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I’m Still Here wins Oscar for best international film, becoming first Brazilian film to do so

Brazil’s official entry beats beleaguered French favourite Emila Pérez to the podium

Directed by Walter Salles and starring Fernanda Torres, I’m Still Here is a political drama based on the true story of Eunice Paiva, whose husband Rubens was “disappeared” and murdered in 1970s Brazil. The film had to overcome a lineup including Danish true-crime story The Girl With the Needle, Iran-set legal drama The Seed of the Sacred Fig and trans gangster musical Emilia Pérez, which had been the hot favourite for the award. I’m Still Here is likely to have benefited from the difficulties besetting Emilia Pérez – when the Oscar nominations were announced, the latter film led the field, but its awards campaign was rocked after bigoted posts were discovered in Karla Sofía Gascón’s social media feed, along with complaints over the depiction of Mexico and its history.

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