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Oscar Isaac Biography

Birth Name:Óscar Isaac Hernández Estrada

Birth Place:Guatemala

Profession Actor, Producer, Soundtrack

Fast Facts

In 2007, he won the Grace Award for film at the MovieGuide Awards for his work on "The Nativity Story․"
Was nominated for an ALMA Award for favorite movie actor for a supporting role for "For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada" in 2012
Won an Australian Film Institute Award for best supporting actor for "Balibo" in 2009
Graduated from the Juilliard School in 2005, where he studied drama
Raised in Miami, where he played lead guitar and sang in a band called "The Blinking Underdogs․"
Best known for playing the title character in "Inside Llewyn Davis" and for his upcoming roles as Poe Dameron in "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" and as the titular supervillain in "X-Men: Apocalypse․"
Sang a cover of the Roxy Music song "Love is the Drug" for the soundtrack of the 2011 film "Sucker Punch․"

Awards

2007Grace Award-Most Inspiring Performance in Movies: winner
2009AFI Award-Best Supporting Actor: winner
2010FCCA Award-Best Supporting Actor - Male: nominated
2012ALMA Award-Favorite Movie Actor: Supporting Role: nominated
2013EDA Award-Best Actor: nominated
2013CFCA Award-Best Actor: nominated
2013Gotham Independent Film Award-Best Actor: nominated
2013Breakthrough Performer-: winner
2013HFCS Award-Best Original Song: winner
2013ICP Award-Best Lead Performance: nominated
2013NYFCC Award-Best Actor: nominated
2013OFCS Award-Best Actor: nominated
2013PFCS Award-Breakthrough Performance on Camera: winner
2013SDFCS Award-Best Actor: winner
2013TFCA Award-Best Actor: winner
2013UFCA Award-Best Actor: nominated
2013VVFP Award-Best Actor: nominated
2014Saturn Award-Best Actor: nominated
2014CinEuphoria-Best Actor - International Competition: winner
2014Cinema Bloggers Award-Best Actor - International Competition: nominated
2014Critics Choice Award-Best Song: nominated
2014Empire Award-Best Male Newcomer: nominated
2014Independent Spirit Award-Best Male Lead: nominated
2014GAFCA Award-Best Actor: nominated
2014Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical: nominated
2014Gotham Independent Film Award-Best Actor: nominated
2014ICS Award-Best Actor: winner
2014INOCA-Best Actor: nominated
2014IFC Award-Best Actor: nominated
2014Jupiter Award-Best International Film: nominated
2014NBR Award-Best Actor: winner
2014NSFC Award-Best Actor: winner
2014OFTA Film Award-Best Music, Original Song: nominated
2014OFTA Film Award-Best Breakthrough Performance: Male: winner
2014OFTA Film Award-Best Music, Adapted Song: winner
2014Virtuoso Award-: winner
2014Seattle Film Critics Award-Best Actor: nominated
2014VFCC Award-Best Actor: winner
2014WAFCA Award-Best Actor: nominated
2015AFCA Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
2015ACCA-Best Cast Ensemble: nominated
2015ACCA-Best Actor in a Supporting Role: nominated
2015DFCS Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
2015DFCC-Best Actor: nominated
2015FFCC Award-Best Supporting Actor: winner
2015Golden Schmoes-Best Supporting Actor of the Year: nominated
2015ICP Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
2015Halfway Award-Best Supporting Actor: winner
2015OFCS Award-Best Supporting Actor: winner
2015SDFCS Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
2015UFCA Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
2015VVFP Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
2016COFCA Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
2016Chlotrudis Award-Best Actor: nominated
2016Critics' Choice TV Award-Best Actor in a Movie Made for Television or Limited Series: nominated
2016Gold Derby TV Award-TV Movie/Mini Lead Actor: nominated
2016Gold Derby Film Award-Supporting Actor: nominated
2016Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: winner
2016Imagen Award-Best Actor - Television: nominated
2016ICS Award-Best Supporting Actor: winner
2016INOCA-Best Supporting Actor: winner
2016INOCA TV-Best Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie: nominated
2016Jupiter Award-Best International Actor: nominated
2016ALFS Award-Supporting Actor of the Year: nominated
2016Odyssey Award-Best Support Actor: nominated
2016Satellite Award-Best Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television: nominated
2016Seattle Film Critics Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
2017SDFCS Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
2017The BAM Award-Best Cast: nominated
2018Grace Award-Most Inspiring Performance in Movies: nominated
2018Teen Choice Award-Choice Movie Actor: Fantasy: nominated
2018The BAM Award-Best Cast: nominated
2021DFCS Award-Best Actor: nominated
2021DFCC-Best Actor: nominated
2021FFCC Award-Best Actor: nominated
2021Gotham Independent Film Award-Outstanding Lead Performance: nominated
2021IFJA Award-Best Actor: winner
2021Jury Prize-BEST ACTOR IN A SHORT FILM: winner
2021UK Film Festival Award-Best Actor: winner
2021VHS Award-Best Actor: nominated
2022Saturn Award-Best Actor in a Streaming Series: winner
2022Actor-Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series: nominated
2022Jury Prize-Best Actor: winner
2022Gold Derby TV Award-Limited/Movie Actor: nominated
2022Gold Derby TV Award-Limited/Movie Actor: nominated
2022Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: nominated
2022HCA Award-Best Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Limited Series, Anthology Series, or TV Movie: winner
2022HCA Award-Best Actor in a Streaming Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: nominated
2022Imagen Award-Best Actor - Drama (Television): winner
2022ALFS Award-Actor of the Year: nominated
2022MTV Movie + TV Award-Best Hero: nominated
2022OFTA Television Award-Best Actor in a Motion Picture or Limited Series: nominated
2022OFTA Television Award-Best Actor in a Motion Picture or Limited Series: nominated
2022OFCS Award-Best Actor: nominated
2022People's Choice Award-The Male TV Star of 2022: nominated
2022Premios Juventud-Mi Actor Favorito: nominated
2022Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: nominated
2023Motion Picture Award-Best Actor: nominated
2023CCA Super Award-Best Actor in a Superhero Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie: nominated
2023IFJA Award-Best Vocal/Motion Capture Performance: nominated
2024Windie-Sight Unseen Performance: winner
2024LEJA Award-Best Voice or Motion Capture Performance: winner
2025Actor Award for Film-Latino Cinema & Television: winner
2025Tribute Award-Vanguard: winner
2025PCC Award-Best Actor: nominated
2026Saturn Award-Best Actor in a Film: nominated
2026Actor-Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: nominated
2026CinEuphoria-Best Duo - International Competition: nominated
2026Golden Globe-Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama: nominated
2026Visionary Award-: winner
2026Satellite Award-Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama: nominated