I'm Still Here () 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 97% based on 188 reviews. Metacritic calculated a weighted average score of 85/100 based on 43 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 Academy Awards Best Picture Maria Carlota Bruno and Rodrigo Teixeira Best Actress Fernanda Torres Best International Feature I'm Still Here Astra Film Awards Best International Feature Maria Carlota Bruno and Rodrigo Teixeira 27th Women's Image Network Awards 9 November 2025 International Actress - Feature Film Fernanda Torres https://www.thewinawards.com/featurenominations Troféu AIB de Imprensa 10 December 2025 Best Brazilian Film I'm Still Here https://www.aibnews.com.br/emocao-e-homenagens-marcaram-a-cerimonia-de-entrega-da-14a-edicao-do-trofeu-aib/ Uruguayan Film Critics Association 11 December 2025 Best Latin American Film I'm Still Here https://gpsaudiovisual.com/2025/12/11/perros-de-gerardo-minutti-con-marcelo-subiotto-estrenada-mundialmente-en-el-festival-de-malaga-arraso-con-los-premios-de-la-critica-en-uruguay/ Dias de Cine Awards 21 February 2026 Best International Actress Fernanda Torres https://www.rtve.es/rtve/20251228/ganadores-xiii-premios-dias-cine-2025/16876005.shtml Austin Film Critics Association Best International Film Maria Carlota Bruno and Rodrigo Teixeira Sources: Nominations: Winners: Brazil Online Film Award Best Film Maria Carlota Bruno and Rodrigo Teixeira Direction Walter Salles Best Actress Fernanda Torres Best Supporting ActorSelton MelloBest Supporting ActressFernanda Montenegro Best Ensemble I'm Still Here Best Screenplay Murilo Hauser and Heitor Lorega Best CinematographyAdrian Teijido Best Brazilian FilmI'm Still Here British Academy Film Awards Best Film Not in the English Language Critics Choice Awards Celebration of Cinema & Television Actress Award – International Film Fernanda Torres International Cinephile Society Best Actress Best Adapted Screenplay Murilo Hauser and Heitor Lorega Critics' Choice Awards Best Foreign Language Film I'm Still Here Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards Best Foreign Language Film David di Donatello May 6, 2026 Best International Film Dorian Awards Non-English Language Film of the Year Fidos Award 23 February 2025 Historical Hound AwardSuri Doguinha San Sebastián International Film Festival 19 September 2025 FIPRESCI Grand Prix Walter Salles Florida Film Critics Circle Best International Film I'm Still Here Gold Derby Film Awards February 11, 2025 Best Film Best International Feature Film Best Actress Fernanda Torres Besy Adapted Screenplay Murilo HauserHeitor Lorega Golden Globe Awards Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama Fernanda Torres Best Foreign Language Film I'm Still Here Goya Awards Best Ibero-American Film I'm Still Here IndieWire Critics Poll Best Performance Fernanda Torres International Film Festival Rotterdam Audience Award I'm Still Here International Film Critics Society 8 March 2025 Exceeding (One-Inch) Barriers Latino Entertainment Journalists Association Best Picture Sources: Nominations: Winners: Best Director Walter Salles Best Actress Fernanda Torres Adapted Screenplay Murilo Hauser, Heitor Lorega and Marcelo Rubens Paiva Best Non-English Film I'm Still Here Best Cinematography Best Editing London Film Critics' Circle Awards Foreign Language Film of the Year Los Angeles Film Critics Association Best Lead Performance Fernanda Torres Macondo Awards 2 November 2025 Best Iberoamerican Film I'm Still Here https://www.noticiascaracol.com/entretenimiento/premios-macondo-2025-ganadores-lista-completa-de-lo-mejor-del-cine-colombiano-rg10?_amp=true Miami Film Festival Audience Award I'm Still Here Mill Valley Film Festival Audience Favorite World Cinema National Board of Review Top 5 International Films New York Film Critics Online Best International Feature I'm Still Here Online Film Critics Society Best Foreign Language Film I'm Still Here Best Actress Fernanda Torres Palm Springs International Film Festival FIPRESCI Prize – Best International Film Feature I'm Still Here Pedro Sienna Awards 2024 3 October 2025 Lihuen Award for Best Ibero-american Film I'm Still Here Pingyao International Film Festival Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon East-West Award Walter Salles Platino Awards Best Ibero-American Film I'm Still Here Best Director Walter Salles Best Actress Fernanda Torres Premio ABC 17 May 2025 Best Cinematography Adrian Teijidio Premio ABRA 27 May 2025 Best Adapted Screenplay Murilo Hauser and Heitor Lorega Screenwriter of the Year Premio Exclamação 1 March 2025 Best Film I'm Still Here Best Brazilian Film Best Poster Best Trailer Best Ensemble Cast Best Character Eunice Paiva (Fernanda Torres and Fernanda Montenegro) Best Actress Fernanda Torres Best Supporting Actor Selton Mello Best Supporting Actress Fernanda Montenegro Best Director Walter Salles Puerto Rico Film Critics Association Awards Best Actress Fernanda Torres Best International Film I'm Still Here Prêmio F5 Performance of the Year – Film Fernanda Torres Best Film I'm Still Here Performance of the Year – Children's Role Cora Mora Premio O Globo: Faz Diferença 10 May 2025 Personality of the Year Fernanda Torres https://premio-faz-diferenca/noticia/2025/05/10/fernanda-torres-e-walter-salles-sao-as-personalidades-do-ano-do-premio-faz-diferenca-2024.ghtml Walter Salles Cinema Selton Mello https://premio-faz-diferenca/noticia/2025/05/10/premio-faz-diferenca-selton-mello-e-o-vencedor-na-categoria-cinema.ghtml Premios Soto 21 October 2025 Best Ibero-american Feature FilmI'm Still Here Robert Awards 31 January 2026 Best Non-English Language Film Walter Salles San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Best International Feature FilmI'm Still Here Santa Barbara International Film Festival Virtuoso Award Fernanda Torres São Paulo Art Critics Association (APCA) Best Picture I'm Still Here Sources: Nominations: Winners: Best Director Walter Salles Best Actress Fernanda Torres Best Actor Selton Mello Best Screenplay Murilo Hauser and Hector Lorega São Paulo International Film Festival Audience Award – Best Brazilian Fiction I'm Still Here Satellite Awards Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama Fernanda Torres Best Motion Picture – International I'm Still Here Séries em Cena Awards 3 August 2025 Film of the Year https://seriesemcena.com.br/sec-awards/sec-awards-2025-vencedores/ National Film of the Year Favorite Film of the Year Best Performance in a National Film Fernanda Torres Soto Awards 21 October 2025 Best Ibero-American Film I'm Still Here Sur Awards Best Ibero-American Film Vancouver International Film Festival Gala & Special Presentations Audience Award Veja Rio – Carioca do Ano Cinema Fernanda Torres Venice International Film Festival Golden Lion Walter Salles Sources: Nominations: Winners: Best Screenplay Murilo Hauser and Heitor Lorega Green Drop Award Walter Salles SIGNIS Award Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Best Foreign Language FilmI'm Still Here
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