No Mexican American has ever won an Oscar

Guillermo del Toro bud.

Sara Elena Ramírez (born August 31, 1975) is a Mexican-American actor and singer who won the 2005 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical.

MEXICAN AMERICAN ACTORS ... many award winners here !!!!!!!!!!!

Rodolfo Acosta (1920–1974) Mexican character actor of Western films
Rico Alaniz (1919–2015) character actor, active during the 1950s and 1990s.
Jessica Alba (born 1981) Golden Globe nominated actress (father of Mexican descent)
Edward Albert (1951–2006) Golden Globe winning actor
Kevin Alejandro (born 1976) actor
Ana Alicia (born 1956) actress
Francia Almendárez (born 1988) actress
Don Alvarado (1900–1967) actor and director who began his career during the silent film era
Armida (1911–1989) actress, singer and dancer
Joe Arquette (born 1981) actor
Alexis Ayala (born 1965) actor
Catherine Bach (born 1954) actress (mother of Mexican descent)
Jaylen Barron (born 1997) actress
Alma Beltran (1919–2007) actress, appeared in 82 films between 1945 and 2002.
Robert Beltran (born 1953) actor
Demián Bichir (born 1963) actor
Summer Bishil (born 1988) actress
Alexis Bledel (born 1981) actress
Daniela Bobadilla (born 1993) actress
Diego Boneta (born 1990) actor
Jesse Borrego (born 1962) actor
Sabrina Bryan (born 1984) dancer, choreographer, actress and singer
Shelbie Bruce (born 1992) actress (mother of Mexican descent)
Artt Butler (born 1969) voice actor (half Mexican)
Richard Cabral (born 1984) Emmy nominated actor
Christian Camargo (born 1971) actor
Ralph Camargo (1912–1992) actor
Charlie Cannon (1911–2003) singer, theater performer
Steve Cardenas (born 1974) actor
Leo Carrillo (1881–1961) actor, vaudevillian, political cartoonist and conservationist.
Enrique Castillo (born 1949) actor
Lynda Carter (born 1951) actress and singer best known as the title character in popular 1970s television series Wonder Woman (mother of Mexican and Spanish descent)
David Castañeda (born 1988), actor
Movita Castaneda (1916–2015) actress
Teresa Castillo (born 1983) actress
Julio Cedillo (born 1970) actor
Angélica Celaya (born 1982) actress
Laura Cerón (born 1964) ALMA Award-winning actress
Damian Chapa (born 1963) actor, film director and producer
Ricardo Antonio Chavira (born 1971) actor
Louis C.K. (born 1967) actor, comedian, Emmy Award-winning screenwriter, producer, and director (Mexican father)[52]
Gary Clarke (born 1933) TV actor active during the 1950s–1960s
Steve Clemente (1885–1950) Mexican-born American actor known for his many villainous roles
Clifton Collins Jr. (born 1970) Emmy Award nominated actor (mother of Mexican descent)[53]
Mark Consuelos (born 1971) actor
Ana Brenda Contreras (born 1986) Mexican based television actress
Margarita Cordova (born 1939) actress, most known for her various TV appearances during the '60s
Raymond Cruz (born 1961) actor
Kid Cudi (born 1984) musician and actor (father was of partial Mexican descent)
Ethan Cutkosky (born 1999) actor
Alana de la Garza (born 1976) actress
Madison De La Garza (born 2001) American actress of Mexican descent (Desperate Housewives)
Gonzalo de la Torre (born 1977) singer and producer
Kate del Castillo Mexican-born American actress (Muchachitas, Alguna vez tendremos alas, La Mentira, Ramona, Bajo la misma piel).
