Apple's F1 Film Wins First Academy Award in Three Years
At last night's ceremony, 'F1: The Movie' secured its first Oscar since the previous year by taking home Best Sound for Brad Pitt-starring director Joseph Kosinski and producer Jerry Bruckheimer. This victory capped a record-breaking run of four nominations that included competitive bids in categories such as Picture against rivals like One Battle After Another who also won an award earlier this weekend, while F1: The Movie was the highest grossing sports film ever with over $600 million at box office and Apple's first Oscar win since 2023.
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1'F1 The Movie,' Apple's original film starring Brad Pitt, won its first Academy Award in three years.
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2The victory was specifically for 'Best Sound.'
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3This win capped a record-breaking run and added to the film's over $600 million box office gross.
Developments
Apple won its first Academy Award in three years at the Oscars, taking home Best Sound with *F1* after receiving six nominations. This victory marks a significant improvement over Apple's zero wins and two-year absence from winning any Oscar since 2023. (Note: The text contains factual errors regarding film titles like "Frankenstein" being nominated for sound; this summary reflects only the claims made in the provided article.)
Apple's film 'F1: The Movie' won an Oscar for Best Sound at the 98th Academy Awards after receiving four nominations total. This achievement follows previous industry honors from Critics Choice and BAFTA awards while adding to Apple's growing list of accolades, including its first streaming win in a major category with *CODA*.
Apple's *F1* was nominated for four Academy Awards but only received one in Best Sound at this year ceremony while losing to Paul Thomas Anderson's film One Battle After Another, which took home both a total 6 Oscars and the award of 'Best Picture'. The article states that F1 grossed $389.4 million globally (US/Canada: ~$20M + Total Global) in its theatrical run before hitting Apple TV+