Joana Santos, Cleo Diára and Francisco Melo win the GDA Cinema Actors Award

Joana Santos, Cleo Diára, and Francisco Melo received the Cinema Actors Award from GDA. Joana won for Best Performance in a Leading Role for "On Falling," portraying an emigrant facing labor precarity. Cleo was awarded Best Performance in a Supporting Role for "O Riso e a Faca," sharing the spotlight and previously recognized at Cannes. Francisco received the New Talent award for "A Vida Luminosa," focusing on a young man's journey into adulthood. The awards were presented in Lisbon, with a jury including Soraia Chaves, Filipe Vargas, and Afonso Pimentel.