The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the winners of the 52nd Student Academy Awards competition. This year, the Student Academy Awards competition received 3,127 entries from 988 colleges and universities worldwide. The 2025 winners join the ranks of such past Student Academy Award winners as Patricia Cardoso, Pete Docter, Spike Lee, Patricia Riggen and Robert Zemeckis.
The presentation ceremony for the annual international student film awards will be held on Monday, October 6, at 6 p.m. (ET) at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in New York City during the New York Film Festival, in partnership with Rolex.
The Animation category winners are:
- The Shyness of Trees. by Sofiia Chuikovska, Loïck du Plessis D’Argentré & Maud Le Bras, Gobelins, France
- A Sparrow’s Song. by Tobias Eckerlin, Film Academy Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- The 12 Inch Pianist, by Lucas Ansel, Rhode Island School of Design
Gold, silver and bronze placements in the categories will be announced at the ceremony. In addition, winners will have a robust weekend of education programming, networking opportunities and exclusive access to Academy members to support their career advancement.
All Student Academy Award-winning films will be eligible to compete for the 98th Oscars in the Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film or Documentary Short Film category. Past winners have gone on to receive 69 Oscar nominations and have won or shared 15 awards. The Student Academy Awards were established in 1972 to provide a platform for emerging global talent by creating opportunities within the industry to showcase their work.
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