ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv, hiː ɡɑːt ðə mˈeɪn ɹˈoʊl ɪnðə pˌæləstˈɪniːən fˈɪlm, pˈæɹədˌaɪs nˈaʊ, wˌɪtʃ wˈʌn ðə ɡˈoʊldən ɡlˈoʊb ɐwˈɔːɹd fɔːɹ bˈɛst fˈɔːɹən lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ fˈɪlm ænd wʌz nˈɑːmᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd fɚɹən ɐkˈædəmi ɐwˈɔːɹd ɪnðə sˈeɪm kˈæɾɪɡɚɹi.
In 2005, he got the main role in the Palestinian film, Paradise Now, which won the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film and was nominated for an Academy Award in the same category.