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Riz Ahmed Made History at the Oscars Becoming the First Asian to Win for Best Live Action Short Film
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Riz Ahmed made history at this year’s Academy Awards, becoming the first person of Asian descent and the first Muslim to win in the category of ‘Live-Action Short Film’.
Ahmed, who is British-Pakistani, won the award for his role in the short film, ‘The Long Goodbye’, which he co-wrote and starred in. The film is described as the following: “An immigrant family in Britain is preparing its home for a wedding celebration, until a right-wing march spirals out of control and chaos erupts.”
His acceptance speech can be seen below.