Fernanda Torres' mom must be so proud. On Thursday, the star of Walter Salles' period drama I'm Still Here, repeated her mother Fernanda Montenegro's historic achievement from 1999 (for Central Station) becoming only the second Brazilian to be nominated by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences in the best actress category.

I’m Still Here, directed by Walter Salles, tells the true story of Eunice Paiva and her family after her husband, politician Rubens Paiva, is arrested and mysteriously disappears amid Brazil’s military dictatorship in the 1970s.

The directing lineup encompasses all first-timers — Sean Baker (“Anora”), Brady Corbet (“The Brutalist”), James Mangold (“A Complete Unknown”), Jacques Audiard (“Emilia Pérez”) and Coralie Fargeat (“The Substance”), a first since 1997 where James Cameron’s “Titanic” swept the ceremony. In fact, 13 of the 20 actors recognized their inaugural noms.

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Sebastian Stan’s Trump portrayal is also rewarded after the film had a hard time getting distribution, while Marianne Jean-Baptiste was overlooked.

From Nicole Kidman and Angelina Jolie missing Best Actress nominations to strong showings for The Substance and I'm Still Here.

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Actors Rachel Sennott and Bowen Yang announced the nominees for the 97th Academy Awards. Jacques Audiard’s “Emilia Pérez,” the Netflix narco-musical about transgender identity, dominated the list with 13 nominations.

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Oscar nominations were revealed Thursday and the list of actors vying for a coveted Academy Award includes 13 first-time nominees in the acting categories.