Overview
- Award was handed off on the red carpet rather than onstage, drawing criticism, and director Kleber Mendonça Filho voiced regret in an interview while celebrating the result.
- Mendonça Filho accepted alongside producer Emilie Lesclaux and later appeared with Wagner Moura to present Best Picture during the telecast.
- Wagner Moura lost his two bids, with Timothée Chalamet winning Best Actor for Marty Supreme and Owen Cooper taking supporting actor in a limited series for Adolescence.
- Cinematographer Adolpho Veloso won Best Cinematography for Netflix’s Train Dreams, delivering a second trophy for Brazil at the ceremony.
- The film remains on the Academy’s December shortlists and next faces the Jan. 11 Golden Globes before final Oscar nominations are announced on Jan. 22.