Grand Othello Prize 2025

The Grand Othello Award will have its winners chosen from 23 to 30 June, with a vote among the members of the Academy. The popular vote on the Internet, for the public to elect their favorite film among the long Brazilian finalists of fiction and documentary, takes place from July 1st to 29th. The award ceremony will take place on July 30, in the City of Arts Bibi Ferreira.

BETTER LONG-METRAGE FICTION

“I’m Still Here”, by Walter Salles

“Baby”, by Marcelo Caetano

“Kasa Branca”, by Luciano Vidigal

“Malu”, by Pedro Freire

“Motel Destination”, by Karim Aïnouz

BETTER COMMERCIAL METER

“Cancer with Ascendants in Virgin”, by Rosane Svartman

“Stomach 2 – The Godfather Chef”, by Marcos Jorge

“Kasa Branca”, by Luciano Vidigal

“The Auto of Compadecida 2”, by Flávia Lacerda and Guel Arraes

“The Day I Met You”, by André Novais Oliveira

(*The comedy films compete only for the Popular Vote)

BETTER LONG DOCUMENTARY METER

“3 Obás de Xangô”, by Sérgio Machado

“Assexibility”, by Daniel Gonçalves

“Fernanda Young – Runs Me to Control”, by Susanna Lira

“Luiz Melodia – In the Heart of Brazil”, by Alessandra Dorgan

“Milton Bituca Nascimento”, by Flavia Moraes

“Othelo the Great”, by Lucas H. Rossi dos Santos

BETTER LONG-METRAGE ANIMATION

“Abá and his Band”, by Humberto Avelar

“Arcá de Noé”, by Sérgio Machado and Alois Di Leo

“The Dream of Clarice”, by Fernando Gutiérrez and Guto Bicalho

“Mother Plan”, by Igor Bastos

“Teca and Tuti: A Night at the Library”, by Eduardo Perdido, Tiago Mal and Diego M. Doimo

BETTER INFANTILE METER

“Chico Bento and Goiabeira Maraviosa”, by Fernando Fraiha

“Princess Sleeping”, by Claudio Boeckel

“All for a Pop Star 2”, by Marco Antonio de Carvalho

BETTER IBERO-AMERICAN METRAGE

“El Jockey” (Argentina), by Luis Ortega. Indication: Academy of Arts and Sciences Cinematographics de la Argentina

“Estimados Señores” (Colombia), by Patricia Castañeda. Indication: Colombian Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences

“Great Tour” (Portugal), by Miguel Gomes. Indication: Portuguese Academy of Cinema

“La Infiltrada” (Spain), by Arantxa Echevarría. Indication: Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España

“Suck” (Mexico), by Astrid Ronero and Fernanda Valades. Indication: Mexican Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences

BETTER DIRECTION

Andrucha Waddington, by “Victory”

Eric Rassi, by “West Other Time”

Karim Aïnouz, by “Motel Destination”

Marcelo Caetano, by “Baby”

Walter Salles, by “I’m Still Here”

BETTER FIRST DIRECTORATE OF LONG-TERMING

Alessandra Dorgan, by “Luiz Melodia – In the Heart of Brazil”

Dira Paes, by “Pasárgada”

João Cândido Zacharias, by “The Inheritance”

Lucas H. Rossi dos Santos, by “Othelo the Great”

Pedro Freire, by “Malu”

BETTER LONG-METRAGE TRIAL

Andrea Beltrão as Marta, by “Avenida Beira-Mar”

Dira Paes as Irene, by “Pasárgada”

Fernanda Torres as Eunice Paiva, by “I’m Still Here”

Grace Passo as Luisa, by “The Day I Met You”

Yara de Novaes as Malu, by “Malu”

BETTER LONG-TERMING ACTOR

Angelo Antonio as Totó, by “West Other Time”

Caio Blat as Riobaldo, by “Great Sertão”

Fabio Assumption as Elias, by “Motel Destination”

John Pedro Mariano as Wellington/Baby, by “Baby”

Matheus Nachtergale as João Cricket, for “The Auto of Compadecida 2”

Selton Mello as Rubens Paiva, by “I’m Still Here”

IMPROVING LONG-TERMING COADJUVANT

Barbara Luz as Nalu, by “I’m Still Here”

