The 98th Annual Academy Awards occurred recently, highlighting a major occasion in the film sector. Apple garnered six nominations this year and, importantly, it secured its first Oscar in three years with F1: The Movie, which won the award for ‘Best Sound.’
F1: The Movie has established itself as the highest-grossing sports film ever and signifies Apple’s most triumphant theatrical release to date. Following its recent Oscar win, it now boasts ‘Academy Award winner’ as part of its impressive repertoire. At the Oscars ceremony, F1 surpassed rivals including Frankenstein, One Battle After Another, Sinners, and Sirāt to seize the award.
This year’s nominations for Apple marked a notable enhancement compared to 2025, when the company did not receive any nominations for its films. In 2024, Apple had a robust performance with 13 nominations, underscored by Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon, but exited the ceremony without any victories.
Before this year, Apple’s last Oscar triumph was in 2023, when The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse captured Best Animated Short Film. The company’s most distinguished achievement came in 2022 when CODA won Best Picture, becoming the first film from a streaming service to obtain this accolade.
In recent years, Apple has overhauled its film strategy, which seems to be producing favorable outcomes. With an exciting slate of new films set for release on Apple TV this year, the company aspires to strengthen its footprint at subsequent Academy Awards.
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