Grande Otelo Award 2026: check the complete list of nominees
The Brazilian Cinema Academy released this Tuesday (2) the complete list of nominees for the 2026 Grande Otelo Award. The award ceremony for the statuettes is scheduled to take place on the evening of August 4th at the Theatro Municipal in Rio de Janeiro.
This year, the award will celebrate 25 years since its creation and the event will recognize several films, directors, documentaries and short films. In the list of nominations, "The Secret Agent", by Kleber Mendonça Filho, leads with the highest number of nominations - in total there are 18.
In addition to the traditional categories, the public will decide the winner of Grande Otelo for Best Film by the Popular Jury. Voting will open over the next week on the Academy's official website.
Check out the complete list of nominees for the 2026 Grande Othello Award
Best Fiction Feature Film
- "Homem Com H", by Esmir Filho;
- "Manas", by Marianna Brennand;
- "The Secret Agent", by Kleber Mendonça Filho;
- "The Son of a Thousand Men", by Daniel Rezende;
- "The Last Blue", by Gabriel Mascaro;
Best Comedy Feature Film
- "Very Special Agents", by Pedro Antonio;
- "C.I.C - Cearense Intelligence Center", by Halder Gomes;
Best Documentary Feature Film
- "A Queda do Céu", by Eryk Rocha and Gabriela Carneiro Da Cunha;
- "Apocalypse in the Tropics", by Petra Costa;
Best Children's Feature Film
- "Narciso", by Jeferson De;
- "The Diary of Pilar in the Amazon", by Eduardo Vaisman and Rodrigo Van Der Put;
- "The Last Episode", by Maurilio Martins;
- "The Dragons", by Gustavo Spolidoro;
Best Animated Feature Film
- "Authentic Games No Império Desconectado", by Bruno Murtinho;
- "Eu E Meu Avô Nihonjin", by Celia Catunda;
Best Ibero-American Feature Film
- "Belén" (Argentina);
- "La Misteriosa Mirada Del Flamenco" (Chile);
- "The Laughter and the Knife" (Portugal);
- "Pepe" (Dominican Republic);
Best Direction
- Daniel Rezende for "The Son of a Thousand Men";
- Esmir Filho, for "Homem Com H";
- Gabriel Mascaro for "The Last Blue";
- Kleber Mendonça Filho for "The Secret Agent";
- Marianna Brennand for "Manas";
Best First Feature Film Direction
- Douglas Soares for "Papagaios";
- Gloria Pires for "Sexa";
- Júlia Jordão for "Perfeitos Desconhecidos";
- Márcia Faria for "The Search for Martina";
- Rafaela Camelo for "The Nature of Invisible Things";
Best Feature Film Actress
- Camila Pitanga as Sabina for "Malês";
- Carolina Dieckmann as Kátia for "(Des)Controle";
- Denise Weinberg as Teresa in "The Last Blue";
- Jamilli Correa as Marcielle in "Manas";
- Tânia Maria as Dona Sebastiana in "The Secret Agent";
Best Actor in a Feature Film
- Antonio Pitanga with Pacifico Licutan for "Malês";
- Ary Fontura as Rodolfo for "Velhos Bandidos";
- Irandhir Santos as Valério for "Os Enforcados";
- Jesuíta Barbosa as Ney Matogrosso for "Homem Com H";
- Wagner Moura as Marcelo, Armando and Fernando in "The Secret Agent";
Best Supporting Actress
- Alice Carvalho as Fátima in "The Secret Agent";
- Camila Márdila as Simone in "The Nature of Invisible Things";
- Dira Paes as Aretha in "Manas";
- Grace Passô as Maria in "The Son of a Thousand Men";
- Hermila Guedes as Claudia in "The Secret Agent";
Best Supporting Actor
- Adanilo as Ludemir in "The Last Blue";
- Alejandro Claveaux as Adriano in "Ruas da Glória";
- Augusto Madeira as Doctor Batista in "The Hanged Men";
- Carlos Francisco as Seu Alexandre in "The Secret Agent";
- Gabriel Leone as Bobbi in "The Secret Agent";
- Robério Diogenes as Delegate Euclides, in "The Secret Agent";
- Rodrigo Santoro as Cadu in "O Último Azul";
- Rômulo Braga as Marcílio in "Manas";
Best Original Screenplay
- Anna Muylaert for "The Best Mother in the World";
- Esmir Filho, for "Homem Com H";
- Felipe Sholl, Marcelo Grabowsky, Marianna Brennand, Carolina Benevides, Antonia Pellegrino and Camila Agustini for "Manas";
- Gabriel Mascaro and Tibério Azul for "The Last Blue";
- Kleber Mendonça Filho for "The Agent Secret" ;
- Rafaela Camelo, for "A Natureza
of Invisible Things";
Best Adapted Screenplay
- Aly Muritiba and Jessica Candal for "Blood Soaked Beard";
- Bruno Bini for "Five Kinds of Fear";
- Daniel Rezende for "The Son of a Thousand Men";
- Eryk Rocha and Gabriela Carneiro da Cunha for "The Fall of Heaven";
- Marco Dutra for "Bury Your Dead";
- Wagner de Assis for "The Advocate of God";
Best Cinematography
- Azul Serra for "Man With an H";
- Azul Serra for "The Son of a Thousand Men";
