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Oscar Isaac

Birth Name:
Óscar Isaac Hernández Estrada
Birth Place:
Guatemala
Profession
Actor, Producer, Soundtrack
Oscar Isaac

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 PerformerWinner
  • 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 Music, Adapted Song:Winner
  • 2014OFTA Film Award - Best Breakthrough Performance: Male:Winner
  • 2014Virtuoso AwardWinner
  • 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 Actor in a Supporting Role:Nominated
  • 2015ACCA - Best Cast Ensemble: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 TV - Best Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie:Nominated
  • 2016INOCA - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
  • 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 - My Favorite Actor (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
  • 2026Gold Derby TV Award - Limited/Movie Actor:Nominated
  • 2026Golden Globe - Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama:Nominated
  • 2026Gotham TV Award - Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series:Nominated
  • 2026LEJA Award - Best Actor:Nominated
  • 2026Visionary AwardWinner
  • 2026Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series:Nominated
  • 2026Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie:Nominated
  • 2026Satellite Award - Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama:Nominated
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