EXCLUSIVE: After scoring a Best Actress Oscar nomination after winning the Golden Globe for Best Performance By An Actress in a Film Drama for her portrayal of a mother searching for her disappeared politician husband in I'm Still Here,

It was "important for me to address this swiftly to avoid further pain and confusion," said Torres in a statement to Deadline

A nearly-two decades old clip of Brazilian actress Fernanda Torres in blackface has resurfaced days after she was nominated for her first Academy Award. The “I’m Still Here” star issued an apology acknowledging the poor judgment used when she appeared as a housekeeper in a sketch comedy series for the Brazilian series “Fantastico” in the late aughts.

Brazilian actor and Oscar nominee Fernanda Torres, who won her first Golden Globe for her role in the drama film I’m Still Here, has apologized for wearing blackface in a comedy skit from the Brazilian TV show Fantástico that has now resurfaced on the internet.

Oscar-nominated actress Fernanda Torres has issued an apology for an appearance in a Brazilian television show in 2008 in which she appeared in blackface. What did Fernanda Torres say about her blackface?

Golden Globe winner and Oscar nominee Fernanda Torres apologized Sunday after facing backlash for resurfaced footage of her wearing blackface. Torres addressed a video clip from a comedy sketch filmed approximately 17 years ago in which she played multiple characters,