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Iranian-American actress Shohreh Aghdashloo has been
nominated for Oscar in Best Supporting Actress
category for her role in House of Sand and Fog. The nominations we announced on
Tuesday January 27, 2004.
NOMINATED ROLE
Shohreh Aghdashloo plays Nadi, the wife
of a proud Iranian immigrant who sees her family's life threatened by the
escalating conflict over possession of a house.
ACADEMY AWARDS HISTORY
This is the first
Academy Award nomination for Shohreh Aghdashloo.
FILM SYNOPSIS
When a clerical
error causes a recovering alcoholic to lose her house, it is bought at auction
by an Iranian immigrant who is struggling to reestablish his family in America.
With the fates of both the troubled Kathy and the proud Colonel Behrani and his
family hanging in the balance, the house becomes the object of a complicated and
tragic conflict.
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