The Brazilian film “O Agente Secreto” (The Secret Agent) was nominated in two categories at the 2026 Golden Globe Awards: Best Drama Film and Best Film Not in the English Language. The production, directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho, also earned its star, Wagner Moura, a nomination for Best Actor, solidifying the film’s strong performance since its release.
Set in the 1970s, the film follows the journey of a university professor — played by Wagner Moura — who returns to Recife to reunite with his youngest son amidst the tensions of the military dictatorship. The film has become one of Brazil’s contenders for another Oscar, after accumulating awards at international festivals since its release.
In the Best Drama Film category, The Secret Agent is competing against:
• Frankenstein
• Hamnet – Life Before Hamlet
• It was just an accident
• Sentimental Value
• Sinners
In the Best Foreign Language Film category, it faces:
• It Was Just An Accident (France)
• No Other Choice (South Korea)
• Sentimental Value (Norway)
• Sirāt (Spain)
• The Voice of Hind Rajab (Tunisia)
Wagner Moura appears among the nominees for Best Actor , alongside:
• Joel Edgerton, Train Dream
• Oscar Isaac, Frankenstein
• Dwayne Johnson, The Smashing Machine
• Michael B. Jordan, Sinners
• Jeremy Allen White, Deliver Me From Nowhere
Source: brasil247.com