Awards & Winners

Omar Sy

Date of Birth 20-January-1978
Place of Birth Trappes
(Yvelines, ÃŽle-de-France)
Nationality France
Also know as Omar
Profession Actor, Screenwriter
Omar Sy is a French film actor, best known for his duo with Fred Testot, Omar et Fred, and for his role in The Intouchables, written and directed by Olivier Nakache and Éric Toledano, which became the second highest grossing French film of all time in the French box office. He received the César Award for Best Actor on 24 February 2012 for his role in The Intouchables and in doing so also became the first black actor to win the honorary French award. The role also earned him a nomination for a Satellite Award for Best Actor. Sy was born in Trappes, France. His father is Senegalese and his mother is from Mauritania. He is a Muslim.

Awards by Omar Sy

Check all the awards nominated and won by Omar Sy.

2012


César Award for Best Actor
Honored for : The Intouchables

Nominations 2012 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
European Film Award for Best Actor The Intouchables
César Award for Best Actor The Intouchables
Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture The Intouchables