Overview
- O Agente Secreto secured four Oscar nominations: best picture, international feature, casting and best actor for Wagner Moura.
- Brazil has five total nods this year, with cinematographer Adolpho Veloso nominated for his work on the U.S. film Train Dreams.
- The Academy named Wagner Moura a presenter for the March 15 ceremony at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
- A data-driven projection published by The Hollywood Reporter assigns low probabilities to Brazilian wins and favors Pecadores and Uma Batalha Após a Outra, with Norway’s Sentimental Value leading international feature.
- The New Yorker backs O Agente Secreto to win international feature and argues Moura should take best actor, while still predicting Michael B. Jordan to prevail.