Nia Vardalos
- Biography
- A film that unquestionably proves the effectiveness that positive word of mouth can have, Nia Vardalos' My Big Fat Greek Wedding was the very definition of the independent sleeper that came from virtually nowhere to become an Oscar nominated breakout ...
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Awards
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
| Year | Result | Award | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Nominated | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Best Original Screenplay My Big Fat Greek Wedding |
Broadcast Film Critics Association
| Year | Result | Award | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Nominated | Broadcast Film Critics Association |
Best Screenplay My Big Fat Greek Wedding |
| 2002 | Nominated | Broadcast Film Critics Association |
Best Writer My Big Fat Greek Wedding |
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
| Year | Result | Award | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Nominated | Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy My Big Fat Greek Wedding |
Independent Spirit Awards
| Year | Result | Award | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Won | Independent Spirit Awards |
Best Debut Performance My Big Fat Greek Wedding |
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Nia Vardalos Teaches Daughter Greek - in the Kitchen
12/22/09 Nia Vardalos has a special helper in the kitchen for the holidays this year – her 4-year-old daughter. | People -
TV: Random Roles:Rachel Dratch
10/18/09 Rachel Dratch started her career in performing sketch-comedy at Second City before spending seven seasons as a utility player on Saturday Night Live , where she found love for her "Debbie Downer" and Boston teen characters. | The A.V. Club -
Confession Corner: Crying at the Movies
08/25/09 Moviefone The other day I watched My Life in Ruins out of curiosity and because I was bored. | Cinematical.com -
Sorry, Nia Vardalos: We hate 'Valentine's Day,' too
07/02/09 It can't be easy to be Nia Vardalos right now. | New York Daily News - New York NY -
Nia Vardalos Opens Up About Pressure to Lose 40 Pounds
06/12/09 Nia Vardalos says it doesn't matter that she's written and starred in a few blockbusters -- all people ask her about is her slimmed-down shape. | Us Weekly -
Nia Vardalos & John Corbett Pair Up On Screen Again
06/11/09 They charmed audiences as a couple in love in 2002's My Big Fat Greek Wedding – and now Nia Vardalos and John Corbett are rekindling their onscreen chemistry in I Hate Valentine's Day . | People -
Sitting down with Nia Vardalos
06/08/09 Moviefone THERE ARE two women in Hollywood -- where women don't count for much in the scheme of movie-making -- whom I admire greatly. | Variety