52ND STUDENT ACADEMY AWARDS CEREMONY TO BE HELD MONDAY, OCTOBER 6 IN NEW YORK CITY

 

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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has voted 14 students as winners of the 52nd Student Academy Awards competition. This year, the Student Academy Awards competition received 3,127 entries from 988 colleges and universities worldwide. Gold, silver and bronze placements in the four award categories will be announced at the ceremony.

All Student Academy Award-winning films are eligible to compete for the 98th Oscars in the Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film or Documentary Short Film category.

The awards ceremony will be held in New York City at 6pm on Monday, October 6, 2025  at the Ziegfeld Ballroom. 

Complete list of 2025 Student Academy Award winners: 

Alternative/Experimental
- Mati Granica, “flower_gan,” London College of Communication, United - Kingdom

- Xindi Zhang, “The Song of Drifters,” University of Southern California

- Vega Moltke-Leth, “Without Perfection,” University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Animation
- Sofiia Chuikovska, Loïck du Plessis D’Argentré & Maud Le Bras, “The Shyness of Trees,” Gobelins, France

- Tobias Eckerlin, “A Sparrow’s Song,” Film Academy Baden-Württemberg,  Germany

- Lucas Ansel, “The 12 Inch Pianist,” Rhode Island School of Design

Documentary
- Rebeka Bizubová, “Confession,” Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava, Slovakia

- Jane Deng, “I Remember,” New York University 

- Tatiana McCabe, “Tides of Life,” University of the West of England Bristol, United Kingdom

Narrative
- Meyer Levinson-Blount, “Butcher’s Stain,” Tel Aviv University, Israel

- Jan Saczek, “Dad’s Not Home,” Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School, Poland

- Zefan Wang, “Kubrick, Like I Love You,” Columbia University 

First-time honors go to students from the University of Copenhagen, Gobelins, Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School, Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava, London College of Communication and University of the West of England Bristol.

Gold, silver and bronze placements in the four award categories will be announced at the ceremony. In addition, winners will have a robust weekend of education programming, networking opportunities and exclusive access to Academy members to support their career advancement.

All Student Academy Award-winning films will be eligible to compete for the 98th Oscars in the Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film or Documentary Short Film category. Past winners have gone on to receive 69 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 by creating opportunities within the industry to showcase their work.