Overview
- The Academy named Wagner Moura a Best Actor nominee for The Secret Agent, the first Brazilian ever nominated in the category.
- The film secured four nominations overall: Best Picture, Best International Feature, Best Actor and the inaugural Casting category.
- Moura becomes only the third Brazilian acting nominee in Oscars history, following Fernanda Montenegro (1998) and Fernanda Torres (2024).
- Directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho and set during Brazil’s 1970s military rule, the Cannes-launched thriller has converted festival and critics’ acclaim into major awards momentum, including a Golden Globe for Moura.
- The Secret Agent is Brazil’s second consecutive Best Picture contender after last year’s I’m Still Here, with final Oscar voting set for Feb. 26–Mar. 5 and the ceremony on Mar. 15.