Apple's F1 Movie Nominated for Best Picture at 2026 Oscars

Popular Apple racing movie F1 has been nominated for Best Picture by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Apple said today. Nominees were announced for the 98th annual Academy Awards, and Apple earned six nominations in total.

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F1, which stars Brad Pitt, will be up against Bugonia, Frankenstein, Hamnet, Marty Supreme, One Battle After Another, Sinners, Sentimental Value, The Secret Agent, and Train Dreams for the Best Picture Award. The film was also nominated for Best Sound, Best Film Editing, and Best Visual Effects.

Apple documentary Come See Me in the Good Light was nominated for Best Documentary Feature Film, and The Lost Bus was nominated for Best Visual Effects.

F1 was the highest-grossing sports feature of all time, according to Apple, and one of the company's most successful films to date. It earned over $631 million worldwide during its theatrical run. Apple says that its films, documentaries, and shows have earned 687 total wins and 3,229 award nominations since the Apple TV service launched in 2019.

The 98th annual Academy Award winners will be revealed on Sunday, March 15.

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Top Rated Comments

BigJohno Avatar
2 weeks ago
Nope sorry. It just aint that good.
Score: 20 Votes (Like | Disagree)
bigboy29 Avatar
2 weeks ago
This was one of the few movies where sound was mixed in a way that even though there is racing and all the noises, I could actually understand what people were saying (both in the theater and at home as I watched it in both places).

I know sound is not really sexy but IMO, there are many movies where sound mixing is actual crap.
Score: 17 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Cheesehead Dave Avatar
2 weeks ago
It should take home a bunch of technical awards, but as an F1 fan, the story was eye-rollingly bad.
Score: 15 Votes (Like | Disagree)
jz0309 Avatar
2 weeks ago
In my book it was meh, but then there are plenty movies that won the Oscar that are meh imho... whatever, I sure am glad I did not pay to see it in theaters ...
Score: 12 Votes (Like | Disagree)
TVreporter Avatar
2 weeks ago
It was OK - nothing I’m scrambling to rewatch anytime soon.
Score: 12 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Simmias Avatar
2 weeks ago
IMO the Oscars have always rewarded commercially successful but vapid films.

F1 deserves praise for being a solid Hollywood blockbuster that wasn't based on pre-existing IP. In short, the type of summer movie Hollywood used to crank out routinely but now seem incapable of doing.

That said, it lacks any bigger philosophical or social themes and significance that you would typically find in true Oscar bait. F1 was a solidly entertaining and crowd pleasing but ultimately forgettable (and non-rewatchable) popcorn movie.
Score: 10 Votes (Like | Disagree)