""The Secret Agent" star is the first Brazilian nominated for Best Actor. The recognition comes just one year after "I'm Still Here" became Brazil's first film to win Best International Feature at the Academy Awards. "I think we're going through a very beautiful moment for Brazilian culture, Brazilian films," said Moura, who is garnering global praise for his turn as Armando, a man on the run in the genre-bending spy thriller, set in 1977 Brazil at the height of a military dictatorship."
"Looking ahead to the Oscars, "The Secret Agent" is nominated in four categories, including Achievement in Casting. It's the Academy's first new category in 25 years. Moura shared his admiration for the entire cast, adding, "I think that cast really represents that diversity in a very beautiful way, in terms of like, body shape, skin color. That's what Brazil is, a very diverse place.""
Wagner Moura earned a historic Best Actor nomination at the Oscars for his role as Armando in The Secret Agent. The film, set in 1977 Brazil during a military dictatorship, blends spy-thriller elements with political persecution, pop-culture references, and urban-legend motifs. Moura won Best Actor at Cannes and a Golden Globe for the performance. The Secret Agent received four Academy Award nominations, including Achievement in Casting, the Academy's first new category in 25 years. The cast showcases Brazil's diversity in body shape and skin color. Tânia Maria, 79, gained renewed visibility and appears in commercials.
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