Stacey Dash (born 1967) actress
Emilio Delgado (1940-2022) actor; best known for his role of Luis Rodriguez on Sesame Street
Grey DeLisle (born 1973) singer-songwriter and voice actress
Alexa Demie (born 1990) actress (mother is Mexican)
Rosanna DeSoto (born 1950) film and television actress
Aarón Díaz (born 1982) actor (father of Mexican descent)
Alyssa Diaz (born 1985) actress
Mónica Dionne American actress of Mexican descent
Julia Louis-Dreyfus (born 1961) multiple Emmy award-winning actress (grandmother of Mexican and German-Brazilian ancestry)
Alejandro Edda (born 1984) actor
Ayiiia Elizarraras TV personality and model
Jade Esteban Estrada (born 1975) actor and comedian
Felipe Esparza (born 1976) actor and comedian
Tamara Feldman (born 1980) actress
Abel Fernandez (1930–2016) American actor who played in movies from 1953 to 2002.
Michelle Forbes (born 1965) Emmy nominated and Saturn Award-winning actress
Eduardo Franco
Edward Furlong (born 1977) Saturn Award-winning actor (mother of Mexican descent)[55]
Vic Fuentes (born 1983) vocalist, guitarist
Mike Fuentes (born 1984) drummer
Edy Ganem (born 1983) actress
Seychelle Gabriel (born 1991) singer and actress, father of part Mexican descent
Aimee Garcia (born 1978) Screen Actors Guild nominated actress
Al Ernest Garcia (1887–1938) actor and casting director active between 1911 and 1938, known for his association with Charlie Chaplin
Jeff Garcia (born 1977) comedian and Annie Award-winning voice actor
Jesse Garcia (born 1982) ALMA Award-winning actor
Jessica Marie Garcia (born 1987) American actress known for On My Block (TV series), Mexican father
Michael Garza (born 2000) American actor of Mexican descent (Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark)
John Gavin (1931–2018) actor, politician and head of the Screen Actors Guild
William Gaxton (1893–1963) actor of film and theatre
Hunter Gomez (born 1991) American actor
Selena Gomez (born 1992) actress, singer, model, spokesperson, Mexican father
Xochitl Gomez (born 2005/2006) actress
Eiza González (born 1990) actress, model and singer
Mandy Gonzalez (born 1978) theater and film actress
Myrtle Gonzalez (1891–1918) silent film actress; regarded as Hollywood's first Latin and Hispanic movie star
Nicholas Gonzalez (born 1976) actor
Pedro Gonzalez-Gonzalez (1925–2006) character actor
Michele Greene (born 1962) Emmy nominated actress, best known for the role of Abigail Perkins on the series L.A. Law
Adrian Grenier (born 1976) American actor, producer, director, musician and environmentalist. His mother is of Mexican and French descent (Entourage).[56]
Lita Grey (1908–1995) silent film actress
Jackie Guerra (born 1965) actress
Noel Gugliemi (born 1970) actor
Elizabeth Gutiérrez (born 1979) actress
Froy Gutierrez (born 1998) actor
Ryan Guzman (born 1987) actor, father of Mexican descent
Nikki Hahn (born 2002) actress
Gabriella Hall (born 1966) actress and model
Laura Harring (born 1964) actress and Miss USA (1985)
Salma Hayek (born 1966) Oscar, Emmy, and Golden Globe nominated actress, TV-film director and producer
Callie Hernandez (born 1995) actress, singer
Jay Hernandez (born 1978) actor
Kristin Herrera (born 1989) actress
Gabriel Iglesias (born 1976) actor and comedian
Tony Dalton (born 1975) TV and film actor
Osvaldo de León (born 1984) Telenovelas actor
Ana Brenda Contreras (born 1986) TV actress
Ryan Guzman (born 1987) TV actor
Mónica Dionne (born 1967) film and TV actress
Michael Irby (born 1972) actor
Rebeca Iturbide (1924–2003) actress during the Mexican Age of Golden cinema
Shar Jackson (born 1976) actress
Anjelah Johnson (born 1982) actress, comedian, and former NFL cheerleader
