Fernanda Torres sits in her New York City hotel room, her calm demeanor masking the whirlwind few weeks she's had. Fresh off her Golden Globe win for best actress (drama) for her searing performance in "I'm Still Here,
Brazil’s dark history as a military dictatorship with horrible human rights violations is exposed in the award-winning “I’m Still Here.”
It’s impossible not to be moved to tears by "I’m Still Here," an emotional powerhouse which finds its bruised heart in the understated, overwhelming performance by Torres, which represents acting at its finest, the kind of portrayal that awards were created to reward.
Both Torres and Salles are in the mix for Oscar nominations for best actress and best international film this year.
TheWrap Screening Series: "Everybody became very conscious that the film was not only about who we had been, but who we were and who we eventually wanted to be," Salles says The post Walter Salles and Fernanda Torres: ‘I’m Still Here’ Is Brazil’s Past and Future | Video appeared first on TheWrap.
"You can kill all the nepo babies in the world, and you won't solve the inequality problem," Torres, the daughter of Brazilian film legend Fernanda Montenegro, told IndieWire.
Fernanda Torres won best drama movie actress at the 2025 Golden Globes over Pamela Anderson, Angelina Jolie, Nicole Kidman, Tilda Swinton and Kate Winslet
She made her Golden Globes debut in a black gown by Olivier Theyskens, accessorizing with Fernando Jorge jewelry.
It’s easy to fall in love with the Paiva family. Filmmaker Walter Salles makes sure of that in “I’m Still Here.”
Political resistance in movies often takes the form of protest, hunger strike or armed uprising. But in Walter Salles’ “I’m Still Here,” it comes in the shape of a defiant smile.
Fernanda Torres dedicates her Golden Globe to her mother who was nominated 25 years ago as she wins in a competitive field with Angelina Jolie and Nicole Kidman.
Actress Fernanda Torres knew her friend, the director Walter Salles, intended to make a film based on a real-life Rio de Janeiro woman who fought for justice for her family after Brazil’s ...