Aziz M. Osman

Aziz M. Osman (born 2 October 1962) is a Singaporean-born Malaysian actor, director, screenwriter and producer. He is the director general of his own production company, Ace Motion Pictures.

Career
Aziz started his acting career as an infant in 1963 film, Ibu Ayam directed by Salleh Ghani. In 1976, at the age of 14, he alongside his three siblings took a role in 1976 film, Sayang Anakku Sayang directed by Jamil Sulong and is a remake of a 1970 Shaw Brothers film, The Younger Generation. The film earned Aziz won the Best Child Star at the 22nd Asia Pacific Film Festival.

His directing career begin in 1990 when he directed his debut film, Fenomena, which stars Ramona Rahman and M. Nasir. Aziz a fan of science fiction films made by Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, which inspired him to write and direct Malaysia's first science fiction film, XX Ray. He also took the main role as a university student named Amir. The success of XX Ray led him to directed its two sequels, which released in 1995 and 2019 respectively. The third sequel received negative reviews upon its release. Since then, he directed more commercially successful films including Puteri Impian (1997) and Leftenan Adnan (2000).

Personal life
He was born in Hougang, Singapore and raised in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

His father is M. Osman, a Malaysian singer in 1960s, while his mother Afida Es is an actress. His brother Zulkifli is also a film director. Aziz has been married three times and has 7 children from these marriages.

Awards and nominations

 * Best Director (Baginda) ... TV3's Anugerah Skrin 97/98, 1998
 * Best Editor (Femina) ... 11th Malaysia Film Festival, 1994
 * Best Art Director (Femina) ... 11th Malaysia Film Festival, 1994
 * Promising New Director (Fenomena) ... 9th Malaysia Film Festival, 1990
 * Best Child Actor (Sayang Anakku Sayang) ... 22nd Asia Film Festival, South Korea, 1976