I’m Still Here star Fernanda Torres dedicated her Golden Globes best actress in a drama win to her mother, Fernanda Montenegro, who was nominated in 1999 for Central Station. Montenegro was the first Brazilian actress to be nominated 25 years ago, and now her daughter is the second, Torres told Entertainment Tonight ahead of the show.

In Walter Salles' Oscar-shortlisted film I'm Still Here, set in 1970 at the height of Brazil's military dictatorship, Fernanda Torres plays an extraordinary mother: Eunice Paiva, who was left to raise five children alone after the disappearance of her activist husband Rubens (played by Selton Mello).

She made her Golden Globes debut in a black gown by Olivier Theyskens, accessorizing with Fernando Jorge jewelry.

Fernanda Torres won best drama movie actress at the 2025 Golden Globes over Pamela Anderson, Angelina Jolie, Nicole Kidman, Tilda Swinton and Kate Winslet

Sunday night’s Golden Globes Awards was a delightful mix of expected (but still great!) wins — from Kieran Culkin and Zoe Saldaña to “Shōgun” and “Baby Reindeer” — and genuine (and genuinely fun!) surprises.

The latest iteration of the Golden Globes saw a number of big winners such as 'The Brutalist', including Fernanda Torres, who won 'Best Female Actor - Drama'.

The Brazilian actress portrays Eunice Paiva, a lawyer and the widow of Rubens Paiva, a federal representative killed by the military dictatorship in 1971.

Some of the most revered actresses in Hollywood went head-to-head at the 2025 Golden Globe Awards. I’m Still Here's Fernanda Torres took home the trophy for Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama during the Sunday,

Golden Globes was full of surprises – including Fernanda Torres beating out Nicole Kidman, Tilda Swinton, and Kate Winslet to win Best Actress. Torres, 59, took home her first Golden Globe on Sunday night (5 January) for the film I’m Still Here,