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Golden Globe Best Performance By an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture 2006 · Winner
Academy Award Actor in a Supporting Role 2006 · Winner
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role 2006 · Nominated
British Academy of Film & Television Arts Actor in a Supporting Role 2006 · Nominated
Golden Globe Best Original Score - Motion Picture 2006 · Nominated
Academy Award Writing (Original Screenplay) 2006 · Nominated
Syriana is a 2005 American political thriller film written and directed by Stephen Gaghan, loosely based on Robert Baer 's 2003 memoir See No Evil. The film stars an ensemble cast consisting of George Clooney, Matt Damon, Jeffrey Wright, Chris Cooper, William Hurt, Tim Blake Nelson, Amanda Peet, Christopher Plummer, Alexander Siddig, and Mazhar Munir .
Movie of the Year. SYRIANA is a complex and intelligent political thriller that demands its audience become an active participant, compelling us to think - and to think globally. In a year when the United States' reliance on oil bubbled up and over the headlines, Stephen Gaghan and his creative ensemble have masterfully woven together a number ...
Dec 9, 2005 · Syriana: Directed by Stephen Gaghan. With Kayvan Novak, George Clooney, Amr Waked, Christopher Plummer. A politically charged epic about the state of the oil industry in the hands of those personally involved in and affected by it.
- (134K)
- Drama, Thriller
- Stephen Gaghan
- 2005-12-09
Clooney is an American actor, singer, comedian, dancer, screenwriter, director, independent filmmaker, model and producer. Throughout his career, he has received eight Academy Award nominations, winning two— Best Supporting Actor for Syriana (2005) and as co-producer of Best Picture winner Argo (2012). Clooney is a 2022 Kennedy Center Honoree.
YearCategoryNominated WorkResultNominatedNominatedNominatedNominatedNov 20, 2005 · Those complaining that Hollywood never turns out films of topical or political substance are likely to embrace "Syriana," a weighty and deeply intriguing look at the international oil industry ...
Nov 23, 2005 · The Middle Eastern oil industry is the backdrop of this tense drama, which weaves together numerous story lines. Bennett Holiday is an American lawyer in charge of facilitating a dubious merger of oil companies, while Bryan Woodman, a Switzerland-based energy analyst, experiences both personal tragedy and opportunity during a visit with Arabian royalty. Meanwhile, veteran CIA agent Bob Barnes ...
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Dec 9, 2005 · The film Syriana depicts the inner workings of the global oil industry, weaving together stories of Arab royalty, CIA agents, ruthless businessmen and terrorists. Madeleine Brand speaks with ...
