Torres, 59, took home her first Golden Globe on Sunday night (5 January) for the film I’m Still Here, becoming the first Brazilian female actor to win the award for Best Actress in a Drama.

Fernando Torres and Fernanda Montenegro. She is nominated for Best Actress this year in the acclaimed I’m Still Here, giving her a chance to win the industry’s most prestigious award.

1. She seized her momentum at a key time with the Golden Globe win Torres solidified her status as a serious Oscar contender back in January when she won the Golden Globe Award for Best Drama Actress.

That's why Torres, many believe, holds the power to do more than become the first Brazilian to win a major Oscar. "It's just an award but it's also much more than an award," Ioris says.

Fernanda Torres has the chance to make history at the Oscars. The "I'm Still Here" star would become the first Brazilian actress to win the best actress award ... the Golden Globe for best actress ...

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With frontrunners Demi Moore (The Substance) and Mikey Madison (Anora) having split the major precursor awards ... not only did Torres parlay her Globe win into a coveted Best Actress nod ...

Her film ‘I’m Still Here’ has fueled a legal reckoning that experts say will get taken to the next level if she brings home ...