US EditionWagner Moura Makes History as First Brazilian Lead Actor Oscar Nominee
Wagner Moura is the first Brazilian nominated for Best Actor at the Oscars for The Secret Agent, which has four total nominations including Best Picture.
- Thursday morning, Wagner Moura was nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Actor in a Leading Role category for Kleber Mendonça Filho’s 2025 film The Secret Agent, becoming the first Brazilian ever nominated in this category.
- After premiering at Cannes, The Secret Agent became the festival's most decorated film, building awards momentum with wins and nominations at Golden Globes and critics groups.
- Moura is just the third Brazilian ever nominated for an acting Oscar, joining Fernanda Montenegro and Fernanda Torres, and The Secret Agent earned four nominations including Best Picture, International Feature and Casting.
- Should Moura win he would become the first Brazilian to win an Oscar in an acting category, while The Secret Agent follows I’m Still Here as Brazil's second major contender this year.
- Final Oscar voting runs from Feb. 26 to Mar. 5 ahead of the 98th Oscars on Mar. 15 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, marking a homecoming for Moura amid a Brazilian cinema resurgence.
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Los Angeles TimesWagner Moura makes history as first Brazilian lead actor Oscar nominee
LOS ANGELES — Wagner Moura made history Thursday morning when he was nominated for an Academy Award in the category for actor in a leading role for his performance in Kleber Mendonça Filho’s 2025 film “The Secret Agent.”
‘The Secret Agent’ Lands Brazil’s Second Best Picture Oscar Nomination
Wagner Moura is also nominated for best actor; if the movie wins best international film, it will mark the first time in nearly 40 years a country has gone back to back in that category.
Wagner Moura Makes History As First Brazilian Best Actor Oscar Nominee
After becoming the first Brazilian to win the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama, for his star turn in Neon’s The Secret Agent, Wagner Moura has become the first nominated for Best Actor at the Academy Awards. Moura is up against Timothy Chalamet (Marty Supreme), Leonardo DiCaprio (One Battle After Another), Ethan Hawke (Blue Moon), and Michael B. Jordan (Sinners). He’s just the third Brazilian in history nominated for act…
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