Overview
- Moura is the second Brazilian to earn a Globes acting prize and the first Brazilian man to do so.
- In The Secret Agent, directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho, he plays a former professor in hiding during Brazil’s 1970s military rule.
- He framed the film as a study of memory and generational values in his acceptance speech.
- The role previously won him best actor at Cannes—an unprecedented win for a Brazilian performer—and a New York Film Critics Circle prize.
- Despite a SAG snub, the double Globes victory strengthens his Oscar prospects with nominations due Jan. 22.