Osamah Sami

Osamah Sami

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BirthdayMar 10, 1983
BiographyOsamah Sami is an Australian stage and screen actor, writer, and stand-up comedian, born in Iran of Iraqi origin. He is known for his book Good Muslim Boy, and the film Ali's Wedding.

Good Muslim Boy, was the winner of the 2016 New South Wales Premier's Literary Award, and was commended at the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards that same year.

Sami co-wrote and starred in Ali's Wedding, which was acquired by Netflix. His work earned him an Australian Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay as well as a nomination for Best Lead Actor. This was mirrored at the 2018 Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards in 2018, where it won Best Script, and Sami was nominated for Best Male Lead. His script also received an Australian Writers' Guild Award in the Best Original Film category. The film won the Audience Award for Best Feature Film at the 2017 Sydney Film Festival, and was the winner of The Age Critics Prize at Melbourne International Film Festival. Ali's Wedding was also awarded the $100,000 CinefestOz film prize in 2017.

Osamah has also been nominated for a Green Room Award for Best Male Performer in a Lead Role for Melbourne Theatre Company's I Call My Brothers.

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