
Shared with Lois Burwell and Peter Frampton.
2005
(78th) 		Dave Elsey
Nikki Gooley 		Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith Nominated
2010
(83rd) 		Dave Elsey The Wolfman Won First Australian with multiple nominations in this category.
Shared with Rick Baker.
2012
(85th) 		Rick Findlater The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Nominated Shared with Peter King and Tami Lane. [60]
2015
(88th) 		Lesley Vanderwalt
Elka Wardega
Damian Martin 		Mad Max: Fury Road Won Vanderwalt is a New Zealand-born Australian.[86] [11]

Best Music, Original Score

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Academy Award for Best Original Score
Year Name Film Status Notes Ref(s)
1974
(47th) 		Douglas Gamley The Little Prince Nominated First Australian to be nominated for Best Music, Scoring Original Song Score and/or Adaptation.
Shared with Angela Morley, Frederick Loewe, and Alan Jay Lerner.
1996
(69th) 		David Hirschfelder Shine Nominated Best Music, Original Dramatic Score.
First Australian with multiple nominations in this category. 		[33]
1998
(71st) 		Elizabeth Nominated [42]

Best Music, Original Song

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Academy Award for Best Original Song
Year Name Song Film Result Notes Refs
1978
(51st) 		John Farrar "Hopelessly Devoted to You" Grease Nominated First Australian to be nominated for Best Original Song.
1981
(54th) 		Peter Allen "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" Arthur Won First Australian to win for Best Original Song.
Shared with Burt Bacharach, Christopher Cross, and Carole Bayer Sager. 		[87]

Best Production Design

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Academy Award for Best Production Design
Year Name Film Status Notes Ref(s)
1967
(40th) 		John Truscott Camelot Won First Australian to win and be nominated for Best Production Design.
Shared with Edward Carrere and John W. Brown. 		[88]
1969
(42nd) 		Ken Muggleston Oliver! Won Shared with Vernon Dixon. [89]
1992
(65th) 		Luciana Arrighi Howards End Won Arrighi is an Italian who was born in Brazil and raised in Australia.
Shared with Ian Whittaker. 		[90]
1993
(66th) 		The Remains of the Day Nominated First Australian with multiple nominations in this category, and in consecutive years.
Shared with Ian Whittaker 		[79]
1995
(68th) 		Roger Ford
Kerrie Brown 		Babe Nominated
1996
(69th) 		Catherine Martin Romeo + Juliet Nominated Shared with Brigitte Broch. [33]
1999
(72nd) 		Luciana Arrighi Anna and the King Nominated Shared with Ian Whittaker. [35]
2001
(74th) 		Catherine Martin Moulin Rouge! Won Shared with Brigitte Broch.
2008
(81st) 		Michael Carlin The Duchess Nominated
2013
(86th) 		Catherine Martin
Beverley Dunn 		The Great Gatsby Won Martin was the first Australian with multiple wins in this category.
Martin hold the record for most wins by an Australian in any category, with four.
2015
(88th) 		Colin Gibson
Lisa Thompson 		Mad Max: Fury Road Won [11]
2018
(91st) 		Fiona Crombie The Favourite Nominated Shared with Alice Felton.
2022
(95th) 		Catherine Martin
Beverly Dunn 		Elvis Nominated Shared with Karen Murphy. [15]

Best Sound Mixing

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Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing
Year Name Film Status Notes Ref(s)
1998
(71st) 		Paul Brincat The Thin Red Line Nominated Shared with Andy Nelson and Anna Behlmer [42]
1999
(72nd) 		David Lee The Matrix Won Shared with John T. Reitz, Gregg Rudloff, and David E. Campbell [35]
2001
(74th) 		Roger Savage
Guntis Sics 		Moulin Rouge! Nominated Shared with Andy Nelson and Anna Behlmer.
Gethin Creagh The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Nominated Creagh was born in New Zealand but is considered Australian.[91] Shared with Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, and Hammond Peek.
2014
(87th) 		David Lee Unbroken Nominated First Australian with multiple nominations in this category.
Shared with Jon Taylor and Frank A. Montaño.
2015
(88th) 		Ben Osmo Mad Max: Fury Road Won Shared with Chris Jenkins and Gregg Rudloff. [11]
2016
(89th) 		Andy Wright
Robert Mackenzie
Peter Grace 		Hacksaw Ridge Won Shared with Kevin O'Connell.
Best Sound
2021
(94th) 		Robert Mackenzie
Tara Webb 		The Power of the Dog Nominated Shared with Richard Flynn. [14]
2022
(95th) 		David Lee Elvis Nominated Shared with Wayne Pashley, Andy Nelson, and Michael Keller. [15]

