Apple scores six Academy Award nominations including Best Picture for “F1” and Best Documentary Feature “Come See Me in the Good Light” – Today, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced nominations for the 98th Annual Academy Awards, with Apple scoring six nominations in total including Best Picture for acclaimed Apple Original Film “F1,” the highest-grossing sports feature of all time, alongside Best Sound, Best Visual Effects and Best Editing.
Beloved documentary “Come See Me in the Good Light” lands a Best Documentary Feature Film nomination, and gripping film “The Lost Bus” earns a nomination for Best Visual Effects. The winners will be revealed on Sunday, 15 March in Los Angeles.
“We are so grateful to the Academy for its recognition of ‘F1,’ ‘Come See Me in the Good Light,’ and ‘The Lost Bus’ — three films that evoke the exhilaration of human connection and which have resonated with global audiences in distinct ways,”
– said Zack Van Amburg, Apple’s head of Worldwide Video.
“It’s thrilling to see ‘F1’ nominated for Best Picture and to witness so many members of the groundbreaking creative team honoured, from visual effects and editing to the film’s trailblazing sound. We send our warmest congratulations to all of the nominees.”
“With ‘F1,’ Joe, Jerry, Brad, Lewis, and the entire creative team delivered something only they could – the most authentic, visceral, and entertaining racing film ever made,”
– said Jamie Erlicht, Apple’s head of Worldwide Video.
“They pushed technical boundaries at every turn, and it’s been a privilege to partner on a project of this ambition. Seeing ‘F1’ nominated for Best Picture is a testament to their remarkable artistry, vision, and unwavering passion. Alongside the extraordinary ‘Come See Me in the Good Light’ and ‘The Lost Bus,’ we’re proud to celebrate the brilliant work of this year’s nominees and we’re so thankful to the Academy.”
These Oscar nominations mark the latest honours for “F1” following its record-breaking box office run. The Apple Original Film from Jerry Bruckheimer and Joseph Kosinski has also been recognised as one of the National Board of Review Top 10 Films of 2025, and landed two Critics Choice Award wins for Best Editing and Best Sound.
The film has received nominations for the Actor Awards presented by SAG-AFTRA, Golden Globe Awards, Producers Guild Awards, Costume Designers Guild Awards, Art Directors Guild Awards, Artios Awards, Grammy Awards, Society of Composers and Lyricists Awards and NAACP Image Awards, among many others.
In addition to becoming the first Best Documentary Feature nomination for Apple, “Come See Me in the Good Light” has been recognised as one of the National Board of Review Top 5 Documentaries of 2025, and landed recognition from the International Documentary Association Awards, as well as a win for Outstanding Feature at the Cinema Eye Honours.
Following its Sundance Film Festival Favorite Award win last year, the documentary has earned nominations from the Society of Composers and Lyricists, American Society of Cinematographers, the GLAAD Media Awards and Film Independent Spirit Awards, among others.
This year’s Academy Award nominations follow Apple’s history-making wins at the 2022 Academy Awards, as “CODA” became the first motion picture starring a predominantly Deaf cast in leading roles to win Best Picture, and the first-ever film from a streaming service to land Best Picture. “CODA” star Troy Kotsur was the first Deaf male actor to win Best Supporting Actor, and writer-director Siân Heder landed her first-ever Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.
In 2023, beloved Apple Original Film “The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse” won the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film.
In 2024 Apple made history again as “Killers of the Flower Moon” landed landmark representation for Indigenous artists, as Lily Gladstone became the first Native American to land a nomination for Best Actress, and Indigenous artists Robbie Robertson and Scott George were recognised with first-ever nominations in the Best Original Score and Best Original Song categories, respectively.
Martin Scorsese also made history as the most-nominated living director, bringing his total to 10 total lifetime Academy Award nominations for Best Director.
To date, Apple Original films, documentaries and series have been honoured with 687 wins and 3,229 award nominations and counting, including multi-Emmy Award-winning, history-making comedies “The Studio” and “Ted Lasso,” and Oscar Best Picture winner “CODA.”
Apple received six total nominations for the 98th Annual Academy Awards, including:
“F1”
Best Picture
Best Sound
Best Visual Effects
Best Editing
“Come See Me in the Good Light”
Best Documentary Feature Film
“The Lost Bus”
Best Visual Effects
All titles are now streaming globally on Apple TV.
“F1”
Dubbed “the greatest that never was,” Sonny Hayes (Brad Pitt) was FORMULA 1’s most promising phenom of the 1990s until an accident on the track nearly ended his career. Thirty years later, he’s a nomadic racer-for-hire when he’s approached by his former teammate Ruben Cervantes (Javier Bardem), owner of a struggling FORMULA 1 team that is on the verge of collapse. Ruben convinces Sonny to come back to FORMULA 1 for one last shot at saving the team and being the best in the world.
He’ll drive alongside Joshua Pearce (Damson Idris), the team’s hotshot rookie intent on setting his own pace. But as the engines roar, Sonny’s past catches up with him and he finds that in FORMULA 1, your teammate is your fiercest competition — and the road to redemption is not something you can travel alone.
“F1” is produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, Joseph Kosinski, seven-time Formula 1® world champion Lewis Hamilton, Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner and Chad Oman. Kosinski directs from a screenplay by Ehren Kruger with the story by Kosinski and Kruger. Apple Original Films and Warner Bros. Pictures present A Monolith Pictures / Jerry Bruckheimer / Plan B Entertainment / Dawn Apollo Films Production, A Joseph Kosinski Film, “F1 The Movie,” distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures.
“Come See Me in the Good Light”
“Come See Me in the Good Light” is a poignant and unexpectedly funny love story about poets Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley facing an incurable cancer diagnosis with joy, wit and an unshakable partnership. Through laughter and unwavering love, they transform pain into purpose, and mortality into a moving celebration of resilience. “Come See Me in the Good Light” is directed by Ryan White, who also produces alongside Jessica Hargrave, Tig Notaro and Stef Willen.
“The Lost Bus”
From director Paul Greengrass and inspired by real events, “The Lost Bus” is a white-knuckle ride through one of America’s deadliest wildfires as a wayward school bus driver (Matthew McConaughey) and a dedicated school teacher (America Ferrera) battle to save 22 children from the terrifying inferno. Written by Greengrass and Brad Ingelsby, who also serve as producers, “The Lost Bus” is produced by Gregory Goodman, Jason Blum for Blumhouse Productions, and Jamie Lee Curtis for Comet Pictures.
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Apple scores six Academy Award nominations including Best Picture for “F1” and Best Documentary Feature “Come See Me in the Good Light”
