Wagner Moura Enters Critics Choice Night With Dual Nods as 'O Agente Secreto' Competes for International Film

Overview

• The Critics Choice Awards take place today at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, with live coverage in Brazil on TNT and HBO Max from 21:00 Brasília time.
• Moura is nominated for Best Actor for O Agente Secreto and for Best Supporting Actor in a limited series for Apple TV+'s Ladrões de Drogas.
• O Agente Secreto is also nominated for Best International/Foreign Language Film.
• Reporters note Moura is the first Brazilian to earn nominations in both film and television categories in the same Critics Choice edition.
• Director Kleber Mendonça Filho has traveled to California for the ceremony as the film remains on the Academy’s international feature shortlist and industry outlets eye Jan. 22 Oscar nominations.