2024 Student Academy Awards: Winners Announced

• Academy reveals the Winners of the 2024 Student Academy Awards.

• The International Student Film Awards ceremony will be held in London.

• All winning films are now eligible for the 97th Oscars.

• Featured Photo: Oscar nominee Nazrin Choudhury arrives on the red carpet of the 96th Oscars at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 10, 2024. Image provided by & copyright © Nick Agro / A.M.P.A.S.

LOS ANGELES, CA, September 18, 2024 — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the 15 winners of the 51st Student Academy Awards competition. This year, the competition received 2,683 entries from 738 colleges and universities worldwide.

The 2024 winners now join the esteemed company of past Student Academy Award® winners such as Patricia Cardoso, Pete Docter, Spike Lee, Patricia Riggen, and Robert Zemeckis.

The Academy announced that the presentation ceremony for the annual international student film competition will be held in London this year in partnership with Rolex. The 51st Student Academy Awards, traditionally held at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, will take place at the ODEON Luxe Leicester Square in London on Monday, October 14 at 7:00 p.m. BST. The ceremony is free and open to the public, but advance tickets are required and can be obtained online.

The winners are (listed alphabetically by category):

• Alternative/Experimental

1. Akshit Kumar, “bonVoyage pour monVoyage,” National Institute of Design, India
2. Birdy Wei-Ting Hung, “A Brighter Summer Day for the Lady Avengers,” San Francisco State University
3. Dori Walker, “In Living Memory,” Brown University

• Animation

1. Florian Maurice, Maxime Foltzer & Estelle Bonnardel, “Au Revoir Mon Monde,” MoPA 3D Animation School, France
2. Kei Kanamori, “Origami,” Digital Hollywood University, Japan
3. Spencer Baird, “Student Accomplice,” Brigham Young University

• Documentary

1. Rishabh Raj Jain, “A Dream Called Khushi (Happiness),” New York University
2. Hannah Rafkin, “Keeper,” School of Visual Arts
3. Aaron Johnson, “The 17%,” Chapman University

• Narrative

1. Pavel Sykora & Viktor Horak, “The Compatriot,” Filmova Akademie Miroslava v Písku, Czech Republic
2. Jens Kevin Georg, “Crust,” Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF, Germany
3. Robin Wang, “Neither Donkey nor Horse,” University of Southern California

First-time honors go to the National Institute of Design, India; Digital Hollywood University, Japan; and Filmova Akademie Miroslava v Písku, Czech Republic.

The ceremony will announce the gold, silver, and bronze winners in four award categories. Winners of the Student Academy Awards can attend panels and networking events in partnership with the BFI London Film Festival. Additionally, they will have exclusive access to Academy members who can support their career advancement.

All Student Academy Award-winning films can compete for the 2024 Oscars in the Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film, or Documentary Short Film category. Past winners have received 67 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 and create opportunities within the industry for them to showcase their work.

Source: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences