The Brazilian film “The Secret Agent” (O Agente Secreto) was nominated in two categories at the 2026 Golden Globes: Best Dramatic Film and Best Non-English Language Film. The production, directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho, also earned its protagonist, Wagner Moura, a nomination for Best Actor, consolidating the film’s strong performance since its release.
Set in the 1970s, the film follows the journey of a university professor — played by Wagner Moura — who returns to Recife to reunite with his youngest son amid the tensions of the military dictatorship. The film became one of Brazil’s contenders for the Oscars, after accumulating awards at international festivals since its release.
In the Best Dramatic Film category, The Secret Agent competes against:
• Frankenstein
• Hamnet – Life Before Hamlet
• It was just an accident
• Sentimental Value
• Sinners
In the Best Non-English Language Film category, it faces:
• It Was Just An Accident (France)
• No Other Choice (South Korea)
• Sentimental Value (Norway)
• Sirāt (Spain)
• The Voice of Hind Rajab (Tunisia)
Wagner Moura is among the Best Actor nominees, alongside:
• Joel Edgerton, Train Dream
• Oscar Isaac, Frankenstein
• Dwayne Johnson, The Smashing Machine
• Michael B. Jordan, Sinners
• Jeremy Allen White, Deliver Me From Nowhere
Source: brasil247.com