In the one actual upset of the evening, Fernanda Torres gained for lead actress in a movement image drama for her position in “I’m Still Here.” The Brazilian actress beat out higher-profile stars Angelina Jolie, Nicole Kidman, Kate Winslet, Tilda Swinton and Pamela Anderson.
“My God, I didn’t prepare anything,” Torres stated, scanning the viewers from the stage. “This is such an amazing year for female performances. So many actresses here that I admire so much.”
Directed by Walter Salles, “I’m Still Here” relies on the true story of Eunice Paiva, whose husband is kidnapped and murdered throughout Brazil’s army dictatorship. She struggled for greater than twenty years to have his demise formally acknowledged.
Torres’ mom, Fernanda Montenegro, had been nominated in the identical class in 1999 for Salles’ “Central Station.”
“And of course I want to dedicate it to my mother. You have no idea. She was here 25 years ago,” Torres stated. “And this is proof that art can endure through life, even in difficult moments like this.”
Torres famous the problems addressed by the movie, saying, “the same thing that is happening now in the world, with so much fear. And this is a film that help us to think how to survive in such times like this.”