# List of accolades received by I'm Still Here (2024 film)

I'm Still Here (Portuguese: Ainda Estou Aqui) is a 2024 political biographical drama film directed by Walter Salles from a screenplay by Murilo Hauser and Heitor Lorega, based on Marcelo Rubens Paiva's 2015 memoir of the same name. It stars Fernanda Torres and Fernanda Montenegro as Eunice Paiva, a mother and activist coping with the forced disappearance of her husband, the dissident politician Rubens Paiva, during the military dictatorship in Brazil.
The film premiered at the 81st Venice International Film Festival on 1 September 2024, where it won Best Screenplay. It was released in Brazil on 7 November 2024, and in France on 15 January 2025. The film received acclaim from critics, particularly for Torres' performance. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 96% based on 125 reviews. Metacritic calculated a weighted average score of 86/100 based on 36 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".
I'm Still Here has received several awards and nominations from critical and industry groups. It received three nominations at the 97th Academy Awards, including Best Picture, becoming the first time a Brazilian film is nominated in the category. At the 82nd Golden Globe Awards, Torres won Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama, becoming the first Brazilian actress to win a Golden Globe in an acting category, while the film was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film. It also was nominated for Best Film Not in the English Language at the 78th British Academy Film Awards.

## Accolades

| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
| Academy Awards | 2 March 2025 | Best Picture | Maria Carlota Bruno and Rodrigo Teixeira | Nominated | |
| Academy Awards | 2 March 2025 | Best Actress | Fernanda Torres | Nominated | |
| Academy Awards | 2 March 2025 | Best International Feature | I'm Still Here | Won | |
| Fidos Award | 23 February 2025 | Historical Hound Award | Suri Doguinha | Won | |
| Astra Film Awards | 8 December 2024 | Best International Feature | Maria Carlota Bruno and Rodrigo Teixeira | Nominated | |
| Austin Film Critics Association | 6 January 2025 | Best International Film | Maria Carlota Bruno and Rodrigo Teixeira | Nominated | |
| Brazil Online Film Award | 17 February 2025 | Best Film | Maria Carlota Bruno and Rodrigo Teixeira | Won | |
| Brazil Online Film Award | 17 February 2025 | Direction | Walter Salles | Won | |
| Brazil Online Film Award | 17 February 2025 | Best Actress | Fernanda Torres | Won | |
| Brazil Online Film Award | 17 February 2025 | Best Supporting Actor | Selton Mello | Nominated | |
| Brazil Online Film Award | 17 February 2025 | Best Supporting Actress | Fernanda Montenegro | Runner-up | |
| Brazil Online Film Award | 17 February 2025 | Best Ensemble | I'm Still Here | Won | |
| Brazil Online Film Award | 17 February 2025 | Best Screenplay | Murilo Hauser and Heitor Lorega | Won | |
| Brazil Online Film Award | 17 February 2025 | Best Cinematography | Adrian Teijido | Nominated | |
| Brazil Online Film Award | 17 February 2025 | Best Brazilian Film | I'm Still Here | Won | |
| British Academy Film Awards | 16 February 2025 | Best Film Not in the English Language | I'm Still Here | Nominated | |
| Critics Choice Awards Celebration of Cinema & Television | 22 October 2024 | Actress Award – International Film | Fernanda Torres | Honored | |
| International Cinephile Society | 9 February 2025 | Best Actress | Fernanda Torres | Nominated | |
| International Cinephile Society | 9 February 2025 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Murilo Hauser and Heitor Lorega | Nominated | |
| Critics' Choice Awards | 7 February 2025 | Best Foreign Language Film | I'm Still Here | Nominated | |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | 18 December 2024 | Best Foreign Language Film | I'm Still Here | 4th place | |
| Dorian Awards | 13 February 2025 | Non-English Language Film of the Year | I'm Still Here | Won | |
| Florida Film Critics Circle | 20 December 2024 | Best International Film | I'm Still Here | Nominated | |
| Gold Derby Film Awards | February 11, 2025 | Best Film | I’m Still Here | Won | [22] [23] |
| Gold Derby Film Awards | February 11, 2025 | Best International Feature Film | I’m Still Here | Won | [22] [23] |
| Gold Derby Film Awards | February 11, 2025 | Best Actress | Fernanda Torres | Won | [22] [23] |
| Gold Derby Film Awards | February 11, 2025 | Besy Adapted Screenplay | Murilo Hauser Heitor Lorega | Won | [22] [23] |
| Golden Globe Awards | 5 January 2025 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Fernanda Torres | Won | |
| Golden Globe Awards | 5 January 2025 | Best Foreign Language Film | I'm Still Here | Nominated | |
