2023Nominee
Best Performance
The Sovereign
Omid Iranikhah
Actor · Director · Producer · Writer
March 9, 1998
Biography
Omid Iranikhah (oh-MEED ee-RAH-nekuh) is a writer/director drawn to stories where affection and conflict exist side by side. He grew up in an Iranian family, after all. Whether through comedy or horror, his films revolve around what holds communities together and what causes them to fall apart. His screenwriting has been recognized with the Michael Collyer Memorial Fellowship, a Humanitas Prize nomination, and as a semifinalist in the Academy Nicholl Fellowships.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
Nominee
Best Performance
A Passage of Silence
2026Nominee
Best Director
The Stoning of a Temptress
Career Highlights
2019Highlight
Best Director
Dear Abbas...
2025Highlight
Best Performance
Farsi with Maman
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A Passage of Silence
Mannequin's Waltz