F1 movie nominated for four Oscars: Here's what our F1 reporter thinks it got right and wrong

F1: The Film has been nominated for 4 Oscars together with the celebrated Finest Image class.

The movie, which starred Brad Pitt and was co-produced by seven-time F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton, was launched final summer season.

Directed by Prime Gun: Maverick filmmaker Joseph Kosinski, F1 has additionally been recognised for movie modifying, sound, and visible results.

F1: The Film turned the highest-grossing unique movie of 2025, making over $600m globally.

It was additionally Pitt’s most profitable venture, beating World Battle Z in 2013.

The Oscars ceremony takes place in Los Angeles on Sunday 15 March – the identical weekend because the Chinese language Grand Prix.

OPINION: What F1 bought proper

Lewis Larkam is an F1 journalist who has coated the game for a decade and has seen all of it from Drive to Survive to F1: The Film. Here is what he manufactured from it…

F1: The Film captured sure elements of the high-octane world of F1 very nicely, together with the sense of velocity and adrenaline, helped by being filmed throughout precise race weekends to create genuine racing sequences.

The cinematography was a triumph and the racing sequences have been breathtaking, whereas the rating, composed by Hans Zimmer, was predictably epic. 

The opening scenes at Daytona and Silverstone have been specific highlights of this visible masterpiece.

It’s subsequently not a shock to see the film recognised within the sound, movie modifying and visible results classes.

Nonetheless it was let down in different areas.

OPINION: What F1 bought incorrect

Parts of the movie have been – as to be anticipated – very ‘Hollywood’. This included the fairly frankly ridiculous story-line during which Sonny Hayes turned his APXGP automobile into an efficient weapon to assist his teammate Joshua Pearce.

The dialogue was corny and poor, the story felt predictable at occasions, and the characters lacked depth and growth. The ‘fight’ chanting scene nonetheless makes me shudder with cringe to this present day.

The portrayal of feminine characters within the movie was additionally disappointing. Kerry Condon’s character, as the primary feminine technical director in F1 historical past, had loads of promise, however outdated cliches completely undermined her character.

The identical was true of the one feminine mechanic within the pit crew, Jodie, who initially is portrayed as being a hindrance on account of her clumsiness and inexperience, underlined as she botches a vital pit cease.

Whereas F1: The Film deserves a few of its nominations, I’m baffled as to the way it’s snuck into the dialog for Finest Image.