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Omar Sy Biography
Birth Name:Omar Sy
Birth Place:Trappes, Yvelines, France
Profession Actor, Producer
Fast Facts
- Received the 2012 Etoiles d'Or Award for Best Male Newcomer
- Won the 2011 Tokyo International Film Festival Best Actor Award
- In 2013, he was nominated for a Black Reel Award for Best Actor
- Was nominated for a Satellite Award for Best Actor in 2012
- In 2012, he won the César Award for Best Actor for his role in "The Intouchables․"
- Won the 2007 NRJ Ciné Award for Best Young Talent in a Debut Film
- Is the first Black actor to win a César Award for Best Actor
Awards
- 2007NRJ Ciné Award-Best Young Talent in a Debut Film (Meilleur djeun's qui débute): winner
- 2011Best Actor Award-: winner
- 2012César-Best Actor (Meilleur acteur): winner
- 2012European Film Award-European Actor: nominated
- 2012Globe de Cristal-Best Actor (Meilleur acteur): winner
- 2012Lumiere Award-Best Actor (Meilleur comédien): winner
- 2012Satellite Award-Best Actor in a Motion Picture: nominated
- 2012Étoile d'Or-Best Male Newcomer (La révélation masculine): winner
- 2013Black Reel-Best Actor: nominated
- 2013Black Reel-Best Breakthrough Performance: nominated
- 2013Virtuoso Award-: winner
- 2017César-Best Actor (Meilleur acteur): nominated
- 2017Globe de Cristal-Best Actor (Meilleur acteur): winner
- 2017Lumiere Award-Best Actor (Meilleur acteur): nominated
- 2021Gotham Independent Film Award-Outstanding Performance in a New Series: nominated
- 2021TCA Award-Individual Achievement in Drama: nominated
- 2022Black Reel-Outstanding Actor, Drama Series: nominated
- 2022CCA Super Award-Best Actor in an Action Series: nominated
- 2022Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama: nominated
- 2022Satellite Award-Best Actor in a Series, Drama/Genre: winner
- 2023Best Actor-: winner
- 2024Black Reel-Outstanding Lead Performance in a Drama Series: nominated
- 2024Best Supporting Actor-Best Supporting Actor: winner
- 2024Special Jury Award-Best Acting in a Utah Filmmaker Film: winner
- 2024Special Jury Award-Best Acting in a Fiction Feature: nominated