RIZ IS THE BIZ!
May 07, 2021
4 minutes
BY MAXINE PETERS
HE PERFECTED an American accent, learned US sign language, spent two hours a day learning to play the drums like a pro and honed his body to rock-star perfection – and it all paid off when he made history.
Riz Ahmed became the first Muslim actor to be nominated for a best actor Oscar for his performance in Sound of Metal, a moving story about a heavy metal drummer and recovering heroin addict whose world is shattered when he loses his hearing. And while Riz may have lost out to Anthony Hopkins, whose portrayal of an old man descending into dementia beat the competition, he’d made his point:
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