Best Sound Editing

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Academy Award for Best Sound Editing
Year Name Film Status Notes Ref(s)
2015
(88th) 		David White Mad Max: Fury Road Won Shared with Mark Mangini. [11]
2016
(89th) 		Robert Mackenzie
Andy Wright 		Hacksaw Ridge Nominated

Best Visual Effects

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Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
Year Name Film Status Notes Ref(s)
1995
(68th) 		John Cox Babe Won First Australian to win and be nominated for Best Visual Effects.
Shared with Scott E. Anderson, Charles Gibson, and Neal Scanlan.
1999
(72nd) 		Steve Courtley The Matrix Won Shared with John Gaeta, Janek Sirrs, and Jon Thum. [35]
2001
(74th) 		Ben Snow Pearl Harbor Nominated Shared with Eric Brevig, John Frazier, and Ed Hirsh.
2002
(75th) 		Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones Nominated First Australian with multiple nominations in this category and in consecutive years.
Shared with Rob Coleman, Pablo Helman, and John Knoll.
2003
(76th) 		Nathan McGuinness Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Nominated Shared with Dan Sudick, Stefen Fangmeier, and Robert Stromberg.
2008
(81st) 		Ben Snow Iron Man Nominated Shared with Shane Mahan, John Nelson, and Dan Sudick.
2010
(83rd) 		Ben Snow
Ged Wright 		Iron Man 2 Nominated Shared with Janek Sirrs and Dan Sudick.
Joe Farrell Hereafter Nominated Shared with Michael Owens, Bryan Grill, and Stephan Trojansky.
2012
(85th) 		David Clayton The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Nominated Shared with Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, and R. Christopher White.
2013
(86th) 		The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Nominated Shared with Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, and Eric Reynolds.
2014
(87th) 		Tim Crosbie X-Men: Days of Future Past Nominated Shared with Richard Stammers, Lou Pecora, and Cameron Waldbauer.
2015
(88th) 		Andrew Jackson
Dan Oliver 		Mad Max: Fury Road Nominated Shared with Tom Wood and Andy Williams. [11]
2016
(89th) 		Jason Billington Deepwater Horizon Nominated Shared with Craig Hammack, Jason Snell, and Burt Dalton.
2020
(93rd) 		Matt Sloan
Genevieve Camilleri
Matt Everitt
Brian Cox 		Love and Monsters Nominated
2021
(94th) 		Joe Farrell
Dan Oliver 		Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Nominated Shared with Christopher Townsend and Sean Noel Walker. [14]

Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay

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Academy Award for Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
Year Name Film Status Notes Ref(s)
1956
(29th) 		John Farrow Around the World in Eighty Days Won Born in Australia but had ceased to be an Australian citizen in 1947 when he adopted US citizenship.
Shared with S. J. Perelman and James Poe. 		[92]
1980
(53rd) 		Jonathan Hardy
David Stevens
Bruce Beresford 		Breaker Morant Nominated Hardy was born in New Zealand; Stevens in Israel. [93]
1995
(68th) 		George Miller
Chris Noonan 		Babe Nominated
2016
(89th) 		Luke Davies Lion Nominated
2021
(94th) 		Jane Campion The Power of the Dog Nominated Campion was born in New Zealand but resides in Australia.[13] [14]
2023
(96th) 		Tony McNamara Poor Things Nominated [citation needed]