Susan Kohner (born 1936) Golden Globe winning and Oscar nominated actress, mother was Lupita Tovar, Mexican actress
Apollonia Kotero (born 1959) actress, singer and model
Samuel Larsen (born 1991) actor and singer
Logan Lerman (born 1992) actor; (Mexican-born paternal grandmother of Russian Jewish descent)
George J. Lewis (1903–1995) Mexican-born American actor (Zorro (1957 TV series))
Sebastián Ligarde (born 1954) telenovela actor
Iyari Limón (born 1976) actress[57]
Natalia Livingston (born 1976) Emmy Award-winning actress
Eva Longoria (born 1975) Golden Globe nominated and Screen Actors Guild winning actress and model
George Lopez (born 1961) actor and comedian
Mario López (born 1973) actor and host
Seidy López actress and director
Linda Loredo (1907–1931) actress
Gabriel Luna (born 1982) actor, best known for his role as Ghost Rider on the series Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D
Julio Macias (born 1976) actor from On My Block (TV series)
Al Madrigal (born 1971) actor and comedian
Angélica María (born 1944) actress and life-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter. She was one of the main movie and TV attractions in Mexico during the 60s and 70s and the no. 1 record seller in the country during the same period
Vanessa Marcil (born 1968) Emmy winning actress
Xolo Maridueña (born 2001) actor
Constance Marie (born 1965) actress
Cheech Marin (born 1946) actor and comedian[58]
Ada Maris (born 1957) actress
Chrispin Martin (1893–1953) actor
A Martinez (born 1948) Emmy Award-winning actor
Joaquín Martínez (1930–2012) actor, appeared in many Western films
Kimberly McCullough (born 1978) actress, best known for her role as Robin Scorpio on the soap opera General Hospital
Alex Meneses (born 1965) actress and model
Alex Meraz (born 1985) actor
Yvette Mimieux (born 1942) actress
Lin-Manuel Miranda (born 1980) American actor, composer, lyricist, singer, rapper, actor, producer, and playwright, known by his roles in Broadway musicals. He is of mostly Puerto Rican descent,[59] but he also is a quarter Mexican.[60]
Ricardo Montalbán (1920–2009) Emmy and Screen Actors Guild award-winning actor
Carlos Montalbán (1903–1991) actor
Manny Montana (born 1983) American actor of Mexican descent
Belita Moreno (born 1949) actress
Rene L. Moreno (1969-) American actor
Lindsey Morgan (born 1990) Emmy nominated actress
Bethany Mota (born 1995) social media personality
Marisol Nichols (born 1973) actress
Eva Noblezada (born 1996) actress and singer, two-time Tony Award nominee and Grammy winner
Ramón Novarro (1899–1968) actor, one of the top box office attractions of the 1920s and early 1930s
Lupita Nyong'o (born 1983) actress, born in Mexico City to Kenyan parents
Bodie Olmos (born 1975) actor
Edward James Olmos (born 1947) Golden Globe and Emmy winning actor and director[61]
Lupe Ontiveros (1942–2012) Emmy nominated actress
Hayley Orrantia (born 1994) American actress, singer-songwriter. Her grandfather is of Mexican descent and she identifies as Latina.[62][63]
Jenna Ortega (born 2002) actress[64]
Joy Page (1924–2008) actress
Sara Paxton (born 1988) actress and singer, mother is Mexican, of Mexican-Jewish descent[65]
Michael Peña (born 1976) actor
Walter Perez (born 1982) actor
Tony Perry (born 1986) guitarist
Daniella Pineda (born 1987) actress
Tyler Posey (born 1991) actor (mother of Mexican descent)
Mishel Prada (born 1989) actress
Jaime Preciado (born 1986) bassist
Anthony Quinn (1915–2001) two-time Oscar winning actor
Cierra Ramirez (born 1995) actress and model
Efren Ramirez (born 1973) actor
Danny Ramirez (born 1997) American actor of Colombian and Mexican descent
Marisa Ramirez (born 1977) actress
