Wagner Moura Rich Polk/2026GG/Penske Media via Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Years after breaking out with Netflix's Narcos and earning a Golden Globe nomination for playing Pablo Escabar, Wagner Moura has finally taken home the statue at the 2026 Golden Globes. He won best male actor in a drama film for The Secret Agent on Sunday night, one of two wins for the Brazilian feature, which also took home foreign language film. "Secret Agent is a film about memory, or the lack of memory, and generational trauma," he said, holding his statue. "I think if trauma can be passed along generations, values can too. So this is to the ones who are sticking with their values in difficult moments." He also thanked writer-director Kleber Mendonça Filho, whose film is set in 1977 amid a military dictatorship and follows a man who returns to his hometown to flee the country with his son. "Brother you are a genius and you are my brother. I thank you for this and many more other things," he said. The other men vying in the category were Joel Edgerton (Train Dreams), Oscar Isaac (Frankenstein), Dwayne Johnson (The Smashing Machine), Michael B. Jordan (Sinners) and Jeremy Allen White (Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere). The film bowed at Cannes, where Moura earned strong notices. "He's always been a good actor, but Mendonça Filho makes him a movie star," wrote The Hollywood Reporter's David Rooney in his review. Golden Globes producer Dick Clark Productions is owned by Penske Media Eldridge, a joint venture between Penske Media Corporation and Eldridge that also owns The Hollywood Reporter. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Golden Globes 2026 At the Golden Globes, a Warner Bros. Party, and a Hint of Worry Hamnet Golden Globes: Steven Spielberg Says Chloé Zhao Was the Only Filmmaker "On the Face of This Planet" Who Could Tell 'Hamnet' Story Teyana Taylor 'One Battle After Another' Wins Top Film Prize at Golden Globes Jessie Buckley Jessie Buckley Thanks "400 Extras" on 'Hamnet' Set: "I Would Rave in That Globe for the Rest of My Life With You" Nikki Glaser Nikki Glaser Performs "Golden" With 'Marty Supreme' Twist at 2026 Golden Globes rose byrne Rose Byrne's Husband Bobby Cannavale Missed Her Golden Globes Win to Buy a Lizard Golden Globes 2026 At the Golden Globes, a Warner Bros. Party, and a Hint of Worry Hamnet Golden Globes: Steven Spielberg Says Chloé Zhao Was the Only Filmmaker "On the Face of This Planet" Who Could Tell 'Hamnet' Story Teyana Taylor 'One Battle After Another' Wins Top Film Prize at Golden Globes Jessie Buckley Jessie Buckley Thanks "400 Extras" on 'Hamnet' Set: "I Would Rave in That Globe for the Rest of My Life With You" Nikki Glaser Nikki Glaser Performs "Golden" With 'Marty Supreme' Twist at 2026 Golden Globes rose byrne Rose Byrne's Husband Bobby Cannavale Missed Her Golden Globes Win to Buy a Lizard