Carol Duarte as Joana, by “Malu”

Juliana Carneiro da Cunha as Dona Lili, for “Malu”

Linn da Quebrada as Bibiana, for “Victory”

Valentina Herszage as Veroca, by “I’m Still Here”

BETTER LONG-TERMING COADJUVANT

Antonio Pitanga as Ermitão, by “West Other Time”

Attila Bee as Tibira, by “Malu”

Babu Santana as Durval, by “West Other Time”

Humberto Carrão as Felix, by “I’m Still Here”

Ricardo Teodoro as Ronaldo, by “Baby”

BETTER PHOTOGRAPHY DIRECTION

Adrian Teijido, by “I’m Still Here”

André Carvalheira, by “West Other Time”

Gustavo Habda, by “Great Sertão”

Gustavo Hadba, by “The Auto of Compadecida 2”

Hélène Louvart, by “Motel Destination”

Joana Luz and Pedro Sotero, by “Baby”

Mauro Pinheiro Jr., by “Malu”

BETTER ORIGINAL ROAD

André Novais Oliveira, by “The Day I Met You”

Eric Rassi, by “West Other Time”

Luciano Vidigal, by “Kasa Branca”

Marcelo Caetano and Gabriel Domingues, by “Baby”

Pedro Freire, by “Malu”

IMPROVED ROAD

Bia Lessa, by “The Devil in the Street in the Middle of Redemonho” - adapted from the work “Great Sertão: Veredas”, by Guimarães Rosa

Guel Arraes and Jorge Furtado, by “Great Sertão” - adapted from the work “Great Sertão: Veredas”, by Guimarães Rosa

Marcelo Gomes, Maria Camargo and Gustavo Campos, by “Portrait of a Certain Orient” - adapted from the work “Report of a Certain Orient”, by Milton Hatoum

Murilo Hauser and Hector Lorega, by “I’m Still Here”, based on the book “I’m Still Here”, by Marcelo Rubens Paiva

Sérgio Machado by “Noah’s Ark”, inspired by the work “Noah’s Ark”, by Vinícius de Moraes

BETTER ART DIRECTION

Camila Moussalem, by “The Poles”

Carlos Conti, by “I’m Still Here”

Carol Tanajura, by “West Other Time”

Elsa Romero, by “Malu”

Marcos Pedroso, by “Motel Destination”

IMPROVED FIGURINE

Aline Canella, by “The Battle of Maria Antônia Street”

Cao Albuquerque and Diana East, by “Great Sertão”

Claudia Kopke, by “I’m Still Here”

Emilia Duncan, by “The Auto of Compadecida 2”

Gabriela Campos, by “Baby”

Kika Lopes and Ananda Frazão, by “Motel Destination”

BETTER MACHINE

Ana Pieroni, by “West Other Time”

Marcos Freire, by “Malu”

Marisa Amenta, by “I’m Still Here”

Rosemary Paiva, by “Great Sertão”

Rosemary Paiva, by “The Auto of Compadecida 2”

BETTER MOUNTAIN

Affonso Gonçalves, ACE, for “I’m Still Here”

André Finotti, by “3 Obás de Xangô”

Cristina Amaral, by “City; Field”

Fabian Remy, by “Baby”

Fabio Jordão, by “The Auto of Compadecida 2”

Marilia Moraes, EDT, for “Malu”

BETTER VISUAL EFFECT

Ailton Piui and John Paul Geraldo, for “Portrait of a Certain East”

Claudio Peralta, by “I’m Still Here”

Claudio Peralta, by “The Auto of Compadecida 2”

Claudio Peralta, by “Victory”

Eduardo Schaal, Guilherme Ramalho and Hugo Gurgel, for “Great Sertão”

Guilherme Ramalho, Hugo Gurgel and François Puren, by “Chico Bento and Goiabeira Maraviosa”

BETTER SOUND

Abram Antunes, Miriam Biderman, ABC, Ricardo Reis, ABC and Toco Cerqueira, by “Chico Bento and Goiabeira Maraviosa”

Caio Gox, André Tadeu and Charles Paes, by “Noah’s Ark”

Jorge Rezende, Jorge Vaz, Miriam Birderman, ABC, Ricardo Reis, ABC and Toco Cerqueira, for “My Blood Boils for You”

