I’m Still Hereearned a surprise Best Picture nomination for the Oscars 2025, and it may come as a surprise to learn the unlikely winner holds a remarkable record among the nominees. The Brazilian drama based on a true story starring Fernanda Torres was not widely predicted to be in theBest Picture lineupby the time Oscar nominations were announced. Even after its critical acclaim and recognition at the Golden Globes, most - myself included - were still shy to predictI’m Still Herewould be one of the ten nominees, and yet it was.
That recognition meantI’m Still Herehad a shot to win Best Picture, technically, even if that outcome did not appear likely. I even put the movie in the “Just Happy To Be Nominated” category in myBest Picture Tier Ranking. The three Oscar nominations that the movie received helped bring more attention to an international drama than would have come otherwise. It’s helped make Fernanda Torres a more recognizable actress and made waves for Brazilian cinema. While it’s not considered a legitimate candidate to win Best Picture, one record suggests it should be.
I’m Still Here Has The Highest Rotten Tomatoes Score Among The Oscars 2025 Best Picture Nominees
The Movie Earned Wide Critical Praise
Most of the Best Picture nominees in 2025 are movies that achieved a certain level of critical acclaim. All are fresh onRotten Tomatoesand have achieved Certified Fresh status with critics. However,I’m Still Hereis in the best position of all the nominees.I’m Still Here’s 97% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes is the highest among the Best Picture nominees. It’s a full four percentage points higher than the next best film. If that wasn’t impressive enough,I’m Still Here’s audience score of 97% is also the highest from the ten nominated movies.
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The critical praise forI’m Still Hereis not a fluke or a matter of the film not having a big enough pool of reviews to pull from. However, it is worth noting that the movie has the fewest reviews among the ten films, with 166 reviews counted on the aggregator. It andNickel Boysare the only films with less than 200 reviews, and all but them andEmilia Pérezhave over 300 reviews.I’m Still Here’s average review score of 8.3 is also lower thanAnora(8.5),The Brutalist(8.7),Dune: Part Two(8.4), andNickel Boys(8.4).
I’m Still Here Is Unlikely To Win Best Picture Despite Its Incredible Critical Acclaim
Critics Don’t Vote On The Oscars
Academy members share the love that critics have forI’m Still Here, otherwise it would not have earned a spot among the Best Picture nominees. That makesI’m Still Here’s Best Picture nominationstatus as a not-realistic contender to win a bit perplexing at first. However,there is a big difference between getting good reviews and being a Best Picture nominee, let alone winning the award. Winning Best Picture requires having a good amount of funding for campaigning, a strong narrative push, and/or loads of support from nominations and wins in other categories.
I’m Still Heremay have the support of the Brazilian movie scene, but Sony Pictures has not managed to turn it into a bigger contender. International films have a tough time winning Best Picture historically, and most winners in this category have a lot more than two other nominations.I’m Still Heremay not win Best Picture at the Oscars 2025, but at least it can say it holds a record among its fellow nominees.
