I’m Still Here wins Oscar for best international film, becoming first Brazilian film to do so
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Brazil’s official entry beats beleaguered French favourite Emilia Pérez to the podium



Sun 2 Mar 2025 21.57 EST

Last modified on Mon 3 Mar 2025 09.52 EST

 has won the  for best international film at the Academy Awards, which are currently taking place in Los Angeles. It is the first Brazilian film to win the award.

Directed by Walter Salles and starring Fernanda Torres, I’m Still Here is a political drama based on the true story of Eunice Paiva, whose husband Rubens was “disappeared” and murdered in 1970s Brazil. The film had to overcome a lineup including Danish true-crime story , Iran-set legal drama  and trans gangster musical , which had been the hot favourite for the award.

Speaking on the podium, Salles dedicated the win to Paiva, and to the “two women who gave life to her”: Torres and Montenegro.

I’m Still Here is likely to have benefited from the difficulties besetting Emilia Pérez – when the Oscar nominations were announced, the latter film led the field, but its awards  was rocked after  were discovered in  social media feed, along with complaints over the depiction of Mexico and its history.

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This article was amended on 3 March 2025. An earlier version incorrectly said that I’m Still Here was the first Brazilian film to be nominated for best international film. It was the fifth.
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