Jorge Saldanha, Alessandro Laroca and Eduardo Virmond Lima, for “Victory”

Laura Zimmerman and Stéphane Thiébaut, for “I’m Still Here”

Marcel Costa and Daniel Turini, by “Malu”

Moab Son, Pedro Moreira, Waldir Xavier and Adrian Baumeister, by “Motel Destination”

BETTER DREAM TRICK

Amine Bouhafa, by “Motel Destination”

André Abujamra and Mateus Alves, by “The Women’s Business Club”

Antonio Pinto, by “The Battle of Maria Antônia Street”

Antonio Pinto, by “Victory”

Beto Villares, by “Great Sertão”

Guilherme Garbato, by “West Other Time”

Warren Ellis, by “I’m Still Here”

BEST BRAZILIAN FICTION SERIES OF INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION FOR OPEN TV, PAY TV OR STREAMING

“God’s City: The Fight Not For - Season 1 ", HBO and MAX

Star+ “Purple Season 5”

“The Others - Season 2” by Globoplay

“The Four of Candelaria – Season 1” by Netflix

“Senna Single Season” by Netflix

BEST BRAZILIAN SERIES OF DOCUMENTARY, INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION, FOR OPEN TV, PAY TV OR STREAMING

“Bateau Mouche – The Shipwreck of Justice – Unique Season”, by MAX and HBO

“Speaks Black – Season 4,” by Globo

“Park Maniac – The Story Not Told - Season 1”, Amazon Prime

“Romary – The Guy – Season 1” by MAX

“Long live the Cinema! A History of the Show of São Paulo – Unique Season”, HBO and MAX

BEST BRAZILIAN ANIMATION SERIES OF INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION FOR OPEN TV, PAY TV OR STREAMING

“Astronaut - Season 1” by HBO and MAX

“ Cosmo - The Cosmonaut - Season 1, by Cartoonito

“Gildo - Season 1”, TV Brasil

“Brother of the Jorel - Season 5”, by MAX and Cartoon Network Latin America

“Lino - My Father Is Beast - Season 1” by Disney+

“The Luna Show! - Season 8, by Discovery Kids

“Grandma Tata - Season 1” by Gloobinho and Globoplay

I'm sorry.

Adriana Esteves as Cibele, by “The Others”

Alice Wegmann as Raissa, by “Rensga Hits”

Andréia Horta as Jerusa, for “City of God: Fight Does Not Stop”

Leticia Colin as Rachel, by “The Others”

Roberta Rodrigues as Berenice, by “City of God: Fight Not Stops”

IMPROVED FICTION Actor FOR OPEN TV, TV PAY OR STREAMING

Andrei Marques as Jesus, by “The Four of Candelaria”

Eduardo Sterblitch as Sergio, by “The Others”

Gabriel Leone as Pedro Dom, by “Gift”

Gabriel Leone as Senna, by “Senna”

Matheus Nachtergale as Quincas, by “Chabadabadá”

BETTER CURTA-METRAGE FICTION

“And His Body is Beautiful”, by Yuri Costa

“Helena de Guaratiba”, by Karen Black

“The Outside Stays Inside”, by Larissa Barbosa

“When Here”, by André Novais Oliveira

“Zagêro”, by Victor Di Marco and Márcio Picoli

BETTER DOCUMENTARY CURTA-METRAGE

“The Night of Bottles”, by Elder Gomes Barbosa

“I was an assistant to Eduardo Coutinho”, by Allan Ribeiro

“Indoor Sea”, by Lia Leticia

“Golden Wind”, by André Hayato Saito

“You”, by Elisa Bessa

“Vollupya”, by Éri Sarmet and Jocimar Dias Jr.

BETTER CURTA-METRAGE ANIMATION

“The Girl and the Pot”, by Valentina Man and Tati Bond

“Me and Boi, Boi and I”, by Jane Carmen Oliveira

“I Am a German Shepherd”, by Angelo Defanti

“Today I won’t be back until tomorrow”, Diego Lacerda

“Monster Boy”, by Guilheme Alvernaz

“Grandma Receipt”, by Carlon Hardt

“I can count on my fingers”, by Victoria Kaminski

“Kabuki”, by Tiago Minamisawa