This list of black Academy Award winners and nominees is current as of the nominations for the 94th Academy Awards, which were announced on February 8, 2022, and held on March 27, 2022. Best Actor in a Leading Role Best Actress in a Leading Role Best Actor in a Supporting Role Best Actress in a Supporting Role Best Animated Feature Best Cinematography Best Costume Design Best Director Best Documentary Feature Best Documentary Short Subject Best Film Editing Best International Feature Film In the International Feature Film category (formerly known as Best Foreign Language Film), although the Oscar is presented to and accepted by the film's director, the submitting country is officially credited as the nominee, not the director. The following is a list of films directed by Black people which have been nominated for Best International Feature Film. Best Makeup and Hairstyling Best Music, Original Score Best Music, Original Song Best Picture Best Production Design Best Short Film (Animated) Best Short Film (Live Action) Best Sound Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) Best Writing (Original Screenplay) Special awards See also Cheryl Boone Isaacs, first African-American president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (but not herself an Oscar winner or nominee) List of African Academy Award winners and nominees List of African-American Tony nominees and winners List of Asian Academy Award winners and nominees List of Black Golden Globe Award winners and nominees List of Hispanic-American (U.S.) Academy Award winners and nominees List of indigenous Academy Award winners and nominees References General sources Black