{"id":304985,"date":"2021-03-16T16:13:06","date_gmt":"2021-03-16T11:13:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=304985"},"modified":"2021-03-16T17:20:40","modified_gmt":"2021-03-16T12:20:40","slug":"riz-ahmed-is-first-pakistani-muslim-nominated-for-oscar-for-best-actor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/riz-ahmed-is-first-pakistani-muslim-nominated-for-oscar-for-best-actor\/","title":{"rendered":"Riz Ahmed, First Muslim-Pakistani to Get an Oscar Nomination For Best Actor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>British-Pakistani Riz Ahmed made history as the first Pakistani Muslim to bag an Oscar nomination in the category of &#8216;Best Actor.&#8217; The last time a Muslim made history at the Academy Awards was when Mahershala Ali has won an Oscar in the category of &#8216;Best Supporting Actor&#8217; two years in a row.<\/p>\n<p>The Oscars are finally getting more inclusive with the Oscars 2020 even handing the &#8216;Best Motion Picture&#8217; accolade to a Korean masterpiece &#8216;<em><strong>Parasite<\/strong><\/em>&#8216;. Now a Pakistani-Muslim actor Riz Ahmed has been nominated in the category of &#8216;Best Actor&#8217; for his performance in &#8216;<em><strong>The Sound of Metal<\/strong><\/em>&#8216;.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/donald-trump-gets-angry-at-the-oscars-for-awarding-best-picture-to-parasite\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Donald Trump Gets Angry At The Oscars For Awarding Best Picture To &#8216;Parasite&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The movie follows is a drama by Amazon Studio. With the <em><strong>Mogambo<\/strong><\/em> singer playing the protagonist, a drummer who begins to lose his hearing.<br \/>\nRiz Ahmed is excited to be the first Muslim and Pakistani to be nominated in the category.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cSome people say I\u2019m the first Muslim nominated in the lead actor categories, some people said first Pakistani in any acting category. Depending on how you slice it, if people can find themselves in these moments and it can inspire them, then that\u2019s a positive thing.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-vforgkavjae\" style=\"max-width:662px;\" class=\"arve\">\n\t<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n\t\t<div style=\"aspect-ratio:331\/186\" class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.193353%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer &#039;none&#039;;autoplay &#039;none&#039;;bluetooth &#039;none&#039;;browsing-topics &#039;none&#039;;camera &#039;none&#039;;clipboard-read &#039;none&#039;;clipboard-write;display-capture &#039;none&#039;;encrypted-media &#039;none&#039;;gamepad &#039;none&#039;;geolocation &#039;none&#039;;gyroscope &#039;none&#039;;hid &#039;none&#039;;identity-credentials-get &#039;none&#039;;idle-detection &#039;none&#039;;keyboard-map &#039;none&#039;;local-fonts;magnetometer &#039;none&#039;;microphone &#039;none&#039;;midi &#039;none&#039;;otp-credentials &#039;none&#039;;payment &#039;none&#039;;picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create &#039;none&#039;;publickey-credentials-get &#039;none&#039;;screen-wake-lock &#039;none&#039;;serial &#039;none&#039;;summarizer &#039;none&#039;;sync-xhr;usb &#039;none&#039;;web-share;window-management &#039;none&#039;;xr-spatial-tracking &#039;none&#039;;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-youtube-vforgkavjae\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/VFOrGkAvjAE?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"372\" loading=\"lazy\" name=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/VFOrGkAvjAE?feature=oembed&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" title=\"\" width=\"662\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n<p>Oscars 2021 are already off to a great start with two Asians nominated in the best actor category, another first in the history of The Academy, Korean-American actor Steven Yeun of <strong>Minari<\/strong>. Riz Ahmed and Steven Yeun are among nine non-white performers to be nominated out of 20 total. South Korean star Yuh-Jung Youn of <strong style=\"font-style: italic;\">Minari<\/strong> has been nominated for &#8216;Best Supporting Actress.&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/gallery\/2021-oscar-nominees-react\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Variety<\/a> reports, Yuh-Jung Youn said;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cNever in my dreams did I ever think a Korean actress would be nominated for an Oscar, and I can\u2019t believe it\u2019s me!\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Minari<\/strong><\/em> director Lee Isaac Chung was also nominated.<\/p>\n<p>The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said a record 76 nominations went to women. To add to that, for the first time in the 93-year history of the Oscars, two women will compete in the five-person best director race usually dominated by men. To date, Kathryn Bigelow is the only woman to have won the best director Oscar.<\/p>\n<p>They are Chinese-born director Chloe Zhao is nominated for Searchlight Pictures\u2019 <em><strong>Nomadland<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0and British director Emerald Fennell for <em><strong>Promising Young Woman<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/four-bollywood-stars-invited-to-become-members-of-oscar-academy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Four Bollywood Stars Invited to Become Members of Oscar Academy<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The lineup is a visible effort to include more women and people of colour after the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/oscarssowhite?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#OscarsSoWhite<\/a> uproars of 2015 and 2016. Additionally, the late Chadwick Boseman got a first Oscar nod for his final film, <em><strong>Ma Rainey\u2019s Black Bottom<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Oscars 2021 is scheduled for April 25th in a ceremony that will take place at both the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, and at Union Station in Downtown Los Angeles. That&#8217;s another first.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>British-Pakistani Riz Ahmed made history as the first Pakistani Muslim to bag an Oscar nomination in the category of &#8216;Best Actor.&#8217; The last time a Muslim made history at the Academy Awards was when Mahershala Ali has won an Oscar in the category of &#8216;Best Supporting Actor&#8217; two years in a row. 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