Riz Ahmed

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Riz Ahmed's win another 'first' for Hollywood's Muslims (unknown)

British Muslim actor features in and co-wrote 'The Long Goodbye', which won the award for best live action short.

It was a role that caught the attention of British security forces, who detained and questioned the actor under the Terror Act in 2006. The Long Goodbye features music from Ahmed's 2021 album of the same name. "I don’t want to be here giving these speeches… The actor graduated from the University of Oxford in 2003 with a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics, and got his first break as an actor in the 2006 movie The Road to Guantanamo. Anyone who feels like they’re stuck in no man’s land. “This is for everyone who feels like they don’t belong.

Riz Ahmed becomes first Muslim to win Oscar for live action (unknown)

Riz Ahmed starred, co-wrote and contributed music to The Long Goodbye film, which shares its name with an album released by the British-Pakistani actor.

Anyone who feels like they're stuck in no man's land. "This is for everyone who feels like they don't belong. Riz Ahmed became the first actor of Asian and Muslim background to win an Oscar for 'best-live action short film' on Sunday for his part in The Long Goodbye.

British-Pakistani Actor Riz Ahmed Wins First Oscar For Short Film (unknown)

In a heartfelt acceptance speech, Riz Ahmed said, “In such divided times, we believe that the role of story is to remind us there is no 'us' and 'them'. There's ...

This year, Riz Ahmed was one of ten Oscar nominees of South Asian descent. Riz Ahmed, who is 39-years-old, was born in Wembly, outside London, to Pakistani parents. “This is for everyone who feels like they don’t belong.

Riz Ahmed rejects 'us versus them' in Oscar speech for The Long Goodbye (unknown)

Riz Ahmed stressed the unity of humanity in his acceptance speech as he won his first Oscar for the live-action short film, The Long Goodbye.

“We’ve tried to show the challenges and dangers of where we might be headed. Ahmed co-wrote The Long Goodbye along with Karia and also starred in it. “I think myself and Aneil have been asked that our whole lives. “And just being able to kind of strip all that away and go, ‘actually, here’s what’s going on in the back of my head and my deepest, darkest corners in my mind, and here’s how I feel.’ Anyone who feels like they’re stuck in a no man’s land. “This is for everyone who feels like they don’t belong.

Oscars 2022: Meet This Year's Winners Of South Asian Origin (unknown)

Riz Ahmed won his first Academy Award for short film The Long Goodbye.

He has won the Oscar for Aneil Karia's live-action short film The Long Goodbye. Riz is a producer of the movie and has co-written it. On the other hand, Joseph Patel is a producer, writer, director and executive whose origins can be traced back to Baroda in Gujarat. He co-produced the full-length documentary feature Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised), which bagged the Best Documentary Feature award. The future of entertainment is looking bright." And, it went like this, "In such divided times, we believe that the role of story is to remind us there is no ‘us' and ‘them'. There's just ‘us'." He added, "This is for everyone who feels like they don't belong. Riz Ahmed won the Oscar for The Long Goodbye. And, Joseph Patel's name was hailed for the documentary Summer of Soul. Given the number of South Asian nominations this year, it wasn't too much to ask for some winners from this batch.

Riz Ahmed opens up on broadcast snub of certain awards (unknown)

Riz Ahmed opened up on his fears that the decision to not broadcast certain awards would overshadow the celebration of 94th Academy Awards.

Anyone who feels like they’re stuck in no man’s land. “This is for everyone who feels like they don’t belong. During his acceptance speech, Ahmed said, ““In such divided times, we believe that the role of story is to remind us there is no ‘us’ and ‘them’. There’s just ‘us’.”

Sir Kenneth Branagh and Riz Ahmed lead British success at 2022 Oscars (unknown)

Sir Kenneth has obtained eight Oscar nominations over four decades of acting, writing and directing. Until this year, he had always come away empty handed. His ...

The winner for best costume design was Jenny Beavan. This was for the film Cruella, and the third time she has won this award. Composer and music producer, Theo Green, was among the winners for best sound, again for the film Dune. The Oscar for best short film went to The Long Goodbye, a 11-minute feature that was released alongside the album of the same name by British actor and musician Riz Ahmed.

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