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.
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1985 | Best Actor | Amadeus | Won | [1] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1986 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Amadeus | Nominated | [2] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2014 | Best Acting Ensemble | The Grand Budapest Hotel | Nominated | [3] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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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 |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1987 | Best Spoken Word Album | Interview with the Vampire | Nominated | [5] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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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 |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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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] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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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] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1984 | Best Performance | Uncle Vanya | Won | [14] |
2011 | Sustained Excellence of Performance | The Merchant of Venice | Won | [15] |
Year | Organization | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1984 | Los Angeles Film Critics Association | Best Actor | Amadeus | Won [lower-alpha 1] | [16] |
2014 | Detroit Film Critics Society | Best Ensemble | The Grand Budapest Hotel | Won [lower-alpha 2] | [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] |
F. Murray Abraham is an American actor. Known for his roles on stage and screen, he came to prominence for his acclaimed leading role as Antonio Salieri in the drama film Amadeus (1984) for which he won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, as well receiving a BAFTA Award nomination.
The 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, honoring the best achievements in film and television performances for the year 2012, were presented on January 27, 2013, at the Shrine Exposition Center in Los Angeles for the seventeenth consecutive year. It was broadcast simultaneously by TNT and TBS, which collectively gained 5.2 million viewers, leading the two networks to sign a three-year television contract with SAG-AFTRA. The nominees were announced on December 12, 2012.