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Critics chose the film “Battle after Battle”, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, as the best film of the year. Other winners were Rose Byrne of If I Had Legs I’d Kick You for Best Actress. Amy Madigan, “A Dark Hour,” Best Supporting Actress; Benicio del Toro for “Uma Batalha After Other,” Best Supporting Actor; And Jaafar Panahi, for the film “It Was Just an Accident,” best director. The award for best screenplay went to Marty Supreme. Best Animation for “K-pop Warriors”; Best Cinematography for “Sinners”; And Best Nonfiction Film for “My Unwanted Friends: Part 1 – The Last Air in Moscow.”
The honor for “Secret Agent” comes one day after Wagner and the film lost the Gotham Awards, one of the most important awards for independent cinema in the United States. The Brazilian was nominated in the Best Performance category, which ended with Sopé Dìrísù winning, from “The Shadow of My Father”. The film “The Secret Agent” also competed for the award for best original screenplay, but the winner was the film “It Was Just an Accident” by Iranian Jaafar Panahi, which won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
“Secret Agent” Awards
The film, directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho and starring Wagner Moura, is considered one of the strongest contenders for the main international awards, especially the 2026 Academy Award. In May, it emerged from the Cannes Film Festival with two awards: Best Director and Best Actor.
According to Variety, it is scheduled to be nominated in four categories at the 2026 Golden Globe Awards, scheduled for January 11, 2026. The magazine, the same magazine that bet on Fernanda Torres winning the Best Actress award in the 2025 edition of the award, says that Clipper Mendonça Filho should be nominated for Best Motion Picture (Drama), Best Non-English Language Film, Best Screenplay, and Best Actor. (drama), with Wagner taking home the award.