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Saul Williams Biography
Birth Name:Saul Stacey Williams
Birth Place:Newburgh, New York, United States
Profession Actor, Composer, Writer, Producer, Director
Fast Facts
- Was nominated for the 1999 Independent Spirit Award for Best Debut Performance
- Won the 1995 Nuyorican Poets Cafe's Grand Slam Championship
- In 1998, he was the recipient of the Gotham Breakthrough Award
- Earned a degree in philosophy from Morehouse College
- Studied at New York University's Graduate Acting Program
- Is best known for fusing spoken word poetry with hip hop music
- Has contributed articles to The New York Times, Esquire and Bomb Magazine
Awards
- 1998Breakthrough Award-: winner
- 1999Independent Spirit Award-Best Debut Performance: nominated
- 2021Canadian Screen Award-Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role: nominated
- 2021Queer Palm-: nominated
- 2021Golden Camera-: nominated
- 2021SACD Prize-Directors' Fortnight: nominated
- 2021Retueyos-Best Film: nominated
- 2021Golden Bayard-Best First Film: nominated
- 2021Petit Agnès Prize-: winner
- 2022Bunny-Best Debut Feature: winner
- 2022MIFF Award-Bright Horizons Award: winner
- 2022Knight Marimbas Award-: nominated
- 2022New Voices Award-Best Feature Film: nominated
- 2022Queer Art Award-Best Film: nominated
- 2023Black Reel-Outstanding International Film: nominated
- 2023Chlotrudis Award-Best Use of Music in a Film: nominated
- 2023Sunny Bunny Prize-International Feature Competition: nominated
- 2023Audience Prize-: nominated
- 2026Image Award-Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture: nominated