Golden Globes: and the best actor goes to… Brazil (best foreign film too)

Historic night for Brazilian cinema, with “The Secret Agent”; Wagner Moura elected the best. “Battle After Battle” stood out.

Brazilian cinema made history this morning by winning two statuettes at the Golden Globeswith the film “The Secret Agent” to be considered the Best in Non-English Language e Wagner Moura to be distinguished as Best Actor.

“The Secret Agent is a film about memory, the lack of memory and generational trauma,” said Wagner Moura, upon accepting the Golden Globe. “If trauma can be passed from generation to generation, so can values”, he continued, dedicating the award to those who continue to “defend their values ​​in difficult times”.

It was only the second time that a Brazilian film was voted Best in a Non-English Language, after Central do Brasil, in 1999.

It was the first time that the Golden Globe for Best Actor was handed over to a Brazilian. Moura, who won in a category that also included Michael B. Jordan, Dwayne Johnson, Joel Edgerton, Oscar Isaac and Jeremy Allen White, ended his speech speaking in Portuguese to everyone in Brazil who attended the ceremony.

“I dedicate this to young filmmakers”, the director had said, minutes before Kléber Mendonça Filhoreceiving the Golden Globe for Best Film in a Non-English Language. “This is a very important moment in history to make films, both here in the United States and in Brazil,” he said, in English.

“The Secret Agent” was also nominated for Best Dramatic Film, but lost the statuette to “Hamnet”, the period film directed by Chloé Zhao about the private life of William Shakespeare.

The director recalled words from the protagonist, Paul Mescal, who told her that the most important thing in an artist is to be vulnerable enough to be seen as he really is.

“So many of you have become strong and soft at the same time,” Zhao said, addressing the filmmakers in the room. “Let’s let them see us,” he added. The film’s protagonist, Jessie Buckley, also took home the Globe for Best Actress in a Motion Picture Drama.

The other big winner of the night, which marked the 83rd edition of the awards, was “Battle After Battle”which took home the statuettes for Best Musical or Comedy Film, Best Screenplay, Best Director for Paul Thomas Anderson and Best Supporting Actress for Teyana Taylor.

“Purpose always finds its moment,” said the actress, who was the first winner of the night in Los Angeles. “Our light does not need permission to shine,” she said, addressing the “sisters and girls of color” who saw her triumph in the ceremony.

In the Musical or Comedy category, Rose Byrne she was Best Actress for “If I had Legs I’d Kick You” and Timothée Chalamet he was Best Actor for “Marty Supreme”.

Already Stellan Skarsgård emerged victorious as Best Supporting Actor for “Sentimental Value”, an independent film spoken in Norwegian that became one of the year’s favorites.

But one of the most rated, “Sinners”, He ended up taking home just two Golden Globes: Best Soundtrack, written by Ludwig Göransson, and Cinematic and Box Office Achievement.

In animation, “KPop Demon Hunters”from Netflix, took home the award, along with Best Original Song, with “Golden”.

Here is the list of winners in the Cinema categories:

Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, “Battle After Battle” (Warner Bros.)

Best Argument
Paul Thomas Anderson, “Battle After Battle” (Warner Bros.)

Best Dramatic Film
“Hamnet” (Focus Features)

Best Actress in a Drama Film
Jessie Buckley, “Hamnet” (Focus Features)

Best Actor in a Drama Film
Wagner Moura, “The Secret Agent”

Best Supporting Actress in a Film
Teyana Taylor, “Battle After Battle” (Warner Bros)

Best Supporting Actor in a Film
Stellan Skarsgård, “Valor Sentimental” (Neon)

Best Musical or Comedy Film
“Battle After Battle” (Warner Bros)

Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy Film
Rose Byrne, “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You” (A24)

Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy Film
Timothée Chalamet, “Marty Supreme” (A24)

Best Animated Film
“KPop Demon Hunters” (Netflix)

Best Non-English Language Film
“The Secret Agent”, Brazil (Neon)

Best Original Song
“Golden”, “KPop Demon Hunters” (Netflix)

Best Soundtrack
Ludwig Göransson, “Sinners” (Warner Bros)

Cinematic and box office achievement
“Sinners” (Warner Bros.)