| Goya Awards | 8 February 2025 | Best Ibero-American Film | I'm Still Here | Won | |
| IndieWire Critics Poll | 16 December 2024 | Best Performance | Fernanda Torres | 10th place | |
| International Film Festival Rotterdam | 8 February 2025 | Audience Award | I'm Still Here | Won | |
| International Film Critics Society | 8 March 2025 | Exceeding (One-Inch) Barriers | I'm Still Here | Won | |
| Latino Entertainment Journalists Association | 17 February 2025 | Best Picture | I'm Still Here | Nominated | |
| Latino Entertainment Journalists Association | 17 February 2025 | Best Director | Walter Salles | Nominated | |
| Latino Entertainment Journalists Association | 17 February 2025 | Best Actress | Fernanda Torres | Won | |
| Latino Entertainment Journalists Association | 17 February 2025 | Adapted Screenplay | Murilo Hauser, Heitor Lorega and Marcelo Rubens Paiva | Nominated | |
| Latino Entertainment Journalists Association | 17 February 2025 | Best Non-English Film | I'm Still Here | Won | |
| Latino Entertainment Journalists Association | 17 February 2025 | Best Cinematography | I'm Still Here | Nominated | |
| Latino Entertainment Journalists Association | 17 February 2025 | Best Editing | I'm Still Here | Nominated | |
| London Film Critics' Circle Awards | 2 February 2025 | Foreign Language Film of the Year | I'm Still Here | Nominated | |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association | 8 December 2024 | Best Lead Performance | Fernanda Torres | Runner-up | |
| Miami Film Festival | 7 November 2024 | Audience Award | I'm Still Here | Won | |
| Mill Valley Film Festival | 16 October 2024 | Audience Favorite World Cinema | I'm Still Here | Won | |
| National Board of Review | 7 January 2025 | Top 5 International Films | I'm Still Here | Won | |
| New York Film Critics Online | 16 December 2024 | Best International Feature | I'm Still Here | Runner-up | |
| Online Film Critics Society | 27 January 2025 | Best Foreign Language Film | I'm Still Here | Nominated | |
| Online Film Critics Society | 27 January 2025 | Best Actress | Fernanda Torres | Nominated | |
| Palm Springs International Film Festival | 12 January 2025 | FIPRESCI Prize - Best International Film Feature | I'm Still Here | Won | |
| Pingyao International Film Festival | 18 October 2024 | Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon East-West Award | Walter Salles | Honored | |
| Platino Awards | 27 April 2025 | Best Ibero-American Film | I'm Still Here | Pending | |
| Platino Awards | 27 April 2025 | Best Director | Walter Salles | Pending | |
| Platino Awards | 27 April 2025 | Best Actress | Fernanda Torres | Pending | |
| Prêmio F5 | 19 December 2024 | Performance of the Year – Film | Fernanda Torres | Won | |
| Prêmio F5 | 19 December 2024 | Best Film | I'm Still Here | Won | |
| Prêmio F5 | 19 December 2024 | Performance of the Year – Children's Role | Cora Mora | Won | |
| San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle | 15 December 2024 | Best International Feature Film | I'm Still Here | Nominated | |
| Santa Barbara International Film Festival | 9 February 2025 | Virtuoso Award | Fernanda Torres | Honored | |
| São Paulo Art Critics Association (APCA) | 20 January 2025 | Best Picture | I'm Still Here | Won | |
| São Paulo Art Critics Association (APCA) | 20 January 2025 | Best Director | Walter Salles | Nominated | |
| São Paulo Art Critics Association (APCA) | 20 January 2025 | Best Actress | Fernanda Torres | Won | |
| São Paulo Art Critics Association (APCA) | 20 January 2025 | Best Actor | Selton Mello | Nominated | |
| São Paulo Art Critics Association (APCA) | 20 January 2025 | Best Screenplay | Murilo Hauser and Hector Lorega | Nominated | |
| São Paulo International Film Festival | 30 October 2024 | Audience Award – Best Brazilian Fiction | I'm Still Here | Won | |
| Satellite Awards | 26 January 2025 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Fernanda Torres | Won | |
| Satellite Awards | 26 January 2025 | Best Motion Picture – International | I'm Still Here | Nominated | |
| Vancouver International Film Festival | 11 October 2024 | Gala & Special Presentations Audience Award | I'm Still Here | Won | |
| Veja Rio – Carioca do Ano | 16 December 2024 | Cinema | Fernanda Torres | Honored | |
| Venice International Film Festival | 7 September 2024 | Golden Lion | Walter Salles | Nominated | |
| Venice International Film Festival | 7 September 2024 | Best Screenplay | Murilo Hauser and Heitor Lorega | Won | |
| Venice International Film Festival | 7 September 2024 | Green Drop Award | Walter Salles | Won | |
| Venice International Film Festival | 7 September 2024 | SIGNIS Award | Walter Salles | Won | |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | 8 December 2024 | Best Foreign Language Film | I'm Still Here | Nominated | |