(The chart doesn't include Javier Bardem, who received an Oscar for best supporting actor, and Penelope Cruz, who received an Oscar for best supporting actress, because they are Spanish citizens. The chart also doesn't include Mexican nationals such as Alfonso Cuarón and Alejandro González Iñárritu, who won Oscars for best director.) (Greek-American actor George Chakiris won a best supporting actor Oscar in 1961 for his role as Maria's Puerto Rican brother, Bernardo.) Asian-AmericansAnd that shows in the tally of Oscar winners:Over the years white actors have also been cast to play Asian characters. In 1983, for instance, Linda Hunt won the best supporting actress Oscar for playing Billy Kwan in "The Year of Living Dangerously."

Source: CNN March 02, 2018 16:18 UTC