Fernanda Torres Follows in Her Mother's Footsteps in Emotional Surprise 2025 Golden Globes Win: 'Art Can Endure'

Mar. 15, 2025

Fernanda Torres at the 82nd Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California, on Jan. 5, 2025.Photo:CBS

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Fernanda Torres is this year’sGolden Globe Awardwinner for best dramatic movie actress.

Thanking supporters onstage at The Beverly Hilton on Sunday Jan. 5, she began, “My God, I didn’t prepare anything, because I was glad already.”

The award-winning Brazilian actress also dedicated the honor to her fellow-actress mother Fernanda Montenegro, now 95, who “was here 25 years ago” nominated for her role in 1998’sCentral Station, which also earned her anAcademy Awardnod.

“And this is proof that art can endure through life, even in difficult moments,” Torres added of her win, saying thatI’m Still Hereis “a film that helped us to think how to survive in tough times.“Also nominated for a Globefor best non-English language motion picture, the Walter Salles-directed film centers on Brazil’s military dictatorship in 1971.

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Pamela Anderson inThe Last Showgirl(2024).courtesy of Roadside Attractions

courtesy of Roadside Attractions

Anderson, 57, received one of the two Globe nominations forThe Last Showgirl, the other beingMiley Cyrus’ original song“Beautiful That Way.”

The first-time Globe nominee leadsGia Coppola’s film as a Las Vegas showgirl oppositeJamie Lee Curtis,Dave Bautistaand more.

Maria,Pablo Larraín’s biopic about the tragic final days of opera starMaria Callas, brings Jolie, 49, her seventh Golden Globe nomination.

TheOscarwinner has three Globe trophies to her name thanks to 1997’sGeorge Wallace, 1998’sGiaand 1999’sGirl, Interrupted.

Angelina Jolie inMaria(2024).Pablo Larraín/Netflix © 2024

Pablo Larraín/Netflix © 2024

Kidman, 57, is on a roll with a whopping 17 Globe nominations and five wins.

Kidman’s acclaimed performance has also earned recognition from the Gotham Awards,National Board of Reviewand several film festivals this awards season.

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Capping off a busy 2024 is Swinton, 64, who starred inProblemista,The EndandThe Room Next Door, earning praise and awards for the latter.

Spanish directorPedro Almodóvar’s English-language debut, costarringJulianne Moore, also took home the Golden Lion from the Venice Film Festival.

Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore inThe Room Next Door(2024).Sony Pictures Classics

Sony Pictures Classics

Winslet, 49, is no stranger to the Golden Globes, considering her 14 nominations and 4 wins.

The British Oscar winner leadsLee, an Ellen Kuras-directed biopic about war photographer Lee Miller, as both producer and star.

Andy Samberg and Kate Winslet in ‘Lee’.Kimberley French/Roadside Attractions Courtesy Everett Collection

Kimberley French/Roadside Attractions Courtesy Everett Collection

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