Best Writing, Original Screenplay

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Academy Award for Best Writing (Original Screenplay)
Year Name Film Status Notes Ref(s)
1957
(30th) 		Ivan Goff Man of a Thousand Faces Nominated Shared with Ralph Wheelwright, Robert Wright Campbell and Ben Roberts. [94]
1986
(59th) 		John Cornell
Paul Hogan
Ken Shadie 		Crocodile Dundee Nominated [95]
1990
(63rd) 		Peter Weir Green Card Nominated [81]
1992
(65th) 		Nick Enright
George Miller 		Lorenzo's Oil Nominated [96]
1993
(66th) 		Jane Campion The Piano Won Campion was born in New Zealand but resides in Australia.[13] [97]
1996
(69th) 		Scott Hicks
Jan Sardi 		Shine Nominated Hicks was born in Uganda but moved to Australia at age 14.[98] [33]
2018
(91st) 		Tony McNamara The Favourite Nominated Shared with Deborah Davis.

Non-competitive awards

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Academy Honorary Award

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Academy Honorary Award
Year Name Field Status Notes Ref(s)
2022
(95th) 		Peter Weir Director Won "a director of consummate skill and artistry whose work reminds us of the power of film to reveal the full range of human experience" [99]

Scientific and Engineering

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Academy Scientific and Technical Award
Year Name Field Status Notes Ref(s)
1997
(70th) 		Jim Frazier Photography Won Frazier was awarded for the concept. His fellow recipients Iain Neil, Rick Gelbard were involved in the design and development of the Panavision/Frazier Lens System for motion picture photography. [100]
1998
(71st) 		Gary Tregaskis Computer software Won Gary Tregaskis, for the primary design; Dominique Boisvert, Phillip Panzini, Andre LeBlanc for the development and implementation of the Flame and Inferno software. [101]
2001
(74th) 		Bruce Tulloch
Norman Jackson
Andrew Brent
John Lancken 		Development of Digital Audio Dubbing equipment (Fairlight DaD) for film audio dubbing and mixing. Won Bruce Tulloch and Norman Jackson developed a technology used by film dubbing engineers to mix film soundtracks. Emilijo Mihatov was Product Manager, Andrew Brent was technical support and John Lancken was market development. The product was manufactured by Fairlight ESP Pty Ltd, Sydney Australia.
2003
(76th) 		Michael Carlos
Andrew Cannon
Christopher Alfred 		Digital audio editing for motion picture post-production Won Michael Carlos, Andrew Cannon, and Christopher Alfred developed the technology at Fairlight ESP Pty Ltd, Sydney, Australia. [102]
2010
(83rd) 		Tony Clark
Alan Rogers
Neil Wilson
Rory McGregor 		Software design and continued development of cineSync, a tool for remote collaboration and review of visual effects Won [103]

Records

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Art director and costume designer Catherine Martin has won four awards from nine nominations, making her the most decorated Australian. She was nominated for Best Picture, Best Costume Design, and Best Production Design, winning the latter two categories. Cate Blanchett is the most nominated individual on this list with eight nominations, which resulted in two wins: for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress, making her the only Australian to win both acting categories. Peter Weir has received five competitive nominations in the Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay categories without a win; however, he was awarded the Academy Honorary Award in 2022.

May Robson was the first Australian-born person to be nominated for an Academy Award. She received a Best Actress nomination for Lady for a Day in 1933. In 1942, Ken G. Hall became the first Australian to win an Oscar for his documentary Kokoda Front Line! in the Best Documentary category. Suzanne Baker was the first Australian woman to win an Oscar after winning Best Animated Short for Leisure in 1977. Peter Finch was the first Australian to win an acting Oscar and the first performer ever to be awarded posthumously, winning Best Actor for his performance in 1976 for Network. Fellow Australian Heath Ledger became only the second posthumous acting winner when his performance in The Dark Knight earned him Best Supporting Actor in 2008, about 32 years later. Cate Blanchett was the first Australian actor to win more than once in acting categories. Out of the six total Australian performers who have won acting Oscars, only Blanchett, Ledger and Geoffrey Rush were born in Australia; with Finch, Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe being born outside of Australia, in England, the United States and New Zealand, respectively, and raised in Australia.

Australians have been nominated at least once in all categories. The Oscar for Best Costume Design has been the most successful category for Australians with seven wins from 17 nominations. The Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, Best Original Score, and the Best Documentary (Short Subject) are the only categories in this list where Australians have been nominated without winning.

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