Fernanda Torres wins Golden Globe for “I’m Still Here”
Brazilian cinema is celebrating a historic milestone as actress Fernanda Torres received the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in the Drama category on Sunday (Jan. 5) in Los Angeles, USA.
The award, the first ever given to a Brazilian actress, honors Fernanda Torres’s performance in the film “I’m Still Here”. In the production, she plays Eunice Paiva, a lawyer and the widow of Rubens Paiva, a federal representative who was murdered by the military dictatorship in 1971.
Torres competed against Hollywood stars such as Nicole Kidman, Angelina Jolie, Tilda Swinton, Pamela Anderson, and Kate Winslet.
Twenty-five years ago, Fernanda Montenegro, the mother of Fernanda Torres, was nominated in the same category for her performance in “Central Station”. Although she did not win, the film earned the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film.
“This award is proof that art endures, even through the difficult times Eunice Paiva faced and the many challenges the world grapples with today. This film makes us reflect on how to persevere in times like these. To my mother, my family, my children, and everyone, thank you so much, and thank you to the Golden Globes,” said Torres during her acceptance speech.
Both “I’m Still Here” and “Central Station” were directed by filmmaker Walter Salles.
This year, the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film was awarded to the French production Emilia Pérez.
