This is the first time that the country has entered this race
BAFTA, the British Academy’s film awards, also known as ‘the English Oscar’, revealed its nominees and Brazil has plenty of reasons to celebrate. ‘I hope that the BAFTA nominations will bring more visibility to the film and get more people to watch it’, said director Kleber Mendonça Filho
. Furthermore, the nomination for Original Screenplay marks an achievement in the history of Brazilian cinema, as it is the first time that our country has entered this race.
It is worth mentioning that, in 2025, ‘I’m Still Here’ was nominated at the BAFTA, but lost to the controversial and controversial ‘Emília Pérez’, which generates even more expectations on the part of the Brazilian public for the film directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho and starring Wagner Moura, to bring home the award.
Consecrated during the season, Brazilian cinematographic work already has 55 awards around the world, three of which are awards from the São Paulo Association of Art Critics (APCA):
- Best Fiction Film,
- Best Actor (Wagner Moura)
- Special Jury Prize for Tânia Maria
