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,

Carnival celebrations were raging across Rio on Sunday night when everyone stopped to pay attention. The Oscar for best international feature was about to be announced from Hollywood, and all eyes were fixed on whether the country or anyone associated with it would win its first Oscar.

When Spanish actress Penélope Cruz announced that “I’m Still Here” was the winner of best international film at the Academy Awards, Brazilians roared at home and on the streets, where Carnival festivities have been ongoing since Saturday.

Walter Salles' Oscar-winning ‘I’m Still Here’ is part of a Brazilian film revival driven by generous funding and other major festival prominence.

Two visions of the trauma of disappeared people in Latin America had a central role at Sunday's Academy Awards.

Brazilian filmmaker Walter Salles chatted about his 2025 Oscar win for "Best International Feature Film" for "I'm Still Here."

I'm Still Here,' Walter Salles' drama film starring Fernanda Torres, has won Best International Feature Film at the Oscars

The film is based on a true story set in 1970s Rio de Janeiro, when Brazil was living under a military dictatorship.

Torres didn’t take home the Oscar for best actress, though I’m Still Here significantly won the best international feature film category. On the carpet before the ceremony, she dazzled in an embellished Chanel dress, cementing her star quality on the big night.

Torres is the second Brazilian to be ever nominated in the Best Actress category, following her mother's nomination in 1999.

The Walter Salles film stars Fernanda Torres as Eunice Paiva ... of the Sacred Fig,” Latvia’s “Flow” and France’s “Emilia Pérez,” a onetime Oscars favorite marred by controversy. Associated Press Writer David Biller contributed from Rio ...

Brazilian filmmaker Walter Salles dedicated the victory to Eunice Paiva, wife of former federal representative Rubens Paiva, who disappeared during the dictatorship.