List of Buddhist Academy Award winners and nominees

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File:Sessue HayaKawa by Witzel.jpg|Sessue Hayakawa, first Buddhist to receive an Academy Award nomination File:Michelle Yeoh2.jpg|Michelle Yeoh, first Asian woman to win the Academy Award for Best Actress File:Jeff Bridges (Berlin Film Festival 2011) 4.jpg|Jeff Bridges, most nominated actor among those listed File:Robert Downey, Jr. 2010.jpg|Robert Downey Jr., contemporary recipient of an Academy Award File:Cher in 1990 (1).jpg|Cher, the only Buddhist to win the Academy Award for Best Actress, and a recipient of Emmy, Grammy and Golden Globe awards

This is a list of Academy Award winners and nominees who have identified as Buddhists or have been associated with Buddhism. As of recent Academy Awards ceremonies, such individuals have received 27 competitive wins and 68 nominations across major categories, including the Best Animated Feature category. Additionally, they have received 3 honorary Academy Awards.

Overview

Category	Wins	Nominations
Best Actor	2	12
Best Supporting Actor	4	12
Best Actress	3	16
Best Supporting Actress	4	11
Best Director	5	14
Best Screenplay	2	12
Best Film Editing	3	6
Best Picture	1	6
Best Original Score	2	7
Best Production Design	1	2
Best International Feature Film	1	2
Best Animated Feature	2	6
Total	27	95

Best Actor

Academy Award for Best Actor

Ceremony

44th

49th

57th

82nd

83rd

73rd

58th

65th

81st

84th

87th

93rd

Best Supporting Actor

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor

Ceremony

30th

44th

47th

53rd

57th

68th

73rd

81st

89th

92nd

95th

96th

Best Actress

Academy Award for Best Actress

Ceremony

53rd

55th

57th

58th

60th

62nd

67th

68th

79th

81st

94th

95th

98th

Best Supporting Actress

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress

Ceremony

42nd

55th

56th

72nd

73rd

81st

82nd

Best Director

Academy Award for Best Director

Ceremony

46th

50th

59th

62nd

64th

60th

73rd

78th

85th

Best Original Screenplay

Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay

Ceremony

46th

50th

55th

59th

73rd

Best Adapted Screenplay

Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay

Ceremony

45th

51st

60th

62nd

64th

68th

Best Film Editing

Academy Award for Film Editing

Ceremony

53rd

77th

79th

Best Picture

Academy Award for Best Picture

Ceremony

62nd

64th

73rd

85th

86th

Best Animated Feature

Academy Award for Best Animated Feature

Ceremony

75th

78th

86th

96th

Best Original Score

Academy Award for Best Original Score

Ceremony

59th

70th

73rd

75th

79th

Best Production Design

Academy Award for Best Production Design

Ceremony

50th

Best Foreign Language Film

Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

Ceremony

73rd

94th

Honorary awards

Honorary Academy Awards

Ceremony

64th

86th

87th

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List of Buddhist Academy Award winners and nominees

Overview

Best Actor

Best Supporting Actor

Best Actress

Best Supporting Actress

Best Director

Best Original Screenplay

Best Adapted Screenplay

Best Film Editing

Best Picture

Best Animated Feature

Best Original Score

Best Production Design

Best Foreign Language Film

Honorary awards

See also