The role of a mother who rebuilds her life after her husband goes missing during Brazil's military regime in the 1970s, portrayed in "I'm Still Here," earned actor Fernanda Torres her first Academy Awards nomination.

I’m Still Here’ Oscar Nominee & Golden Globe Winner Fernanda Torres Apologizes For Blackface Turn In 17-Year-Old Resurfaced TV Comedy Sketch

It’s very clear now in our country and everywhere that blackface is never acceptable,” she said in a statement.

Torres is only the second Brazilian actress to receive an Oscar nomination. The first was her mother, Fernanda Montenegro, who was nominated in 1999 for Central Station, also directed by Salles.

Fernanda Torres, the Brazilian actress nominated for an Oscar for her role in ‘Still Here’ (‘Ainda Estou Aqui’), told EFE she feels an "immense sense of accomplishment" seeing the film's international impact.

Fernanda Torres’s award-winning performance anchors this dramatic portrait of an indomitable woman and her family.

Fernanda Torres earned an Oscar nomination for her role in "I'm Still Here," a story about a woman seeking justice during Brazil's military regime. Despite the accolades, Torres prioritizes the film's message over personal success.

Based on the real-life 1971 disappearance of Brazilian Congressman Rubens Paiva, the movie, directed by Walter Salles, is a profile of one family's resolve.

The entertainment sector sees a new documentary on the 90s boy band Boyzone, detailing their rise to fame. Additionally, 'I’m Still Here' highlights Brazil's authoritarian history through the story of Rubens Paiva’s family,

In trying times, political films are nothing new. One of cinema’s most essential functions is to inform its audience — to share the intricacies of another culture, another time period and another perspective.

In Walter Salles’s Oscar-nominated film, Fernanda Torres plays a woman whose family is torn apart by Brazil’s military dictatorship.

Brazil’s dark history as a military dictatorship with horrible human rights violations is exposed in the award-winning “I’m Still Here.”