Riz Ahmed Becomes First Muslim Nominated For Best Actor With ‘Sound Of Metal’: “We Belong, We’re Included, We Matter”

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Riz Ahmed became the first Muslim actor to ever be nominated for an Academy Award, but that fact wasn’t enough to impress the “Sound Of Metal” actor’s cousins.

If you're an actor, winning an Oscar is about as big as it gets. So understandably, British Pakistani star Riz Ahmed was pretty chuffed when his name was called out on the Academy Awards' best actor shortlist, for his role in the upcoming Sound Of Metal, in which he plays a drummer and former addict who loses his hearing.

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Riz Ahmed has made Oscars history as the first Muslim and first person of Pakistani descent to be recognised in the Best Actor category for his role in Sound of Metal. Ahmed, who hails from Wembley, told Deadline: "If there's a way in which people can find themselves in this moment, and can feel inspired and connected on a deeper level, I'm all for it.

A pair of actors received historic best actor Oscar nominations on Monday.Riz Ahmed, nominated for his role in The Sound of Metal, became the first Muslim actor nominated in the category, whileMinari's Steven Yeun became the first Asian American actor to receive a best actor nomination. The nomination of Ahmed, the British Pakistani rapper and actor, follows two wins by Mahershala Ali in the supporting actor category for Moonlight (2016) and Greenbook (2018).

Riz Ahmed has become the first Muslim to be nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role at the Oscars.He was nominated for his role as Ruben, a heavy metal drummer who grapples with his immediate and intermittent hearing loss in the movie Sound Of Metal.His girlfriend Lou (Olivia Cooke) takes him to a rural community led by Joe (Paul Raci), a deaf Vietnam War vet who teaches Ruben a new way of life.The film, which is out in on  Amazon Prime Video in the UK on April 12, is deliberately subtitled

Let’s hear it for the nominees! Several stars have something to celebrate after being nominated for 2021 Academy Awards on Monday, March 15.