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The F1Movie has strengthened its awards season credentials by securing the Academy Award for Best Sound, marking a landmark achievement for the Formula 1-inspired blockbuster.
Directed by Joseph Kosinski and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, the film triumphed over Frankenstein, One Battle After Another, Sinners and Sirât in the category. While it was also nominated for Best Picture, Best Film Editing, and Best Visual Effects, it fell short in those races on the night.
In the fiercely contested Best Picture category, F1 was nominated alongside Bugonia, Frankenstein, Hamnet, Marty Supreme, The Secret Agent, Sentimental Value, Sinners and Train Dreams, with One Battle After Another ultimately claiming the top prize.
That same film also denied F1 victory in Best Film Editing, overcoming competition from Marty Supreme, Sentimental Value and Sinners. In Best Visual Effects, the award went to Avatar: Fire and Ash, which prevailed over F1, Jurassic World Rebirth, Sinners and The Lost Bus.
The Academy Award adds to an already extensive list of nominations and victories across the industry. F1 won Best Sound at the British Academy Film Awards and the Critics' Choice Movie Awards, reinforcing its technical pedigree.
The film also secured key wins including:
Across major ceremonies, guilds and critics' associations, F1 consistently featured in categories ranging from editing and visual effects to stunts, score and production design, underlining the breadth of its technical and creative impact.
Lewis Hamilton, who served as executive producer on the project, celebrated the Oscar triumph on social media after claiming his first Formula 1 podium finish with Ferrari. Writing from Shanghai, he posted: "Major congrats to the team."
The film’s commercial performance has mirrored its awards momentum. Having exceeded $630 million at the global box office, a sequel has already been confirmed by Bruckheimer, signaling that the franchise’s cinematic journey is far from over.
For a production rooted in the high-speed world of Formula 1, the Oscar for Best Sound represents more than a technical accolade — it is a validation of the immersive experience that carried the sport’s intensity onto the big screen.
He’s a software engineer with a deep passion for Formula 1 and motorsport. He co-founded Formula Live Pulse to make live telemetry and race insights accessible, visual, and easy to follow.
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