British actor and musician Riz Ahmed has become the first Muslim to be nominated for the Academy Award’s Best Actor category for his role in the movie Sound of Metal.
Ahmed, of Pakistani origins, plays a rock drummer who loses his hearing.
The nomination also makes Ahmed the first actor of Pakistani descent to grab a nomination in a category for actors at the Oscar.
Ahmed won an Emmy when he picked up the prize for lead actor in a limited series or movie for The Night Of in 2017.
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