Sacha Baron Cohen

Birth Name:

Sacha Noam Baron Cohen

Birth Place:

Hammersmith, London, England, United Kingdom

Profession

Actor, Producer, Soundtrack, Writer, Director, Assistant director

Won a 2007 Evening Standard British Film Award for his work on "Borat․"
Graduated from the University of Cambridge with a degree in history
Married actress Isla Fisher in 2010
Studied clown training in Paris under well-known clown master Philippe Gaulier
Quote: "Finishing a movie means having to say goodbye․ Admitting that you're never going to play the character again is like saying goodbye to a loved one․ And that's hard․"
Quote: "I think that essentially I'm a private person, and to reconcile that with being famous is a hard thing․ So I've been trying to have my cake and eat it too - to have my characters be famous yet still live a normal life where I'm not trapped by fame and recognizability․"
Gained widespread fame for his Ali G persona in the late 1990s
Was featured in the Madonna music video "Music․"

2000National Television Award - Most Popular Comedy Performer:Nominated
2000TV Quick Award - TV Personality of the Year:Winner
2001BAFTA TV Award - Best Comedy Performance:Winner
2001BAFTA TV Award - Best Comedy (Programme or Series):Winner
2003Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Non-Fiction Program (Alternative):Nominated
2003Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for Non-Fiction Programming:Nominated
2004Golden Satellite Award - Best Actor in a Series, Comedy or Musical:Nominated
2005Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program:Nominated
2005Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series:Nominated
2006Ronnie Barker AwardWinner
2006CFCA Award - Most Promising Performer:Winner
2006Golden Schmoes - Best Actor of the Year:Nominated
2006Golden Schmoes - Breakthrough Performance of the Year:Nominated
2006ICP Award - Best Lead Performance:Nominated
2006LAFCA Award - Best Actor:Winner
2006NYFCC Award - Best Actor:Nominated
2006SFFCC Award - Best Actor:Winner
2006Satellite Award - Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical:Nominated
2006Stinker Award - Worst Song or Song Performance in a Film or Its End Credits:Nominated
2006Stinker Award - Most Annoying Fake Accent: Male:Winner
2006TFCA Award - Best Performance, Male:Winner
2006UFCA Award - Best Actor:Winner
2006VVFP Award - Best Actor:Nominated
2006WFCC Award - Most Offensive Male Character:Winner
2007Oscar - Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
2007COFCA Award - Breakthrough Film Artist:Nominated
2007COFCA Award - Best Actor:Nominated
2007Empire Award - Best Actor:Nominated
2007Peter Sellers Award for ComedyWinner
2007Gold Derby Film Award - Lead Actor:Nominated
2007Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical:Winner
2007INOCA - Best Actor:Nominated
2007Audience Award - Best International Actor:Nominated
2007ALFS Award - British Actor of the Year:Nominated
2007MTV Movie Award - Best Kiss:Winner
2007MTV Movie Award - Best Fight:Nominated
2007MTV Movie Award - Best Comedic Performance:Winner
2007OFTA Film Award - Best Breakthrough Performance: Male:Nominated
2007OFCS Award - Best Actor:Nominated
2007OFCS Award - Best Breakthrough Performance:Winner
2007Teen Choice Award - Choice Movie Actor: Comedy:Nominated
2007WGA Award (Screen) - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
2008Critics Choice Award - Best Acting Ensemble:Nominated
2009Teen Choice Award - Choice Summer Movie Star: Male:Nominated
2010Peter Sellers Award for ComedyWinner
2012ACCA - Best Cast Ensemble:Winner
2012NBR Award - Best Acting by an Ensemble:Winner
2012PFCS Award - Best Ensemble Acting:Nominated
2012SDFCS Award - Best Ensemble Performance:Nominated
2012Special Achievement Award - Best Ensemble, Motion Picture:Winner
2013Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture:Nominated
2013BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award - Best Vocal Ensemble in a Feature Film:Nominated
2013COFCA Award - Best Ensemble:Nominated
2013Gold Derby Film Award - Ensemble Cast:Nominated
2013OFTA Film Award - Best Music, Adapted Song:Nominated
2014MTV Movie Award - Best Fight:Nominated
2017National Film Award - Best Actor:Nominated
2019DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports - Regularly Scheduled Programming:Nominated
2019Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy:Nominated
2019Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Variety Sketch Series:Nominated
2019Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series:Nominated
2020Capri Supporting Actor AwardWinner
2020FFCC Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
2020Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television:Nominated
2020GWNYFCA Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
2021AACTA International Award - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
2021Oscar - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
2021Oscar - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role:Nominated
2021Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role:Nominated
2021Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture:Winner
2021EDA Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
2021CIC Award - Best Original Song:Nominated
2021CIC Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
2021CinEuphoria - Best Ensemble - International Competition:Nominated
2021Cinema for Peace Award - Cinema for Peace Dove for The Most Valuable Film of the Year:Nominated
2021COFCA Award - Actor of the Year (for an exemplary body of work):Nominated
2021COFCA Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
2021Critics Choice Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
2021DFWFCA Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
2021DFCS Award - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
2021DFCS Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
2021DFCA Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
2021Dorian Award - Film Performance of the Year - Supporting Actor:Nominated
2021GAFCA Award - Best Original Song:Nominated
2021GAFCA Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
2021Gold Derby Film Award - Original Song:Nominated
2021Gold Derby Film Award - Ensemble Cast:Winner
2021Gold Derby Film Award - Supporting Actor:Nominated
2021Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy:Winner
2021Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture:Nominated
2021HFCS Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
2021HFCS Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
2021Huading Award - Best Global Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture:Nominated
2021ICFCA Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
2021LEJA Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
2021ALFS Award - Supporting Actor of the Year:Nominated
2021ALFS Award - British/Irish Actor of the Year:Nominated
2021MTV Movie + TV Award - Best Performance in a Movie:Nominated
2021MTV Movie + TV Award - Best Duo:Nominated
2021MCFCA Award - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
2021NCFCA Award - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
2021NDFS Award - Best Original Song:Winner
2021NDFS Award - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
2021NTFCA Award - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
2021OAFFC Award - Best Supporting Male:Nominated
2021OFTA Film Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
2021OFTA Film Award - Best Original Song:Nominated
2021OFCS Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
2021PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures:Nominated
2021PCC Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
2021SDFCS Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
2021SDFCS Award - Best Comedic Performance:Nominated
2021SFBAFCC Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
2021Outstanding Performer of the Year AwardWinner
2021Satellite Award - Best Actor in a Supporting Role:Nominated
2021Satellite Award - Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical:Winner
2021SFCS Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
2021SCL Award - Outstanding Original Song for Visual Media:Nominated
2021SEFCA Award - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
2021SLFCA Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
2021The BAM Award - Best Actor:Winner
2021VFCC Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
2021Voice Arts Award - Outstanding Animation Cast - Motion Picture - Best Voiceover:Winner
2021WAFCA Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
2021WGA Award (Screen) - Adapted Screenplay:Winner

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