Oscars 2025: Fernanda Torres Reacts to Making History With Mom Fernanda Montenegro

Watch:Fernanda Torres Reacts to Making History With Mom Fernanda Montenegro

This golden apple didn’t fall too far from the tree at the 2025 Oscars.

After all, Fernanda Torres—who is nominated in the Best Actress category for I’m Still Here—couldn’t help but gush over becoming the second mother-daughter duo to be nominated at the ceremony with her mom Fernanda Montenegro since Judy Garland and Liza Minnelli earned the title in 1969. 

“It’s unbelievable to have nominated DNA,” Torres exclusively told Live From E!: The OscarsZuri Hall March 2. “It’s incredible.” (See all the stars on the red carpet here.)

While Montenegro made history as the first Latin American actress to be nominated at the award show in 1999 for Central Station, her daughter could make history as the first Brazilian woman to win the Best Actress category. (Torres is currently up against The Subtance’s Demi Moore, Anora’s Mikey Madison, Wicked’s Cynthia Erivo and Emilia Pérez’s Karla Sofía Gascón.)

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And the weight of the film’s three nominations, including Best Picture, Best Actress and Best International Feature Film, isn’t lost on the 59-year-old. In fact, she admitted that the cast and crew “never thought that a film spoken in Portuguese” could gain so much traction during award season.

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“We worked really hard, Q and A’s after Q and A’s,” Torres explained to Hall. “We didn’t have a huge budget for this film to release it. We just had to make a film that would be watched and it happened.”

Along with vying for a golden statuette, the actress knew it was important that she dressed to impress for the special evening. So it’s no surprise that she dazzled in a black Chanel SS25 couture gown featuring a floral peplum that gave stunning movement as she walked up and down the red carpet. 

Now, read on to see all the stars shining at the 2025 Oscars.

Ariana Grande 

In Schiaparelli. 

Zoe Saldaña

In custom Saint Laurent and Cartier jewelry. 

Selena Gomez

In custom Ralph Lauren and Stuart Weitzman heels. 

Cynthia Erivo

In custom Louis Vuitton and FoundRae jewelry. 

Lily-Rose Depp

In Chanel. 

Scarlett Johansson

In Thierry Mugler and De Beers jewelry. 

Gal Gadot

In Prada and Tiffany & Co. jewelry. 

Mikey Madison

In Christian Dior and Tiffany & Co. jewelry. 

Andrew Garfield

In Gucci, David Yurman jewelry, and Jaeger-Le Coultre watch. 

Halle Berry

In Christian Siriano and Pomellato Jewelry. 

Rita Wilson

In Valentino. 

Monica Barbaro

In custom Dior. 

Penelope Cruz

In Chanel. 

Samuel L. Jackson

In Giorgio Armani. 

Da’Vine Joy Randolph

In custom Tamara Ralph Haute Couture and LAGOS jewelry. 

Gayle King

Colman Domingo

In custom Valentino and Persol Ida sunglasses. 

Sterling K. Brown

In Giorgio Armani, David Yurman jewelry, IWC Watches watch and Santoni shoes.

Ben Stiller

In Dolce and Gabbana. 

Jeremy Strong

In custom Loro Piana. 

Michelle Yeoh

In Balenciaga. 

Kieran Culkin

In Zegna, Fred Leighton and Kwiat jewelry, and Omega watch. 

Amy Poehler

In custom Rachel Gilbert and Marco Bicego jewelry.

Meg Ryan

In Ashi Studio and Tiffany and Co. jewelry. 

Isabella Rossellini

In Dolce & Gabbana. 

Emma Stone

In custom Louis Vuitton. 

Miley Cyrus

In Alexander McQueen. 

Doja Cat

In custom Balmain, Messika High Jewelry, and Amina Muaddi shoes. 

Adrien Brody

In Giorgio Armani. 

Margaret Qualley

In Chanel.

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