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Mahershala Ali

Birth Name:
Mahershalalhashbaz Gilmore
Birth Place:
Oakland, California, United States
Profession
Actor, Producer
Mahershala Ali

Fast Facts

  • In 2017, he became the first Muslim person to win an acting Academy Award
  • Graduated from New York University's graduate acting program in 2000
  • Graduated from St․ Mary's College of California with a degree in communication in 1996
  • Started as an apprentice at the California Shakespeare Festival
  • Quote: "I am beginning to reap the benefits of a lot of hard work․ I've been plugging away for a long time․"
  • Quote: "You have to be comfortable in your skin wherever you are, and that translates through your work when you're the minority․"
  • As a rapper, he has collaborated with hip hop artists Talib Kweli, Planet Asia and Keith Murray
  • His birth name, which came from the Book of Isaiah, is the longest proper name that appears in the Bible
  • While working at a record industry magazine, he met The Notorious B․I․G․ the week of the rapper's death

Awards

  • 2009Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture:Nominated
  • 2009Gold Derby Film Award - Ensemble Cast:Nominated
  • 2011Image Award - Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special:Nominated
  • 2013Nexty - Cause You're Hot:Nominated
  • 2014CinEuphoria - Best Ensemble - International Competition:Nominated
  • 2015Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series:Nominated
  • 2016Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series:Nominated
  • 2016AAFCA Award - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
  • 2016Special Honorary AwardWinner
  • 2016AFCA Award - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
  • 2016ACCA - Best Cast Ensemble:Nominated
  • 2016ACCA - Best Actor in a Supporting Role:Winner
  • 2016ACCA - Best Cast Ensemble:Winner
  • 2016BFCC Award - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
  • 2016BOFCA Award - Best Ensemble:Winner
  • 2016BOFCA Award - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
  • 2016BSFC Award - Best Ensemble Cast:Winner
  • 2016BSFC Award - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
  • 2016CFCA Award - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
  • 2016Critics Choice Award - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
  • 2016Critics' Choice TV Award - Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series:Nominated
  • 2016DFWFCA Award - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
  • 2016DFCS Award - Breakthrough Artist:Nominated
  • 2016DFCS Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
  • 2016FFCC Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
  • 2016Golden Schmoes - Best Supporting Actor of the Year:Nominated
  • 2016Special Gotham Jury Award - Best Ensemble Performance:Winner
  • 2016IGN Award - Best Movie Actor:Nominated
  • 2016IFJA Award - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
  • 2016ICP Award - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
  • 2016Sierra Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
  • 2016LAFCA Award - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
  • 2016Best ActorWinner
  • 2016NYFCC Award - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
  • 2016NYFCO Award - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
  • 2016NTFCA Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
  • 2016OFTA Television Award - Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series:Nominated
  • 2016PCC Award - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
  • 2016PFCS Award - Best Actor in a Supporting Role:Nominated
  • 2016PFCS Award - Breakthrough Performance:Nominated
  • 2016Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series:Nominated
  • 2016SDFCS Award - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
  • 2016SFFCC Award - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
  • 2016SEFCA Award - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
  • 2016SEFCA Award - Best Ensemble:Winner
  • 2016SLFCA Award - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
  • 2016TFCA Award - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
  • 2016UFCA Award - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
  • 2016VHS Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
  • 2016VHS Award - Best Ensemble Cast:Winner
  • 2016VHS Award - Best Ensemble Cast:Nominated
  • 2016VFCC Award - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
  • 2016VVFP Award - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
  • 2016WAFCA Award - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
  • 2017AACTA International Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
  • 2017Oscar - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role:Winner
  • 2017Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture:Nominated
  • 2017Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture:Winner
  • 2017Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role:Winner
  • 2017EDA Award - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
  • 2017BAFTA Film Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
  • 2017BET Award - Best Actor:Winner
  • 2017Black Reel - Outstanding Supporting Actor, Motion Picture:Winner
  • 2017Black Reel - Outstanding Guest Performer, Drama Series:Winner
  • 2017Palmarés blogos de oro - Best Supporting Actor (Mejor Actor de reparto):Nominated
  • 2017COFCA Award - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
  • 2017COFCA Award - Best Ensemble:Winner
  • 2017CIFCC Award - Best Ensemble Cast:Winner
  • 2017CIFCC Award - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
  • 2017Chlotrudis Award - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
  • 2017DFCS Award - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
  • 2017Dorian Award - Film Performance of the Year - Actor:Winner
  • 2017DFCC - Best Actor:Nominated
  • 2017Robert Altman AwardWinner
  • 2017GAFCA Award - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
  • 2017Breakthrough AwardWinner
  • 2017Gold Derby Film Award - Supporting Actor:Winner
  • 2017Gold Derby Film Award - Ensemble Cast:Nominated
  • 2017Gold Derby Film Award - Ensemble Cast:Winner
  • 2017Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture:Nominated
  • 2017HFCS Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
  • 2017Image Award - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture:Winner
  • 2017ICS Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
  • 2017INOCA - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
  • 2017IFC Award - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
