The Brazilian Wave Hits the Oscars

When Wagner Moura stepped onstage to present the best cinematography award at the Film Independent Spirit Awards, Train Dreams cinematographer Adolpho Veloso couldn’t help but see it as a sign.

Or at least, Veloso tells me, he thought “it would be a bad joke” if he wasn’t announced as the winner. Fortunately, even before Veloso’s name was spoken aloud, he knew he’d won: Moura opened the envelope and said in Portuguese, “And I’m really happy with it.”