Oscars: Medalists For 51st Student Academy Awards Revealed

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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences honored its student winners from colleges and universities around the world at the 51st Student Academy Awards ceremony. The Gold, Silver and Bronze Medal awards were announced and presented during an in-person ceremony held at the ODEON Luxe Leicester Square in London.

Alternative/Experimental

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

Silver: Dori Walker, “In Living Memory,” Brown University

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

Animation

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

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

Bronze: Spencer Baird, “Student Accomplice,” Brigham Young University

Documentary

Gold: Hannah Rafkin, “Keeper,” School of Visual Arts 

Silver: Aaron Johnson, “The 17%,” Chapman University

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

Narrative

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

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

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

First-time honors go to National Institute of Design (India), Digital Hollywood University (Japan) and Filmová Akademie Miroslava Ondříčka v Písku (Czech Republic).

All Student Academy Award-winning films are eligible to compete for the 97th Oscars in the Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film or Documentary Short Film category.  

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.

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