“The Secret Agent” has been on a successful run in awards shows around the planet, being crowned last weekend with two victories in the Golden Globeas Best International Film and Best Actor in a Drama Film for Wagner Moura.
With the debut on Cannes Festivals, Kleber Mendonça Filho’s production garnered success upon release and since May 2025, has accumulated more than 60 awards, according to the survey by Vitrine Filmes sent to CNN Brasil.
And the list could even grow as “The Secret Agent” accumulates nominations in awards such as Spirit Awards, Lumières and AARP Movies for Grownups, in addition to and to .
Check out the complete list of all the awards received by “The Secret Agent” below:
Cannes Film Festival
- Best Direction for Kleber Mendonça Filho
- Best Actor the Wagner Moura
- FIPRESCI Award (International Federation of Film Critics)
- “Art et Essai” Award, awarded by AFCAE (French Association of Cinema d’Art et d’Essai)
Lima Dinner Festival (PUCP)
- Best Film – Official Jury Award
- Best Film – International Critics Award
- Honorable Mention – APPRECIATE
Biarritz Festival
- Embrace of Honor for Kleber Mendonça Filho
Zurich Film Festival
- Golden Eye the Wagner Moura
Cologne Film Festival
- The Hollywood Reporter Award for Kleber Mendonça Filho
Hamburg Film Festival
- Art Cinema Award (Port au Prince Pictures, German distributor)
Middleburg Film Festival
- International Spotlight Award for Kleber Mendonça Filho
Pingyao International Film Festival
- Popular Jury Award for Best Film
Critics Choice Celebration of Latino Cinema & Television
- Director Award for Kleber Mendonça Filho
Morelia International Film Festival
- Unam Cinematheque Medal for Kleber Mendonça Filho
Chicago Film Festival
- Hugo de Prata Best Male Performance for Wagner Moura
Virginia Film Festival
- Photography Direction for Evgenia Alexandrova, AFC
Gáldar International Film Festival
Newport Beach Film Festival
- Best Actor the Wagner Moura
Stockholm International Film Festival
- Best Photography for Evgenia Alexandrova, AFC
Key West Film Festival
University of Malaga Fantastic Film Festival
Santiago Critics Circle
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- Best International Film
- Best Actor the Wagner Moura
IndieWire Honors
- Acting Award the Wagner Moura
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- Best International Film
- 2nd place in Best Actor the Wagner Moura
- 2nd place in Best Film
International Festival of New Latin American Cinema (Havana)
- Best Direction
- Best Screenplay
- Best Art Direction
- Best Assembly
- Original Music
F5 Award
- Film of the Year
- Performance of the Year in Film for Wagner Moura
APCA Award (São Paulo Association of Art Critics)
- Best Fiction Film
- Best Direction for Kleber Mendonça Filho
- Best Screenplay for Kleber Mendonça Filho
- Best Actor the Wagner Moura
- Best Actress for Alice Carvalho
Association of Film Critics of Rio de Janeiro (ACCRJ)
Austin Film Critics Awards
- Best International Film
London Film Critics’ Circle 2026
- Best Actor the Wagner Moura
- Best Foreign Language Film
Satellite Awards 2026
- Best Actor the Wagner Moura
- Best International Film
National Society of Film Critics Awards 2025
- Best Non-English Language Film
National Board of Review
- Top 5 International Films
Atlanta Film Critics Circle 2025 Awards
Boston Online Film Critics Association
- Best Actor the Wagner Moura
Critics Choice Awards
- Best International Film
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
- Virtuoso Award 2026 the Wagner Moura
The Golden Beast
- For the cat Carminhawho plays Liza and Elis
Golden Globe
- Best Non-English Language Film
- Best Actor in Drama Film the Wagner Moura