Sara Ramirez (born 1975) Tony Award-winning actress and singer
Raylene (born 1977) pornographic actress
Alex Reymundo comedian and actor
Nicole Richie (born 1981) actress of partial Mexican descent
Mona Rico (1907–1994) actress
Lauren Ridloff (born 1978) Tony Award-nominated actress
Emily Rios (born 1989) actress and model
Lalo Rios (1927–1973) actor, active during the 1950s and 1960s
James Roday (born 1976) actor, father of Mexican descent[66]
Lee Rodriguez actress (father is Mexican)
Rico Rodriguez (born 1998) actor
Paul Rodriguez (born 1955) comedian and actor[67]
Patty Rodriguez radio host, entrepreneur, and children's book author
Valente Rodriguez (born 1961) actor
Gilbert Roland (1905–1994) two-time Golden Globe nominated actor
Fernanda Romero (born 1983) actress
Tina Romero (born 1949) Mexico-based actress
Gabrielle Ruiz (born 1989) film and theater actress
Teresa Ruiz (born 1988) actress, has won multiple international awards
Andy Russell (1919–1992) born Andrés Rábago in Boyle Heights, California, to Mexican immigrant parents, he was a big-band crooner who sang "Bésame Mucho," the first Spanish-English bilingual song in U.S. recording history. He performed in movies, television, radio and stage in the U.S., México, and Latin America.
Claudia Salinas (born 1981) actress and model
Johnny A. Sanchez (born 1982) actor and comedian
Lauren Sánchez (born 1969) news anchor, entertainment and media personality
Ref Sanchez (1917–1986) actor and photographer
Paul Sand (born 1935) Tony Award-winning actor
Miguel Sandoval (born 1951) film and television actor
Michael Saucedo (born 1970) actor
Christian Serratos (born 1990) actress, model and singer, of part Mexican descent
Vinessa Shaw (born 1976) actress
Stephanie Sigman (born 1987) actress
Zuleyka Silver (born 1991) actress, model
Karla Souza (born 1985) film and television actress
David Spielberg (1939–2016) film and television actor; mother was Mexican American
Hilary Swank (born 1974) two-time Oscar winning actress (grandmother of Mexican descent)
Scout Taylor-Compton (born 1989) actress and singer (mother of Mexican descent)
Julia Goldani Telles (born 1995) actress
Tessa Thompson (born 1983) actress
Raquel Torres (1915–1987) actress, active during the 1920s to 1930s
Renee Torres (1911–1998) Mexican American actress and the sister of Raquel Torres
Emeraude Toubia (born 1989) actress, model
Elena Tovar Daytime Emmy Award nominated actress
Lupita Tovar (1910–2016) actress
Danny Trejo (born 1944) actor
Michael Trevino (born 1985) actor
Alanna Ubach (born 1975) actress
Natividad Vacío (1912–1996) actor
Erik Valdez (born 1979) actor
Jacob Vargas (born 1971) actor[68]
James Vasquez (born 1972) American actor and director to a Mexican father
Ray Vasquez (1924–2019) American singer, musician, and actor
Randy Vasquez (born 1961) American actor and director; brother of James Vasquez
Lupe Vélez (1908–1944) one of the first successful Latin American actresses in the United States, began her career in the silent film era
Vanessa Villela (born 1978) actress
Melissa Villaseñor (born 1987) actress
Nena von Schlebrügge (born 1941) actress
Pee Wee (entertainer) (born 1988) actor and singer
Victoria Wyndham (born 1945) two-time Emmy nominated actress
Eduardo Xol (born 1966) actor
Carmen Zapata (1927–2014) actress, appeared in over 100 films and TV series
Austin Zajur (born 1995) - actor

"In 1998, Del Toro fled from Mexico because of the worsened political situation. He is currently an American citizen. He became the first Mexican director to win the Golden Lion for best film in Venice with his Cold War drama film The Shape of Water (2017)."

I think you should aim higher and go for the Nobel Prize people.