Mahershala Ali is the First Muslim To Receive Oscar
The Claim
Riz Ahmed is the first Muslim to be nominated for the best actor Oscar.
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Emerging story
This week, news trending that the British - Pakistani actor Riz Ahmed becomes the first Muslim to be nominated for an Oscar for his film ‘Sound Of Metal,’ and we couldn’t be more proud.
Misbar’s Analysis
Misbar's investigation discovered that Riz Ahmed scored an Academy Award nomination Monday morning for his role in Sound of Metal, becoming the first Muslim to be nominated in the Oscars Best Actor category.
Ahmed previously broke barriers at the Emmys in 2017. He won Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series for The Night Of and became the first Muslim actor and first Asian actor to succeed in a lead acting category.
Mahershala Ali became the first Muslim actor to win an Oscar in 2017.
However, Mahershala Ali previously became the first Muslim actor to win an Oscar, winning in the Best Supporting Actor category for Moonlight in 2017 and Green Book in 2019.
Meanwhile, Ali was the first Muslim actor to take home the golden statue; Riz Ahmed is the first Muslim to be nominated in the Oscars Best Actor category.
