The movie “I’m still here ”Has high chances to get out of BAFTA FILM Awards 2025 which happens this Sunday (16), as champion. Walter Salles’s production competes for the non -English language film award.
Although the Brazil never won an Oscar the situation is different in BAFTA, where the country is seen more competitively.
Over the years, Brazil has gained more victories and nominations in the main categories of the British Award than in the Academy. THE CNN Remember the history of Brazil in the award:
ORFEU BLACK (1961 edition)
Although the Oscar does not consider “Black Orpheus” a Brazilian film, Bafta recognized the production. Set at the carnival of Rio de Janeiro, the film Marcel Camus He was nominated for the best film award, but lost to Billy Wilder’s classic “If my apartment spoke”.
Central do Brasil (1999 edition)
Starring Fernanda Montenegro, the film was the first indication – and victory – From Brazil in the category of best non -English tongue movie. He competed against “Life is Beautiful” (which won the Oscar), “Trêmula Meat” and “The Avenger Knight.”
April Shattered (2001 edition)
It was not long before Brazil returned to the category of best non -English language film after the victory of “Central do Brasil”. A few years later, the country and Walter Salles received a nomination for the award for “April Shattering “, Also nominated for the Golden Globe, but lost to“ gross loves ”.
City of God (2002 edition)
“Cidade de Deus” received four nominations to the 2002 Oscar, But it didn’t win any prize losing all the categories to “the Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.” Bafta also recognized Fernando Meirelles’s film in the category of best non -English tongue movie, but awarded “talk to her.”
However, Daniel Rezende movie assembler, took home the best editing award .
Motorcycle Diaries (2004 edition)
“Motorcycle Diaries” was not accepted by the Oscar Academy as an official submission of Brazil. However, as expected, the situation was different in BAFTA.
The film was not only considered, as it also won the award for best non -English tongue movie . In addition, “motorcycle diaries” received nominations in the categories of best photography, best supporting actor, best actor, best script and Best Movie .
The Faithful Gardener (2005 edition)
Although “the faithful gardener” is not a Brazilian movie, his director is. For the work in the feature starring Ralph Fiennes and Rachel Weisz Fernando Meirelles received his first nomination in the category of Best director .
The film was also nominated for the best British film award, also indicating Meirelles as part of the creative team. However, the Brazilian lost the awards to Ang Lee by “Brokeback Mountain”, and for “Wallace & Gromit: The Battle of Vegetables”, respectively.
TRASH – Hope comes from garbage (2014 edition)
Before “I’m still here”, the last mention of Brazil in the awards took place in 2014. In that edition, the film “TRASH – Hope comes from trash “, A co-production between Brazil and the United Kingdom, with a mostly Brazilian cast, was appointed to the award for Best Non-English Language film, but lost to the Polish“ Ida ”.
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This content was originally published in BAFTA awards: all nominations and victories of Brazil at the British Oscar on the CNN Brazil website.
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