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Actor Riz Ahmed makes Oscar history with his nomination as lead actor for “Sound of Metal”.
Directed by Darius Marder, the film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2019, where it was picked up for distribution by Amazon Studios for release in November 2020.
In “Sound of Metal” Ahmed plays Ruben, a rock ‘n’ roll drummer and recovering addict whose life begins to unravel when he loses his hearing.
The nomination also makes Ahmed the first performer of Pakistani descent to land in any acting race. He previously was the first Muslim, and first Asian, to win a lead acting Emmy in 2017 when he picked up the prize for lead actor in a limited series or movie for “The Night of.”
In the same year, Actor Mahershala Ali become the first Muslim actor to win an Oscar for Supporting Actor in “Moonlight”. He has also received the same accolade in 2019 for “Green Book”.
