Academy Reveals 2024 Student Academy Award Winners

All Student Academy Award-winning films are eligible to compete for 2024 Oscars in the Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film or Documentary Short Film category.  

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has voted 15 students as winners of the 51st Student Academy Awards competition. This year, the Student Academy Awards competition received 2,683 entries from 738 colleges and universities worldwide.  

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

The Academy announced last month that the presentation ceremony for its annual international student film competition will be held in London this year in partnership with Rolex.  

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Traditionally held at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills since its inception, the 51st Student Academy Awards 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 are available online.

The winners are (listed alphabetically by category):

Alternative/Experimental

Akshit Kumar, “bonVoyage pour monVoyage,” National Institute of Design, India

Birdy Wei-Ting Hung, “A Brighter Summer Day for the Lady Avengers,” San Francisco State University 

Dori Walker, “In Living Memory,” Brown University

Animation

Florian Maurice, Maxime Foltzer & Estelle Bonnardel, “Au Revoir Mon Monde,” MoPA 3D Animation School, France

Kei Kanamori, “Origami,” Digital Hollywood University, Japan

Spencer Baird, “Student Accomplice,” Brigham Young University

Documentary

Rishabh Raj Jain, “A Dream Called Khushi (Happiness),” New York University

Hannah Rafkin, “Keeper,” School of Visual Arts 

Aaron Johnson, “The 17%,” Chapman University 

Narrative

Pavel Sýkora & Viktor Horák, “The Compatriot,” Filmová Akademie Miroslava Ondříčka v Písku, Czech Republic

Jens Kevin Georg, “Crust,” Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF, Germany

Robin Wang, “Neither Donkey nor Horse,” University of Southern California 

First-time honors go to National Institute of Design, Digital Hollywood University and Filmová Akademie Miroslava Ondříčka v Písku.

Gold, silver and bronze placements in the four award categories will be announced at the ceremony. In partnership with the BFI London Film Festival, Student Academy Award winners will have access to panels and networking opportunities. In addition, winners will have exclusive access to Academy members to support their career advancement.

All Student Academy Award-winning films are eligible to compete for 2024 Oscars in the Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film or Documentary Short Film category.  Past winners have gone on to receive 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 by creating opportunities within the industry to showcase their work.

Courtesy: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences