Earlier this year, he won the best actor award at the Cannes Film Festival for his performance in the movie of Kleber Mendonça Filho (Bacurau), and with that was quoted among the favorites of the category
Wagner Moura (The secret agent) is the main bet of Variety To win the best actor category at Oscar 2026. Earlier this year, he won the best actor award at the Cannes Festival for his performance in the film Kleber Mendonça Filho (Bacurau), and with that came to be quoted among the favorites of the category by the main film publications.
Second in the magazine’s bets, Leonardo DiCaprio (The return) appears for its performance in One battle after another (Read our film criticism CLICKING HERE), then is Dwayne Johnsonthe The rockin Fighter Heart – The Smashing Machine. As the season is still at the beginning, it is possible that positions alternate, but the current scenario is very favorable to the Brazilian.
What is the story of The secret agent?
The plot is set in the 1970s and revolves around Marcelo (Wagner Moura), a university professor who runs away from Sao Paulo to Recife to escape government agents who seek him for subversive activities. However, he soon discovers that he is being spied on his neighbors.
In addition to Mourathe cast of The secret agent still has MARIA FERNANDA CANDID (Fantastic Animals: Dumbledore’s Secrets), Gabriel Leone (Senna), Alice Carvalho (New cangaço), Isabel Zuaa (The devil’s knot), Rubens Santos (Aquarius), Udo kier (Bacurau), Thomá Aquino (Crime DNA), Suzy Lopes (Paloma), Buddha lyre (Heavy is the sky), Carlos Francisco (Mars one), Wilson Rabhe (Bandit: number one) and Laura Lufési. Watch the first full trailer for the following feature:
Highlight in Cannes
During his time at the Cannes Festival, The secret agent took four awards, two from the official ceremony and two parallels, with emphasis on Wagner Mourawho became the first Brazilian to win the honor of best actor at the festival, Le Prix d’Antpretation Mascine.
He joins FERNANDA TORRES (Best actress per I know I’ll love you in 1986) and SANDRA CORVELONI (Best actress per Pass line In 2008) in the group of acting awarded with the highest honor honor in the prestigious Film Festival.
Furthermore, Kleber Mendonça Filho was the first Brazilian to win the award for best direction (Le Prix de la mise en scène) since Glauber Rochawho won the honor with The Dragon of Evil against the Holy Warriorin 1969.
Before the official ceremony, The secret agent It had already won two important parallel awards, the Criticism Award, offered by the International Federation of Critics (Fipresci), and the Prix des Cinémas Art etei, awarded by the French Association of Independent Exhibitors.
When debut The secret agent?
Besides driving, Kleber Mendonça Filho It is also responsible for the The secret agentthat debut on November 6, 2025 in Brazilian theaters. “We can barely wait to see the full movie theaters to check out the movie”celebrated the showcase films, responsible for the national distribution of the novelty, on social networks.
Source: Variety
Also read: ‘The Secret Agent’: Marked to die at the Carnival of Recife
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