Egyptian actor, Ahmed Malek has been nominated for the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards "AACTA".
The Australian Academy unveiled the nominations over the weekend ahead of a week of voting. The winners will be announced at a ceremony at Sydney Opera House on Dec. 8, 2021.
Malek earned a nomination for the "Best Lead Actor in Film" category for his role in the critically acclaimed movie "The Furnace”.
He is nominated for the award alongside Simon Baker, Eric Bana, Caleb Landry Jones, and Jacob Junior Nayinggul.
“The Furnace” received last September its world premiere at the 77th Venice Film Festival and screened at the 5th edition of the El Gouna Film Festival.
“The Furnace” marked Malek’s international debut feature, in which he starred alongside veteran actor David Wenham.
The movie, directed by Roderick MacKay and produced by Timothy White, takes place in the 90s, in Australia.
The plot revolves around a camel rider (played by Malek) cooperating with a bushman, (played by Wenham), to beat their opponents in a race to reset gold bars located at a hidden furnace.
“The Furnace” also starred Baykali Ganambarr, Trevor Jamieson, Erik Thomson, Mahesh Jadu, and Osamah Sami.
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Malek is starring in many projects such as the TV series "Investigation (Tahqeeq), which is set to premiere soon on WATCH iT.
He is also set to appear in the highly-anticipated film "Kira & El Gen", starring Karim Abdel Aziz and Ahmed Ezz.
The film is written by Ahmed Mourad and directed by Marwan Hamed, and produced by Synergy Films.
"Kira & El Gen" is based on the best-selling novel, 1919, and is one of the most expensive Egyptian films and one of the most anticipated films of 2021 in the Arab world.
Here is the complete list of 2021 AACTA Awards nominees:
AACTA Award for Best Film
“The Dry”
“The Furnace”
“High Ground”
“Nitram”
“Penguin Bloom”
“Rams”
AACTA Award for Best Indie Film
“Disclosure”
“Ellie and Abbie (& Ellie’s Dead Aunt)”
“Lone Wolf”
“Moon Rock For Monday”
“My First Summer”
“Under My Skin”
AACTA Award for Best Direction in Film
Rob Connolly for “The Dry”
Roderick MacKay for “The Furnace”
Stephen Maxwell Johnson for “High Ground”
Justin Kurzel for “Nitram”
Glendyn Ivin for “Penguin Bloom”
AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor in Film
Simon Baker in “High Ground”
Eric Bana in “The Dry”
Caleb Landry Jones in “Nitram”
Ahmed Malek in “The Furnace”
Jacob Junior Nayinggul in “High Ground”
AACTA Award for Best Lead Actress in Film
Rose Byrne in “Peter Rabbit 2”
Judy Davis in “Nitram”
Noni Hazlehurst in “June Again”
Genevieve O’Reilly in “The Dry”
Naomi Watts in “Penguin Bloom”
AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actor in Film
Michael Caton in “Rams”
Baykali Ganambarr in “The Furnace”
Anthony LaPaglia in “Nitram”
Sean Mununggurr in “High Ground”
Jack Thompson in “High Ground”
AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actress in Film
Essie Davis in “Nitram”
Claudia Karvan in “June Again”
Esmerelda Marimowa in “High Ground”
Miranda Tapsell in “The Dry”
Jacki Weaver in “Penguin Bloom”
AACTA Award for Best Original Screenplay in Film
Monica Zanetti for “Ellie and Abbie (& Ellie’s Dead Aunt)”
Roderick MacKay for “The Furnace”
Chris Anastassiades for “High Ground”
JJ Winlove for “June Again”
Shaun Grant for “Nitram”
AACTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay in Film
Rob Connolly, Harry Cripps for “The Dry”
Shaun Grant, Harry Cripps for “Penguin Bloom”
Will Gluck, Patrick Burleigh for “Peter Rabbit 2”
Jules Duncan for “Rams”
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