Walter Salles' I'm Still Here scooped the Best International Feature Film Oscar this evening, marking the first time that an entry from Brazil has won in the category. Salles, who has repped Brazil four times now and was nominated for 1998's Central Station,
I’m Still Here,” a film about a family torn apart by the military dictatorship that ruled Brazil for more than two decades, gave Brazil’s first Oscars win on Sunday in the best international film category.
Two visions of the trauma of disappeared people in Latin America had a central role at Sunday's Academy Awards.
Walter Salles' Oscar-winning ‘I’m Still Here’ is part of a Brazilian film revival driven by generous funding and other major festival prominence.
Capitalising on enthusiasm from local Brazilians and awards season buzz, Altitude helped I'm Still Here land the U.K.'s biggest Latin American opening
Walter Salles' film I'm Still Here, has won at the Oscars 2025, in the category of Best International Feature Film. It also marks as the first Brazilian picture to have won in this category.
Torres is the second Brazilian to be ever nominated in the Best Actress category, following her mother's nomination in 1999.
The film is based on a true story set in 1970s Rio de Janeiro, when Brazil was living under a military dictatorship.
I'm Still Here,' Walter Salles' drama film starring Fernanda Torres, has won Best International Feature Film at the Oscars
Brazilian filmmaker Walter Salles dedicated the victory to Eunice Paiva, wife of former federal representative Rubens Paiva, who disappeared during the dictatorship.