Abraham in 2008

F. Murray Abraham is an American actor known for his role in film, television and theatre.

Abraham received the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Antonio Salieri in the 1984 drama film Amadeus, a performance that also earned him a BAFTA Award nomination and a Golden Globe Award win. He was nominated for a Critics' Choice Movie Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award for the comedy-drama film The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014).

His television roles include Dar Adal in the Showtime series Homeland (2012–18), for which he was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series, and Bert Di Grasso on the second season of the HBO anthology series The White Lotus (2022), that earned him nominations for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor and an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.

His work on the stage has earned him two Obie Awards and three nominations at the Drama Desk Awards. He has also been nominated for a Grammy Award.

Major associations

Academy Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1985 Best Actor Amadeus Won [1]

British Academy Film Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1986 Best Actor in a Leading Role Amadeus Nominated [2]

Critics' Choice Movie Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2014 Best Acting Ensemble The Grand Budapest Hotel Nominated [3]

Golden Globe Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1985 Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama Amadeus Won [4]
2023 Best Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Television Film The White Lotus Nominated

Grammy Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1987 Best Spoken Word Album Interview with the Vampire Nominated [5]

Primetime Emmy Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2015 Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series Homeland Nominated [6]
2018 Nominated
2022 Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance Moon Knight: The Friendly Type Nominated
2023 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series The White Lotus Nominated

Screen Actors Guild Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2013 Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Homeland Nominated [7]
2014 Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture The Grand Budapest Hotel Nominated [8]
2015 Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Homeland Nominated [9]
2023 The White Lotus Won [10]

Theatre awards

Drama Desk Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1980 Outstanding Actor in a Play Teibele and Her Demon Nominated [11]
1992 A Life in the Theatre Nominated [12]
2015 Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play It's Only a Play Nominated [13]

Obie Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1984 Best Performance Uncle Vanya Won [14]
2011 Sustained Excellence of Performance The Merchant of Venice Won [15]

Critics awards

Year Organization Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1984 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Best Actor Amadeus Won[a] [16]
2014 Detroit Film Critics Society Best Ensemble The Grand Budapest Hotel Won[b] [17]
Florida Film Critics Circle Best Ensemble Won [18]
San Diego Film Critics Society Best Ensemble Nominated [19]
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Best Acting by an Ensemble Nominated [20]
2015 Georgia Film Critics Association Best Ensemble Won [21]

Notes

  1. ^ Tied with Albert Finney for Under the Volcano.
  2. ^ Tied with the casts of Birdman and Guardians of the Galaxy.

References

  1. ^ "The 57th Academy Awards | 1985". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  2. ^ "Film in 1986 | BAFTA Awards". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  3. ^ Hammond, Pete (December 15, 2014). "'Birdman', 'Budapest' And 'Boyhood' Get Key Oscar Boost To Lead Critics' Choice Movie Award Nominations; Jolie Rebounds From Globe Snub". Deadline. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  4. ^ "F. Murray Abraham | Golden Globes". Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  5. ^ "F. Murray Abraham | Grammy Awards". The Recording Academy. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  6. ^ "F. Murray Abraham | Emmy Awards". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
  7. ^ "The 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards". SAG-AFTRA. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  8. ^ "The 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards". SAG-AFTRA. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  9. ^ "The 22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards". SAG-AFTRA. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  10. ^ "The 29th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards". SAG-AFTRA. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
  11. ^ "1980 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  12. ^ "1992 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Archived from the original on August 7, 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  13. ^ "2015 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  14. ^ "84 | Obie Awards". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  15. ^ "11 | Obie Awards". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  16. ^ "10th Annual Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards". Los Angeles Film Critics Association. Archived from the original on January 18, 2015. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  17. ^ Long, Tom (December 18, 2014). "Detroit Film Critics Society flips for 'Boyhood'". The Detroit News. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  18. ^ "2014 FFCC Award Winners". Florida Film Critics Circle. December 19, 2014. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  19. ^ "2014 San Diego Film Critics Award Nominations". San Diego Film Critics Society. December 11, 2014. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  20. ^ Patches, Matt (December 8, 2014). "Washington DC Area Film Critics Association names 'Boyhood' its Best Film of 2014". Uproxx. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  21. ^ "2014 Awards". Georgia Film Critics Association. Retrieved December 29, 2022.

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