Osamah Sami

Osamah Sami is an award-winning actor, writer, poet, and comedian, born in war-torn Iran to Iraqi parents. His critically acclaimed memoir Good Muslim Boy was the Winner of the NSW Premier's Literary Award and Highly Commended at the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards, and has also been adapted for the stage by Malthouse Theatre Company and Queensland Theatre. Osamah also co-wrote and starred in the smash-hit Aussie film Ali's Wedding, which was the Winner of the Audience Award for Best Feature Film at Sydney Film Festival, and won The Age Critics Prize for Best Australian Film. His screenplay earned him an Australian Academy (AACTA) Award, an Australian Writers Guild Award, an Australian Film Critics Association Award, and a Film Critics Circle of Australia Award for Best Screenplay. He also received AACTA Award, FCCA Award and AFCA Award nominations for Best Lead Actor. In 2016, his work in Melbourne Theatre Company's I Call My Brothers earned him a Green Room Award nomination for Best Lead Actor on MainStage. Osamah was the winner of Creative Artist of the Year at the Australian Muslim Achievement Awards and is also recognized as a "notable Australian Muslim" by the Commonwealth of Australia. He is hoping to be nominated for Best Dad of the Year Award in the near future.