  • 2017ALFS Award - Supporting Actor of the Year:Winner
  • 2017NSFC Award - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
  • 2017NCFCA Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
  • 2017Odyssey Award - Best Support Actor:Nominated
  • 2017OFCC Award - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
  • 2017OFTA Film Award - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
  • 2017OFTA Film Award - Best Breakthrough Performance: Male:Nominated
  • 2017OFCS Award - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
  • 2017Ensemble Cast AwardWinner
  • 2017Breakthrough Performance AwardWinner
  • 2017Virtuoso AwardWinner
  • 2017Satellite Award - Best Actor in a Supporting Role:Nominated
  • 2017SFCS Award - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
  • 2018Apolo Award - Best Supporting Actor (Mejor Actor Secundario):Winner
  • 2018Apolo Award - Best Ensemble Cast (Mejor Reparto):Nominated
  • 2018BFCC Award - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
  • 2018CFCA Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
  • 2018CinEuphoria - Best Ensemble - International Competition:Nominated
  • 2018DFWFCA Award - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
  • 2018DFCS Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
  • 2018FFCC Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
  • 2018Golden Schmoes - Best Supporting Actor of the Year:Nominated
  • 2018GWNYFCA Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
  • 2018IGN Award - Best Supporting Performer in a Movie:Nominated
  • 2018IFJA Award - Best Actor:Nominated
  • 2018LAOFCS Award - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
  • 2018NTFCA Award - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
  • 2018OAFFC Award - Best Supporting Male:Nominated
  • 2018PCC Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
  • 2018PFCS Award - Best Actor in a Supporting Role:Winner
  • 2018SDFCS Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
  • 2018SFFCC Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
  • 2018SFCS Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
  • 2018SEFCA Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
  • 2018SLFCA Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
  • 2018VFCC Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
  • 2018WAFCA Award - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
  • 2019AACTA International Award - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
  • 2019Oscar - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role:Winner
  • 2019Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role:Winner
  • 2019EDA Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
  • 2019ACCA - Best Actor in a Supporting Role:Nominated
  • 2019BAFTA Film Award - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
  • 2019BET Award - Best Actor:Nominated
  • 2019Black Reel - Outstanding Supporting Actor:Nominated
  • 2019Black Reel - Outstanding Voice Performance:Nominated
  • 2019Black Reel - Outstanding Actor, TV Movie/Limited Series:Nominated
  • 2019Black Reel - Outstanding Guest Actor, Drama Series:Nominated
  • 2019Palmarés blogos de oro - Best Supporting Actor (Mejor Actor de reparto):Winner
  • 2019CIFCC Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
  • 2019Critics Choice Award - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
  • 2019DFCS Award - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
  • 2019Dorian Award - Film Performance of the Year - Supporting Actor:Nominated
  • 2019GAFCA Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
  • 2019Gold Derby Film Award - Supporting Actor:Winner
  • 2019Gold Derby TV Award - Movie/Limited Series Lead Actor:Nominated
  • 2019Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture:Winner
  • 2019HFCS Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
  • 2019HFCS Award - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
  • 2019IGN Award - Best Dramatic TV Performance:Nominated
  • 2019Image Award - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture:Nominated
  • 2019Image Award - Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (Television or Film):Nominated
  • 2019INOCA TV - Best Actor in a a Limited Series or TV Movie:Nominated
  • 2019IFC Award - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
  • 2019LEJA Award - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role:Winner
  • 2019MCFCA Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
  • 2019NCFCA Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
  • 2019OFTA Film Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
  • 2019OFTA Television Award - Best Actor in a Motion Picture or Limited Series:Nominated
  • 2019OFCS Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
  • 2019Chairman's Vanguard AwardWinner
  • 2019Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie:Nominated
  • 2019Satellite Award - Best Actor in a Supporting Role:Nominated
  • 2020Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series:Nominated
  • 2020Black Reel - Outstanding Supporting Actor, Comedy Series:Nominated
  • 2020CinEuphoria - Best Duo - International Competition:Nominated
  • 2020CinEuphoria - Best Supporting Actor - International Competition:Nominated
  • 2020Critics Choice Award - Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television:Nominated
  • 2020Gold Derby Film Award - Ensemble of the Decade:Nominated
  • 2020Gold Derby TV Award - Comedy Supporting Actor:Nominated
  • 2020Gold Derby Film Award - Supporting Actor of the Decade:Nominated
  • 2020Image Award - Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Limited Series or Dramatic Special:Nominated
  • 2020OFTA Television Award - Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series:Nominated
  • 2020Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Children's Program:Winner
  • 2020Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series:Nominated
  • 2021VHS Award - Best Actor:Nominated
  • 2022BAFTA Film Award - Best Leading Actor:Nominated
  • 2022Black Reel - Outstanding Actor:Nominated
  • 2022CCA Super Award - Best Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie:Nominated
  • 2022Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama:Nominated
  • 2022Image Award - Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture:Nominated
  • 2023Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Narrator:Nominated
  • 2024CinEuphoria - Best Ensemble - International Competition:Nominated
  • 2024ICFCA Award - Best Actor:Nominated
  • 2024Emmy - Outstanding Long Sports Documentary:Nominated
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