Wagner Moura represented The Secret Agent when he won Best Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama at the 2026 Golden Globes.
The Secret Agent is a Brazilian political thriller written and directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho. Set during Brazil’s military dictatorship, it follows Marcelo, a man trying to live quietly while the political atmosphere around him remains dangerous.
Moura’s acting prize accompanied the film’s win for Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language. These are separate awards: one honors an individual performance, while the other recognizes the film as a whole within the non-English-language field.
The film’s Brazilian setting and Portuguese-language production made it one of the ceremony’s prominent international contenders. Moura’s victory also drew attention to a performance from a South American cinema tradition that has received increasing recognition at major international award events.