Fernanda Torres is following in the footsteps of her beloved mother, Fernanda Montenegro, at the Academy Awards tonight. Nominated for Best Actress, Torres becomes just the second Brazilian ...

“She has already won — before, during and after,” Montenegro says. “Being nominated is the Oscar itself.” Evan Agostini//Getty Images Fernanda Montenegro arrives at the 1999 Oscar ...

This golden apple didn’t fall too far from the tree at the 2025 Oscars. And the weight of the film’s three nominations, including Best Picture, Best Actress and Best International Feature Film ...

The first was her own mother — 95-year-old Fernanda Montenegro, perhaps the only actor more legendary than her daughter in the South American country. Montenegro was nominated for 1998’s ...

daughter-mother pair Fernanda Torres and Fernanda Montenegro. “This goes for a woman who, after a loss suffered during an authoritarian regime, decided not to bend — and to resist. So this ...

Fernanda Torres is following in the footsteps of her beloved mother, Fernanda Montenegro, at the Academy Awards tonight. Nominated for Best Actress, Torres becomes just the second Brazilian actress ...