Kleber Mendonça Filho
Awards & Honours
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Awards Won
2
Honours
1
Covers
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Records
Kleber Mendonça Filho has earned a rare trifecta of major festival recognition: his films have competed for the Palme d'Or three times, winning the Jury Prize in 2019 and the Best Director award in 2025. He is one of the few Brazilian directors to win a Golden Globe, and his film O Agente Secreto earned Oscar nominations for both Best Picture and Best International Feature, a historic first for Brazilian cinema. His consistent success at Cannes and the Academy Awards places him among the most internationally celebrated Brazilian filmmakers of all time.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
Academy Award Nomination for Best Picture
Nominated as producer of O Agente Secreto.
Academy Award Nomination for Best International Feature
Nominated as director/producer of O Agente Secreto.
Magazine Covers
Variety
2025-05
Kleber Mendonça Filho on His Cannes Best Director Win and the Political Thriller That Shook Brazil
Records & Feats
First Brazilian film to be nominated for both Best Picture and Best International Feature at the same Oscars
O Agente Secreto achieved this historic double nomination at the 98th Academy Awards in 2026.
First Brazilian director to win Golden Globe for Best Non-English Language Film
Mendonça Filho won the award for O Agente Secreto in 2026.