- Evgenia Alexandrova for "The Secret Agent";
- Guillermo Garza for "The Last Blue";
- Pierre De Kerchove for "Manas";
Best Art Direction
- Dayse Barreto for "O Último Azul";
- Dina Salem Levy for "A Wolf Among the Swans";
- Marcos Pedroso for "Manas";
- Thales Junqueira for "Homem Com H";
- Thales Junqueira for "The Secret Agent";
Best Costume Design
- Gabriella Marra for "Man With H";
- Gabriella Marra for "The Last Blue";
- Kika Lopes for "Manas";
- Manuela Mello for "The Son of a Thousand Men";
- Rita Azevedo for "The Secret Agent";
- Rô Nascimento for "Malês";
Best Makeup
- Andrea Tristão for "Blood Soaked Beard";
- Juliana Bolze for "The Last Blue";
- Marisa Amenta for "The Secret Agent";
- Martín Macías Trujillo for "Man With an H";
- Martín Macías Trujillo for "The Son of a Thousand Men";
Best Fiction Editing
- Bruno Bini for "Cinco Types of Fear";
- Eduardo Serrano and Matheus Farias for "The Secret Agent";
- Germano De Oliveira, for "Homem Com H";
- Isabela Monteiro de Castro for "Manas";
- Marcelo Junqueira for "The Son of a Thousand Men";
Best Documentary Editing
- André Felipe Silva And João Wainer for "Zico - O Samurai de Quintino";
- Cristina Amaral for "Ecos do Teatro Experimental do Negro";
- David Barker, Tina Baz, Nels Bangerter, Jordana Berg, Victor Miaciro and Eduardo Gripa for "Apocalypse Nos Trópicos";
- Fabio Meira, Juliano Castro and Affonso Uchôa for "Mambembe";
- Jordana Berg for "Cazuza, Boas Novas";
- Oswaldo Santana for "Ritas";
Best Visual Effect
- Alexandre Boiron, Luuk Meijer And David Van Heeswijk for "The Secret Agent";
- Claudio Peralta for "The Diary of Pilar in the Amazon";
- Eduardo Kurt, Magdalena Maia, Sofia Sussekind, Beatriz Paixão and Vandré Huppes for "The Last Blue";
- Juliano Storchi for "The Son of a Thousand Men";
- Massao Asaga for "Man With H";
Best Sound
- Ana Luiza Penna, Martín Grignaschi and Armando Torres Jr, for "Homem Com H";
- Lia Camargo, Toco Cerqueira and Alan Zilli, for "The Son of a Thousand Men";
- Liliana Villaseñor, Heverson Batista, María Alejandra Rojas, Arturo Salazar Rb and Vincent Sinceretti for "The Last Blue";
- Pedro Moreira, Moabe Filho, Tijn Hazen and Cyril Holtz for "The Secret Agent";
- Valéria Ferro, Miriam Biderman, Ricardo Reis and Armando Torres Jr, for "Manas";
Best Soundtrack
- André Abujamra and George Nahssen for "The Best Mother in the World";
- Antonio Pinto and Barulhista for "Malês";
- Fabio Góes for "The Son of a Thousand Men";
- Guilherme Amabis, Mariana Amabis and Rica Amabis for "Homem Com H";
- Tomaz Alves Souza and Mateus Alves for "The Secret Agent";
Best Brazilian Fiction Series for Open TV, Pay TV or Streaming
- "Ângela Diniz: Murdered and Condemned" - 1st Season;
- "Fatal Beauty" - 1st Season;
- "Cangaço Novo" - 2nd Season;
- "Radioactive Emergency" - 1st Season;
Best Actress in Fiction Series for Open TV, Pay TV or Streaming
- Adriana Esteves as Cibele in "Os Others";
- Alice Carvalho as Dinorah in "Cangaço Novo";
- Bruna Linzmeyer as Léa in "Oxygen Masks Won't Fall Automatically"; Murdered and Condemned";
- Thainá Duarte as Dilvânia in "Cangaço Novo";
Best Actor in Fiction Series for Open TV, Pay TV or Streaming
- Allan Souza Lima as Ubaldo Vaqueiro for "Cangaço
New";
- Chico Díaz as Galego for "Os Donos Do Jogo";
- Johnny Massaro as Fernando for "Oxygen Masks Will Not Fall Automatically";
- Johnny Massaro as Marcio for "Radioactive Emergency";
- Ravel Andrade as Raul Seixas for "Raul Seixas - Eu Sou";
Best Brazilian Documentary Series for Open TV, Pay TV or Streaming
- "A Mulher Da Casa Abandonada" - 1st Season;
- "Hunter of Maharajas" - 1st Season;
- "Cazuza: Além Da Música" - 1st Season; "The Testament: Anita Harley's Secret" - Single Season;
Best Brazilian Animated Series for Open TV, Pay TV or Streaming
- "As Aventuras de Tita" - 1st Season;
- "Esquadrão Do Mar Azul" - 2nd Season;
- "Esse É O Bicho!" - 2nd Season;
- "Gnaks!" - 1st Season;
- "O Mundo Sem Filtro De Any Malu" - 1st Season;
- "Osmar, The First Slice of Sliced Bread" - 3rd Season;
- "Senninha Na Pista Maluca" - 3rd Season;
Best Fiction Short Film
- "Amarela";
- "Barbed Wire";
- "Boiuna";
- "Klaustrophobia";
- "Dead Fish";
- "Nativity Scene";
Best Documentary Short Film
- "Letters for Peace";
- "Council";
- "Film Without Wanting";
- "Replika";
- "Sebastiana";
Best Animated Short Film
- "The Tragedy of the Maned Wolf",
- "How a River is Born";
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