British Muslim actor Riz Ahmed won his first Oscar for Aneil Karia’s short film “The Long Goodbye” today at the 94th Academy Awards in Los Angeles, US. His win was announced through the televised portion of the 2022 Oscars before the ceremony even started. Riz Ahmed dedicated his award to those who feel like they don’t belong. While delivering his acceptance speech at the award ceremony, he talked about togetherness, amid the Russia-Ukraine crisis.
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Riz, who played the lead in the film, was also the co-writer of Aneil. In his acceptance speech, he said, “In such divided times, we believe that the role of the story is to remind us there is no ‘us’ and ‘them’. There’s just ‘us’.”
Dedicating his award to people who feel they don’t belong or are stuck in no man’s land, he said they are not alone. “We’ll meet you there. That’s where the future is. Peace.”
Previously, he was nominated for Best Actor at the 2021 Oscars for his role in Sound of Metal.
Riz is known for his appearances in films like Four Lions (2010), The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2012), Closed Circuit (2013), Nightcrawler (2014), Jason Bourne (2016), Rogue One (2016), The Sisters Brothers (2018), Venom (2018), and Mogul Mowglu (2020).
The actor has won one Emmy Award, out of two Emmy nominations, and was also nominated for a Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild Award and three British Independent Film Awards.