{"id":76010,"date":"2025-10-06T16:36:30","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T23:36:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=76010"},"modified":"2025-10-06T16:41:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T23:41:20","slug":"award-placements-revealed-at-2025-student-academy-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=76010","title":{"rendered":"AWARD PLACEMENTS REVEALED AT 2025 STUDENT ACADEMY AWARDS"},"content":{"rendered":"

STUDENT ACADEMY AWARDS CEREMONY HELD IN NEW YORK CITY\u00a0<\/strong>
\nWITH THE SUPPORT OF LONGTIME ACADEMY PARTNER ROLEX<\/strong><\/p>\n

ALL WINNING FILMS NOW ELIGIBLE FOR 98TH OSCARS\u00ae<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Photo provided by: OSCARS\u00ae<\/em><\/p>\n

LOS ANGELES, CA<\/strong> (October 6, 2025)<\/strong>\u2014 The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences tonight honored its student winners from colleges and universities around the world at the 52nd Student Academy Awards\u00ae ceremony. Gold, Silver and Bronze placements were announced and trophies presented during a ceremony held at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in New York City, in partnership with Rolex. This year, the Student Academy Awards competition received 3,127 entries from 988 colleges and universities worldwide. With remarks by Academy CEO Bill Kramer and Academy President Lynette Howell Taylor, the night\u2019s category presenters included Academy Actors Branch Governor Lou Diamond Phillips and filmmakers Craig Brewer, Jon M. Chu and Alex Woo. The 2025 ceremony is available to view here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The 2025 Student Academy Award placements are:<\/p>\n

Alternative\/Experimental<\/u>
\nGold:<\/b>\u00a0Xindi Zhang, \u201cThe Song of Drifters,\u201d University of Southern California
\nSilver:\u00a0<\/b>Vega Moltke-Leth, \u201cWithout Perfection,\u201d University of Copenhagen, Denmark
\nBronze:\u00a0<\/b>Mati Granica, \u201cflower_gan,\u201d London College of Communication, United Kingdom<\/p>\n

Animation<\/u>
\nGold:\u00a0<\/b>Tobias Eckerlin, \u201cA Sparrow\u2019s Song,\u201d Film Academy Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg, Germany
\nSilver:\u00a0<\/b>Lucas Ansel, \u201cThe 12 Inch Pianist,\u201d Rhode Island School of Design
\nBronze:<\/b>\u00a0Sofiia Chuikovska, Lo\u00efck du Plessis D\u2019Argentr\u00e9 & Maud Le Bras, \u201cThe Shyness of Trees,\u201d Gobelins, France<\/p>\n

Documentary<\/u>
\nGold:\u00a0<\/b>Tatiana McCabe, \u201cTides of Life,\u201d University of the West of England Bristol, United Kingdom
\nSilver:\u00a0<\/b>Rebeka Bizubov\u00e1, \u201cConfession,\u201d Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava, Slovakia
\nBronze:\u00a0<\/b>Jane Deng, \u201cI Remember,\u201d New York University<\/p>\n

Narrative<\/u>
\nGold:<\/b>\u00a0Jan Saczek, \u201cDad\u2019s Not Home,\u201d Krzysztof Kie\u015blowski Film School, Poland
\nSilver:<\/b>\u00a0Meyer Levinson-Blount, \u201cButcher\u2019s Stain,\u201d Tel Aviv University, Israel
\nBronze:<\/b>\u00a0ZEFAN, \u201cKubrick, Like I Love You,\u201d Columbia University<\/p>\n

First-time honors go to the University of Copenhagen, Gobelins, Krzysztof Kie\u015blowski Film School, Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava, London College of Communication and University of the West of England Bristol.<\/p>\n

All Student Academy Award-winning films are eligible to compete for the 98th Oscars\u00ae in the Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film or Documentary Short Film category. The 2025 winners join the ranks of such past Student Academy Award\u00ae winners as Patricia Cardoso, Pete Docter, Spike Lee, Patricia Riggen and Robert Zemeckis. Past winners have gone on to receive 69 Oscar\u00ae nominations and have won or shared 15 awards.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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