List of Greek Academy Award winners and nominees
This is a list of Greek Academy Award winners and nominees. It details the performances of Greek filmmakers, actors, actresses and films that have either been nominated for or have won an Academy Award.
Best Picture
| Academy Award for Best Picture | ||||
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Milestone / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Elia Kazan | America, America | Nominated | Kazan is Turkish-born Greek |
| 1964 | Michael Cacoyannis | Zorba the Greek | Nominated | Cacoyannis is Cypriot-born Greek |
| 2018 | Yorgos Lanthimos | The Favourite | Nominated | Shared with Ceci Dempsey, Ed Guiney and Lee Magiday |
Best Director
| Academy Award for Best Director | ||||
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Milestone / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Elia Kazan | Gentleman's Agreement | Won | |
| 1951 | A Streetcar Named Desire | Nominated | ||
| 1954 | On the Waterfront | Won | ||
| 1955 | East of Eden | Nominated | ||
| 1963 | America, America | Nominated | ||
| 1964 | Michael Cacoyannis | Zorba the Greek | Nominated | |
| 1969 | Costa-Gavras | Z | Nominated | |
| 2018 | Yorgos Lanthimos | The Favourite | Nominated | |
Best Actress
| Academy Award for Best Actress | ||||
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Milestone / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Melina Mercouri | Never on Sunday | Nominated | Only person nominated for a Greek-language role. |
Best Supporting Actress
| Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress | ||||
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Milestone / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | Katina Paxinou | For Whom the Bell Tolls | Won | First Greek person to win an Oscar.[1] |
Best Original Screenplay
| Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay | ||||
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Milestone / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Elia Kazan | America, America | Nominated | |
| 2015 | Yorgos Lanthimos Efthimis Filippou |
The Lobster | Nominated | |
Best Adapted Screenplay
| Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay | ||||
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Milestone / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Michael Cacoyannis | Zorba the Greek | Nominated | |
| 1969 | Costa-Gavras | Z | Nominated | Shared with Jorge Semprún |
| 1982 | Missing | Won | Shared with Donald E. Stewart | |
Best Art Direction
| Academy Award for Best Art Direction | ||||
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Milestone / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Vassilis Fotopoulos | Zorba the Greek | Won | Black & White category |
| 1974 | Dean Tavoularis | The Godfather Part II | Won | American of Greek descent Shared with Angelo P. Graham and George R. Nelson |
| 1978 | The Brink's Job | Nominated | ||
| 1979 | Apocalypse Now | Nominated | ||
| 1988 | Tucker: The Man and His Dream | Nominated | Shared with Armin Ganz | |
| 1990 | The Godfather Part III | Nominated | Shared with Gary Fettis | |
Best Cinematography
| Academy Award for Best Cinematography | ||||
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Milestone / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Phedon Papamichael | Nebraska | Nominated | |
Best Editing
| Academy Award for Best Film Editing | ||||
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Milestone / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Yorgos Mavropsaridis | The Favourite | Nominated | |
Best Costume Design
| Academy Award for Best Costume Design | ||||
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Milestone / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Theoni V. Aldredge | The Great Gatsby | Won | |
| 2006 | Patricia Field | The Devil Wears Prada | Nominated | American of Greek descent |
| 2010 | Mary Zophres | True Grit | Nominated | |
| 2016 | La La Land | Nominated | ||
| 2018 | The Ballad of Buster Scruggs | Nominated | ||
Best Original Song
| Academy Award for Best Original Song | |||||
| Year | Name | Film | Song | Status | Milestone / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Manos Hatzidakis | Never on Sunday | For the song "Ta Paidia Tou Piraia" ("Never on Sunday"). | Won | |
Best Original Score
| Academy Award for Best Original Score | ||||
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Milestone / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Vangelis | Chariots of Fire | Won | |
Best Documentary Short Subject
| Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject | ||||
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Milestone / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Daphne Matziaraki | 4.1 Miles | Nominated | |
Best Foreign Language Film
| Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film | ||||
| Year | Film | Director(s) | Status | Milestone / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electra | Michael Cacoyannis | Nominated | ||
| The Red Lanterns | Vasilis Georgiadis | Nominated | ||
| Blood on the Land | Nominated | |||
| Iphigenia | Michael Cacoyannis | Nominated | ||
| Dogtooth | Yorgos Lanthimos | Nominated | ||
References
Academy Awards lists | |
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| Combined major Academy Awards | |
| Combined major awards | |
| Acting | |
| Directing | |
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| Countries of the nominees | |
| Ethnicity of the nominees | |
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