First Best Actor – Oscar Winner of Middle Eastern Descent – F Murray Abraham

Murray Abraham (aka) F Murray Abraham . Actor. Hollywood movies. Television. Theater and Stage Actor. Narrator.

F Murray Abraham. He later added an F to his stage name in honour of his father Fahrid ‘Fred’ Abraham.

Oscar Winner. Won an Oscar Award for his leading role as Antonio Salieri in the drama film ‘Amadeus’ (1984). He also won

Awards :

Theatre :-

  • Obie Award – Best Performance ‘Uncle Vanya ‘ 1984
  • Obie Award – Sustained Excellence of Performance ‘ The Merchant of Venice’ -2011

Film :

  • Academy Award – Best Actor – Amadeus (1985)
  • Golden Globe Award – Best Actor – Drama (1985)
  • LAFCA – Best Actor (1985)
  • Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award – Best Actor (1985)
  • Albert Schweitzer Award – Classic Film Acting (1985)
  • Georgia Film Critics Association – Best Ensemble (2015)
  • Southern Film Critics Association – Best Ensemble (2015)
  • Central Ohio Film Critics Association – Best Ensemble (2015)
  • Detroit Film Critics Society – Best Ensemble (2015)

Honours :

  • Awarded the “Premio per gli Italiani nel Mondo“. This is a prize distributed by the Marzio Tremaglia foundation and Italian government to Italian emigrants and their descendants who have distinguished themselves abroad (2014)
  • Recognized by the Alumni Association of the City College of New York with John H. Finley Award in recognition of exemplary dedicated service to the City of New York. (2009)
  • Recipient of The Gielgud Award (Theatre) (2010)

Hall of Fame:

Inductee to the American Theater Hall of Fame (2015)

Honorary Doctorate:

Honorary doctorate  from Rider University, Lawrenceville, New Jersey

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