List of Indigenous Academy Award winners and nominees

! style="width:400px;"|Milestone / Notes

! style="width:400px;"|Milestone / Notes

! style="width:50px;"|Ref.

! style="width:50px;"|Ref.

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|1999

([[72nd Academy Awards|72nd]])

|[[Russell Crowe]]

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|[[Māori people|Māori]]

([[Polynesians|Polynesian]])

|[[The Insider (film)|The Insider]]

|Nominated

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* First Māori of [[Ngāti Porou]] descent to be nominated for an Academy Award.

* First indigenous person to be nominated for Best Actor.

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|2000

([[73rd Academy Awards|73rd]])

|[[Russell Crowe]]

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|[[Māori people|Māori]]

([[Polynesians|Polynesian]])

|[[Gladiator (2000 film)|Gladiator]]

|Won

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* First [[Pacific Islander]] to win an Academy Award.

* First Indigenous person to win Best Actor.

* First Indigenous person to receive multiple nominations.

* First Māori of [[Ngāti Porou]] descent to win an Academy Award.

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|2001

([[74th Academy Awards|74th]])

|[[Russell Crowe]]

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|[[Māori people|Māori]]

([[Polynesians|Polynesian]])

|[[A Beautiful Mind (film)|A Beautiful Mind]]

|Nominated

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* First Indigenous person to receive three consecutive best actor Academy nominations.

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| 2018<br>([[91st Academy Awards|91st]])

| 2018<br>([[91st Academy Awards|91st]])