The reviews were good, and the first-time actor went on to win the Bafta award for Best Supporting Actor. He was also nominated for a SAG award, not to mention the Oscar. Captain Phillips was nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, though the film eventually left Sunday’s ceremony empty-handed. Abdi has no future projects listed on his IMDB profile, but he is said to be in talks to star in The Place That Hits The Sun, a biopic of the South African athlete Willie Mtolo, who ran the 1992 New York marathon.