I am still here, artists are in the select of Brazilian actors, actresses and directors who vote for the biggest awards in cinema
Next Sunday (2) takes place the 97th Oscar awards ceremony, the greatest honor of cinema, and among the nominees this year is the Brazilian I’m still here, Walter Salles (Central do Brasil), which competes in the categories of best film, best international film and best actress with FERNANDA TORRES (Tapas & Kisses).
The Academy of Film Arts and Sciences, responsible for selecting the nominees and rewarding the best of the year in the cinema, is made up of voters from around the world, including several Brazilians, such as the Walter Salles and also the veteran Fernanda Montenegrowhich also star I’m still here.
Next, understand the voting processes in the Oscar, and know who the Brazilian artists and directors are who can give a fork in the conquest of Brazil’s first gold statuette in the biggest cinema awards:
Who votes at the Oscar?
Oscar nominees and winners are chosen by more than 10,000 industry professionals, spread around the world, with approximately 9,905 qualified to vote, according to data from 2024.
In the last ten years, the academy has promoted several actions to include more women, black people and filmmakers from various regions of the world among vote skilled, to diversify not only voters but also the nominees and award -winning.
How to become a member of the gym?
Normally, who is nominated for the Oscar also becomes a member of the Academy, as the honor includes an invitation to join the select group. Nevertheless, the offer can be rejected. Therefore, even if Fernanda Torres has been invited, she can only vote in the next edition of the Oscar if she becomes a member of the gym.
In addition to the nominations to the largest awards of cinema, another way to become a member of the Academy of Film Arts and Sciences is through the recommendation of two already registered members. That is, even if FERNANDA TORRES had not been indicated, it could become a member from the indication of Walter Salles and Fernanda Montenegrofor example.
What are the categories?
The academy organizes its voting groups as “exclusive to film professionals involved in the production of movie released in theaters” and distributes its members in 17 categories. In addition to the most traditional categories, such as directors, the gym has groups for cast directors, executives, producers and marketers and public relations. The acting categories are decided by the largest group, consisting of more than 1,300 members.
Who are the Brazilian Oscar voters?
Annually, the gym invites new members to be part of its voting staff. Recently, the actress MAEVE JINKINGS (The sound around), the director Juliana Rojas (The good manners) and the producer Renata de Almeida Magalhães (The Great Mystic Circus) were invited to join the group. Then check out the full list of Brazilians who can vote for the Oscar:
- Adriano Goldman (Director of Photography)
- Affonso Beato (Director of Photography)
- Alê Abreu (director and animator)
- Alice Braga (actress)
- Andrea Barata Ribeiro (Producer)
- Anita Rocha da Silveira (Director)
- Anna Muylaert (Director)
- Anna Van Steen (makeup artist)
- Antonio Pinto (composer)
- Bruno Barreto (Director)
- Carlinhos Brown (composer)
- Carlos Saldanha (director and animator)
- Carlos Segundo (Director)
- Carolina Markowicz (Director)
- Daniel Rezende (assembler)
- Emilio Domingos (documentary filmmaker)
- Fabiano Gullane (producer)
- Felipe Lacerda (assembler)
- Fernanda Montenegro (actress)
- Fernando de Goes (Production and Technology)
- Fernando Meirelles (Director)
- Helena Solberg (Director)
- Heloísa Passos (Director)
- Ilda Santiago (curator)
- Jefferson de (director)
- João Atala (documentary filmmaker)
- João Moreira Salles (documentary filmmaker)
- Jorge Bodanzky (Director)
- José Joffily (director)
- José Padilha (Director)
- Juliana Rojas (Director)
- Karen Akerman (Publisher and Producer)
- Karen Harley (automaker)
- Karim Aïnouz (Director)
- Kleber Mendonça Filho (Director)
- Laís Bodanzky (Director)
- Lula Carvalho (Director of Photography)
- MAEVE JINKINGS (actress)
- Marcelo Zarvos (composer)
- Maria Augusta Ramos (documentary filmmaker)
- Mauricio Osaki (Director)
- Mauricio Zacharias (screenwriter)
- Paula Barreto (Producer)
- Pedro Kos (documentary filmmaker)
- Petra Costa (documentary filmmaker)
- Plínio Prophet (musician)
- Renata de Almeida Magalhães (producer)
- Renato dos Anjos (Animation Supervisor)
- Rodrigo Santoro (actor)
- Rodrigo Teixeira (producer)
- Sara Silveira (Producer)
- Sônia Braga (actress)
- Selton Mello (actor)
- Tatiana Leite (Producer)
- Vânia Catani (Producer)
- Vera Blasi (screenwriter)
- Waldir Xavier (Sound Engineer)
- Walter Carvalho (Director of Photography)
- Walter Salles (Director)
- Wagner Moura (actor)
Rolling Stone Brazil Cinema Special
The cinema is the subject of the new special printed of the Rolling Stone Brazil. In a magazine dedicated to seventh art lovers, we interviewed Francis Ford Coppolawhich reaches 85 years amid the release of his new movie, Megalópolisbold and millionaire endeavor financed by himself.
Unshable in the face of controversial reactions to the novelty, which took about 40 years to get out of paper, the filmmaker defends the boldness of being creative of the film industry and opens, in good Portuguese, the influence of Brazil on his new movie: “Joy”.
The special also brings conversations with Walter Salles, FERNANDA TORRES and Selton Mello on I’m still herea chat about soundtracks with the conductor João Carlos Martinsan exclusive list of the 100 best films in history (50 nationals, 50 international), another list of the 101 largest trails in the history of cinema, one warm for the Oscar 2025 and the radar of globe, Globo Filmes, O2 Play and O2 movies for the coming months.
The Special Cinema of Rolling Stone Brazil It is already on newsstands, but can also be bought at the EDITORA PROFILE store for R $ 29.90. Check it out:
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Source: Rollingstone
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