Overview
- The award was handed to director Kleber Mendonça Filho and producer Emilie Lesclaux on the red carpet rather than the main stage, drawing online criticism before they later offered brief thanks on stage.
- Wagner Moura was nominated for Best Actor for the film at the Critics Choice Awards but lost to Timothée Chalamet for Marty Supreme.
- The film remains on the Academy’s 2026 shortlists for International Feature Film and the new casting category, with nominees due January 22 and the ceremony set for March 2.
- At the Golden Globes on January 11, the film will compete for Best Drama, Best Non-English Language Film, and Best Actor in a Drama for Moura.
- Brazil logged another Critics Choice victory as Adolpho Veloso won Best Cinematography for Netflix’s Sonhos de Trem.