List of Bulgarian Academy Award winners and nominees

Several Bulgarian individuals and Bulgarian-produced films have been nominated for the Academy Awards in different categories. As of 2022, four Bulgarians have been nominated and two have won Oscars including in the scientific and technical category.

Theodore Ushev (left) and Maria Bakalova were the first Bulgarians to be nominated for an Oscar in the competitive categories, receiving nominations for Best Animated Short for Blind Vaysha (2016), and Best Supporting Actress for Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (2020), respectively.

At the 44th Academy Awards, Dimitar Petrov's 1971 film Porcupines Are Born Without Bristles was Bulgaria's first submission for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film category.[1] At the 82nd Academy Awards, The World Is Big and Salvation Lurks Around the Corner became the first Bulgarian film to be shortlisted to compete in the category; however, it was not nominated.[2]

In 2017, filmmaker Theodore Ushev became the first Bulgarian person to be nominated for an Academy Award in a competitive category, receiving a nomination for Best Animated Short Film for Blind Vaysha (2016).

Competitive awards

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Competitive awards
Year Nominee(s) Film Category Result Ref.
2017
(89th)
Theodore Ushev Blind Vaysha Best Animated Short Film Nominated [3]
2021
(93rd)
Maria Bakalova Borat Subsequent Moviefilm Best Supporting Actress Nominated [4]
Iliyan Ivanov
Dana Prodanova[a]
Feeling Through Best Live Action Short Film Nominated [4]

Scientific and technical awards

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Scientific and technical awards
Year Nominee(s)/recipient(s) Category Note Ref.
2001 George Borshukov[b] Academy Award for Technical Achievement Shared the award with Kim Libreri and Dan Piponi. [6]
2014 George Borshukov[c] Shared the award with Dan Piponi and Kim Libreri. [7]
2017 Vladimir Koylazov[d] [8]

See also

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ Associate producers.[5]
  2. ^ For the development of a system for image-based rendering allowing choreographed camera movements through computer graphic reconstructed sets.
  3. ^ For their pioneering work in the development of Universal Capture at ESC Entertainment.
  4. ^ For the original concept, design and implementation of V-Ray from Chaos Group.

References

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  1. ^ Kovachev, Pencho (16 January 2021). "Viva, Мария – нашата надежда за "Оскар"..." 24 Chasa. Archived from the original on 4 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  2. ^ "9 Foreign Language Films Advance in Oscar Race". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 9 March 2010. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  3. ^ "The 89th Academy Awards (2017) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 1 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  4. ^ a b "The 93rd Academy Awards (2021) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 1 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  5. ^ Georgieff, Anthony (1 April 2021). "Feeling Through". Vagabond. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  6. ^ "The 73rd Scientific & Technical Awards 2000 | 2001". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 6 June 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  7. ^ "The 87th Scientific & Technical Awards 2014 | 2015". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 6 June 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  8. ^ "The 89th Scientific & Technical Awards 2016 | 2017". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 6 June 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.