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Adriana Barraza Biography
Birth Name:Adriana Barraza
Birth Place:Toluca, Estado de Mexico, Mexico
Profession Actress
Fast Facts
- Won the 2011 Imagen Foundation Award for Best Supporting Actress for her work in "From Prada to Nada․"
- In 2007, he was invited to join the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences
- Started out as a theater director in Mexico City in 1985
- Before becoming interested in films, she spent four years studying chemical science in college
- Despite having a twenty-year career as an actress, she did not recieve her first English language role until she was cast in "Babel" in 2006
- Has worked as an acting instructor for the Telemundo network in an effort to smooth out the accents of various actors
- In 2007, she became only the third Mexican actress to be nominated for an Oscar
Awards
- 2006EDA Award-Best Performance by an Actress or Actor in Support of a Female Protagonist or Female Perspective: nominated
- 2006ACCA-Best Actress in a Supporting Role: nominated
- 2006ACCA-Best Cast Ensemble: nominated
- 2006CFCA Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
- 2006DFWFCA Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
- 2006Gotham Independent Film Award-Best Ensemble Performance: winner
- 2006SDFCS Award-Best Ensemble Performance: winner
- 2006SFFCC Award-Best Supporting Actress: winner
- 2007ALMA Award-Outstanding Actress - Motion Picture: winner
- 2007Oscar-Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role: nominated
- 2007Actor-Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: nominated
- 2007Actor-Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role: nominated
- 2007Critics Choice Award-Best Acting Ensemble: nominated
- 2007Critics Choice Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
- 2007Gold Derby Film Award-Ensemble Cast: nominated
- 2007Gold Derby Film Award-Supporting Actress: nominated
- 2007Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture: nominated
- 2007Imagen Award-Best Supporting Actress - Film: nominated
- 2007OFTA Film Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
- 2007OFCS Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
- 2007Ensemble Cast Award-: winner
- 2007VFCC Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
- 2009Grace Award-Most Inspiring Performance in Movies: winner
- 2010Gold Derby Film Award-Supporting Actress of the Decade: nominated
- 2011Imagen Award-Best Supporting Actress/Feature Film: winner
- 2015Silver Goddess-Best Actress in a Minor Role (Mejor Papel de Cuadro Femenino): winner
- 2016Feature Film Competition Award-Best Actress: winner
- 2017Silver Ariel-Best Actress (Mejor Actuación Femenina): nominated
- 2023Talento-Mejor Actriz de Reparto - Serie y Miniserie: winner
- 2023Crystal Screen-Best Actress: winner
- 2024Silver Ariel-Best Actress (Mejor Actuación Femenina): nominated
- 2024Actress Award for Film-Latino Cinema & Television: winner
- 2024Imagen Award-Best Actress - Feature Film: nominated
- 2024Emmy-Best Performance by an Actress: nominated
- 2024LEJA Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
- 2024Silver Goddess-Best Actress (Mejor Actriz): winner