F. Murray Abraham

F. Murray Abraham is an American actor whose performance as Antonio Salieri in the 1984 film Amadeus won the Academy Award for Best Actor.

Amadeus: A 1984 film by Miloš Forman that dramatizes the rivalry between composers Antonio Salieri and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Abraham won his Best Actor Oscar for playing Salieri in this film.
The Name of the Rose: A 1986 mystery film set in a medieval monastery, directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud. Abraham plays the inquisitor Bernardo Gui in this film.
Jessica Chastain: An American actor known for roles in Zero Dark Thirty, The Eyes of Tammy Faye, and The Help. Chastain and Abraham both appeared in the television miniseries Scenes from a Marriage.
Academy Awards: Annual film-industry awards presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Abraham's Best Actor win is one of the Academy Awards' most visible distinctions.
Antonio Salieri: An Italian classical-era composer who served at the Habsburg court in Vienna. Abraham portrayed Salieri as the central character of Amadeus.
Scarface: A 1983 crime film directed by Brian De Palma, starring Al Pacino as Tony Montana. Abraham plays Omar Suárez, a Bolivian drug trafficker, in the film.
Wes Anderson: An American film director known for stylized ensemble films including The Grand Budapest Hotel. Anderson cast Abraham as the older Zero Moustafa in The Grand Budapest Hotel.
Golden Globe Awards: Annual awards recognizing achievements in film and television. Abraham won the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama for Amadeus.
Academy Award for Best Actor: An annual Academy Award honoring the leading male performance in a film. Abraham received the award for his performance in Amadeus.
All the President's Men: A 1976 political thriller depicting journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein's investigation of Watergate. Abraham appears as Washington Post editor Frank Wills in this film.

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