Fernanda Torres can become the eighth winner and the first Brazilian to take the statuette
In the History of Oscaronly seven actresses from non -English -speaking countries won the Best actress. Swedish Ingrid Bergman was the first to win in 1945 for Half-lightand again received the statuette in 1957, for Anastasia, the forgotten princess. Since then, only five other artists from outside the United States – United Kingdom have received the awards.
Only two of them won acting in films recorded in a language other than English: Sophia Lorenin 1962, by Two women (Italian), and Marion Cotillardin 2008, by Piaf: a hymn to love (French).
The full list of winners includes:
- Ingrid Bergman (Half-light1945) – Sweden (English)
- Anna Magnani (The tattooed rose1956) – Italy (English)
- Ingrid Bergman (Anastasia, the forgotten princess1957) – Sweden (English)
- Simone Signoret (Auction souls1960) – France (English)
- Sophia Loren (Two women1962) – Italy (Italian)
- Marion Cotillard (Piaf: a hymn to love2008) – France (French)
- Natalie Portman (Black swan2011) – Israel (English)
- Michelle Yeoh (All all over the place at the same time2023) – Malaysia (English)
If you overcome the Oscar 2025, FERNANDA TORRES It will be the eighth winner of a non-angelophone country, the third awarded by a foreign language film, and the first South American actress to win the award.
Fernanda Torres and the chance to make history
Nominated for its performance in I’m still here, FERNANDA TORRES interprets the lawyer Eunice Paiva (1929–2018). If you take the prize, you will be the first actress to win by a movie spoken in Portuguese.
This is only the second time that a Brazilian has disputed the statuette of Best actress. The first was Fernanda Montenegromother of FERNANDA TORRESindicated in 1999 by Central do Brasilwhen you lost Gwyneth Paltrow (Shakespeare in love). Since then, 16 actresses from non -English -speaking countries have been nominated for the prize, but only three won.
The performance of FERNANDA TORRES in the awards season has generated expectation, especially after its victory in the Golden Globe of Best Actress in Drama Movie. In the Oscar, the Brazilian disputes the award with:
- Mikey Madisonby Anora
- Karla Sofa Gascoby Emilia Pérez
- Demi Mooreby The substance
- Cynthia Erivoby Wiced
THE Oscar 2025 will be held in March 2to the 21h (BrasÃlia time).
Source: Rollingstone

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