The actress is nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress this Thursday (23) for her performance in “I’m Still Here”
Fernanda Torres celebrates a historic achievement by being nominated for the 2025 Oscar in the Best Actress category for her moving performance as Eunice Paiva in I’m still here. The announcement was made this Thursday (23). The actress has already won the Golden Globe for best actress in a drama for the same role, in a film that deals with the Brazilian dictatorship.
This extraordinary feat causes Fernanda to repeat her mother’s path, Fernanda Montenegrowho competed for the statuette in 1999 for the iconic Central Brazilalso directed by Walter Salles. The 2025 Oscars ceremony will be held on March 2 at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles.
Fernanda will compete in the category with big names
Fernanda will face fierce competition with Cinzia Erivo (Evil), Karla Sofia Gascon (Emilia Perez), Mikey Madison (Anora) e Demi Moore (The substance).
How does voting for the awards work?
The Oscar is considered the most prestigious award in the film industry. This year the announcement of the nominees was postponed twice due to the Los Angeles fires. To compete or vote, you must be a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which brings together approximately 9,500 film professionals.
With the exception of the Best Film category, the nominations follow a sectoral logic: actors nominate actors, directors nominate directors and so on. New this year is that all members will be able to vote in all categories.
Fernanda joins the Academy’s select group of Brazilians
Brazil has six actors among the members of the Academy: Alice Braga, Fernanda Montenegro, Rodrigo Santoro, Selton Mello, Sonia Braga AND Wagner Moura. With the indication, Fernanda Torres he will also join the small group, which already brings together 53 Brazilians from different fields of cinema.
Fernanda Torres’ career and artistic legacy
With a career that began at the age of 13, Fernanda Torres Follow in your mother’s footsteps, Fernanda Montenegroand his father, actor and director Fernando Torresdied in 2008. She is known both for comedic roles, such as in the series Os Normais (2001) and Tapas & Beijos (2011), and for dramatic performances in productions such as Selva de Pedra (1986), Filhos da Pátria (2017) and Fine ( 2023).
In her personal life she is married to the director Andrucha Waddington since 1997, with whom he has two children: Joaquim24 years old, and Anthonyfrom 4pm. “This nomination is recognition of my life’s work”the actress said excitedly commenting on the news.
Source: Terra
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