‘O Agente Secreto’ Secures Two BAFTA Nominations After Four-Oscar Breakthrough

Overview

• The BAFTAs shortlisted the film for Best Film in a Non‑English Language and Best Original Screenplay.
• Brazil’s presence at the BAFTAs also includes Apocalipse nos Trópicos for Best Documentary and Adolpho Veloso for Best Cinematography for Sonhos de Trem.
• Box‑office trackers report the film’s second‑best weekend since release, with roughly 198,000 tickets sold and totals near 1.7 million admissions and R$38.7 million in Brazil.
• The movie holds four Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, Best International Feature, Best Casting/Ensemble, and Best Actor for Wagner Moura, the first Brazilian ever nominated in that category.
• BAFTA winners will be announced on February 22 in London, three weeks before the Oscars on March 15, setting a key marker for the film’s awards-season trajectory.