“The Secret Agent” leads mentions on networks among Oscar nominees

The work, nominated for 4 Oscar categories, also had the highest peak in mentions among its competitors

Or long “The Secret Agent”directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho, is the film most mentioned on social media among the Oscar nominees. The production had 23% of total mentions from October 1, 2025 to March 13, 2026.

The data comes from the survey carried out by Quaest from October 1, 2025 to March 13, 2026 and released this Sunday (March 15, 2026). Here’s the of search (2.3 MB).

The work, nominated for 4 Oscar categories, also had the highest peak of mentions among its competitors, with around 400,000 mentions during the Golden Globe awards, held on January 11th.

At the time, “The Secret Agent” became the 1st Brazilian film to 2 awards in the same edition. He won the categories for best film in a non-English language and best actor in a drama film.

Here is the list of the most mentioned films:

  • “The Secret Agent” – 23%;
  • “Sinners” – 21%;
  • “F1” – 10%;
  • “One Battle After Another” – 9%;
  • “Frankenstein” – 8%;
  • “Marty Supreme” – 7%;
  • “Hamnet” – 5%;
  • “Valor Sentimental” – 5%.

According to the research, “The Secret Agent” is the Oscar-nominated film with the most positive feelings on social media, with 61%. “Train Dreams”directed by Clint Bentley, appears in 2nd place, with 35%. The film has Brazilian cinematographer Adolpho Veloso on its team, who is competing for the award in the best photography category for the feature.

Here is the list of films with the most positive sentiment:

  • “The Secret Agent” – 61%;
  • “Train Dreams” – 35%;
  • “Sinners” – 29%;
  • “Marty Supreme” – 29%;
  • “Frankenstein” – 25%;
  • “One Battle After Another” – 25%;
  • “Hamnet” – 25%;
  • “Spirit” – 25%;
  • “Valor Sentimental” – 24%;
  • “Bugonia” – 23%;
  • “If I Had Legs, I’d Kick You” – 23%;
  • “It Was Just An Accident” – 21%;
  • “Blue Moon” – 21%;
  • “Song Song Blue” – 20%;
  • “F1” – 18%.

The research was carried out from October 1, 2025 to March 13, 2026. More than 4 million mentions were analyzed in Portuguese or English on the main social networks (X, Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, Tumblr, TikTok, Bluesky and YouTube), Spotify, The Movie Database and the Quaest news site.