The F1 Movie, nominated for four Academy Awards, won an Oscar on Sunday night.
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| Hamilton scored his first Grand Prix podium with Ferrari in China |
Lewis Hamilton is now an Oscar-winning film producer after the Formula 1 movie picked up the gong for Best Sound.
F1, which Hamilton co-produced and had a cameo in alongside Brad Pitt, secured the Oscar for Best Sound at Sunday night’s prestigious awards ceremony in Los Angeles.
Seven-time world champion Hamilton worked closely on the blockbuster alongside director Joseph Kosinski and lead producer Jerry Bruckheimer.
As well as giving advice on the script and his insight into the world of F1, Hamilton also took part in a driving day with Pitt.
Hamilton was unable to attend the Oscars because of his clashing commitments at the Chinese Grand Prix.
The 41-year-old Briton celebrated his first grand prix podium with Ferrari by beating team-mate Charles Leclerc to third place following a thrilling battle.
Hamilton finished behind the dominant Mercedes duo of Andrea Kimi Antonelli, who claimed his first F1 victory, and former Silver Arrows team-mate George Russell.
Speaking ahead of the weekend, Hamilton confirmed he would not be able to make the Academy Awards on time.
"I think it's impossible," Hamilton said. "I've looked at every way to get there in time, but unfortunately I can't get there.
"But I'll FaceTime with Joe and Jerry when they're there, which will be cool.
"I'm incredibly proud, and I never ever thought in a million years that that would be the outcome of the work that we're doing over the past years.
"It's amazing to see. I don't know if it's the sport, but to see how much promotion there is around the world, to see the buzz, to see new people getting excited for the sport, in the way that so many of us were growing up.
"It's really great to see that that is expanding. And on top of that, I'm still here, still to be a part of it and witness it.”
The F1 movie also won a BAFTA for Best Sound in London last month.
It was nominated for four Oscars in total, including Best Picture and Visual Effects.
It became the highest-grossing original film of 2025, making over $600m globally.
It was also Pitt’s most successful project, beating World War Z in 2013.
Bruckheimer has confirmed that a sequel to the F1 blockbuster is officially in the works, with Hamilton already working on the first script.
- Lewis Larkam
