The actor Wagner Moura repeated the feat of Fernanda Torres and made history by winning the Best Actor in a Drama Film by “The Secret Agent” at the Golden Globes this Sunday (11). The award considered a “thermometer” for the Oscars.
He surpassed names like Joel Edgerton (“Train of Dreams”), Oscar Isaac (“”), , Micheal B. Jordan (“Sinners”) and .
This marks the Brazilian’s second nomination for the award. In 2016, he competed in the Best Actor in a Drama Series category for “Narcos” — but did not win the award.
The Golden Globe win strengthens Moura’s season and helps his Oscar campaign. Last year, the Brazilian actress . A few weeks later, she went.
Since the premiere of “The Secret Agent” at the Cannes Film Festival, Moura has been praised and awarded for his role. He already has more than five international awards, including da , do , da and more.
In addition to this award, the film “The Secret Agent” was nominated in two other Golden Globe categories: Best Non-English Language Film and Best Drama Film.
What is “The Secret Agent” about?
Set in Recife in 1977, the title is a political thriller, which follows Marcelo, a professor who runs away from a mysterious past and returns to Recife in search of peace, but soon realizes that the city is far from being the refuge he is looking for.
The production stars (“Tropa de Elite”), Maria Fernanda Cândido (“Terra Nostra”), (“Dom”), Isabel Zuaa (“The Devil’s Knot”), (“Cangaço Novo”) and more.
