Although it was already nominated other times in the category, this is the first time the movie has won
was elected by as’ best international film. The film, which competed in the category with: “Emilia Pérez” (France), “Flow” (Latvia), “The Girl of the Needle” (Denmark) and “The Seed of the Sacred Fruit” (Germany), broke the competitors and got the statuette. This is the first time in history that the country has won in this category and also wins an Oscar, despite the numerous nominations it has had over the years. In the ‘Best International Film’ category, Brazil has competed four times with: “The Promise Payer” in 1963, “The Quatrilho”, in 1996, “What is this, Companion?”, In 1998, and “Central do Brasil”, in 1999. The year Fernanda Montenegro, mother of Fernanda Torres, was nominated for “best actress”.
In 1960, the movie “Orfeu Negro”, also known as “Carnival Orpheus”, beat the Oscar for “Best International Film”, although it was recorded in Brazil, the cinematic work, an adaptation of the Greek myth of Orpheus and Euridice, was represented at the ceremony as a French film. ‘I am still here’, an adaptation of the book of the same name written by Marcelo Rubens Paiva, known as “Happy Year old”, enchanted Brazilians, critics of cinema and the international audience. The film, which ran for awards such as ‘Bafta’, ‘Golden Globe’ and ‘Choice Critics’, won as “Best Foreign Film” at the Palm Springs Festival, and had Fernanda Torres elected as ‘Best Actress’ at “Golden Globe” and “Satellite Awards”.
