I’m Still Here’ Oscar Nominee & Golden Globe Winner Fernanda Torres Apologizes For Blackface Turn In 17-Year-Old Resurfaced TV Comedy Sketch

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,

Both Torres and Salles are in the mix for Oscar nominations for best actress and best international film this year.

London's West End theatres will dim their lights for two minutes to honor the memory of Dame Joan Plowright, an icon of British theatre and film who died.

An adaptation of the eponymous book by Robert Harris, the film did well at the Golden Globe and is now gearing up to have a run at the Oscars. Conclave has received eight nominations for Oscars in different categories.

"It’s very clear now in our country and everywhere that blackface is never acceptable," she said in a statement.