Riz Ahmed has made history by being the first British-Pakistani Muslim actor to receive an Oscar Award for the short film “The Long Goodbye.” By being the first Muslim to win an Oscar for a short film, the 39-year-old actor and musician created history.
We put our nightmares on screen and they turned into a dream. Thank you to everyone who watched and shared this film, and got us to this point. https://t.co/lPoUenNbUC@TLGshort pic.twitter.com/lcbuoXLIu9
— Riz Ahmed (@rizwanahmed) March 17, 2022
During the star-studded ceremony in Los Angeles, Ahmed made it to the stage to claim his award for a film titled “The Long Goodbye.”
Last year, Ahmed was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Feature Film for his role as a drummer who loses his hearing in Sound Of Metal, but he lost to Sir Anthony Hopkins, who won for The Father.
This eleven-minute short film, coordinated and co-composed by Aneil Karia, who went along with him in front of an audience, co-composed and stars Ahmed, follows a family as they prepare for a wedding celebration when “the situation unfolding in the rest of the world show up out of nowhere close to home.”
Ahmed spoke about the significance of unity during his acceptance speech at the 94th Academy Awards, which took place at a time when Ukrainians are fighting a war.
“In such divided times, we recognise that the major role of the story is to warn us that there is no us and them, there is only us,” Ahmed stated in front of an audience.
He went on to say, “This is for everyone who feels like they don’t have a place, for everyone who feels like they’re stuck in a dead zone.”
You’re in good company, we’ll meet you there. That’s where the future is”.
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