The Golden Globe Awards announced this morning the nominations for its 83rd annual edition, which include a strong showing from Latin America across film and television. Guillermo del Toro’s highly anticipated Frankenstein scored five nominations, while the Brazilian political thriller The Secret Agent by Kleber Mendonça Filho earned three. Both films will compete for the top prize of Best Motion Picture — Drama, marking an especially visible year for Latin American filmmakers in the major categories and underscoring the region’s growing influence in global cinema.
Del Toro was also nominated for Best Director, continuing his streak as one of the most celebrated filmmakers in contemporary cinema. Guatemalan-born Oscar Isaac received a nomination for Best Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama for his acclaimed performance as Dr. Frankenstein, while the film also garnered nominations for Best Supporting Male Actor and Best Score, rounding out one of the year’s most robust awards showings.
The Secret Agent is additionally competing for Best Non-English Language Motion Picture—standing as the only Latin American nominee in that category—and its star Wagner Moura was nominated for Best Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama, making history as the first Brazilian performer to be recognized in this category. The nominations further solidify Mendonça Filho’s status as one of Brazil’s most vital contemporary directors.
Winner of three awards at the Cannes Film Festival, The Secret Agent is set in the late seventies and follows a former intelligence operative who is drawn back into a tightening web of political intrigue and personal reckoning. The Brazilian political thriller was also named Best International Film by the New York Film Critics Circle, with Moura receiving the Best Actor honor.
Puerto Rican actor Benicio del Toro added to the region’s strong representation, earning a nomination for Best Supporting Male Actor for his work in Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another, in which he plays Sergio St. Carlos, a thoughtful and steady martial-arts instructor who becomes an unexpected pillar of support for Leonardo DiCaprio’s character.
Latin American talent was also recognized across television categories. Mexican actor Diego Luna received a nomination for Best Male Actor – Television – Drama for his leading role in Disney’s Andor, while Selena Gomez and Jenna Ortega were nominated for Best Female Actor – Musical or Comedy for their acclaimed work in Only Murders in the Building and Wednesday, respectively.
The winners of the 83rd Golden Globes will be announced at a ceremony in Los Angeles on Sunday, January 11.
