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Amazon’s “Sound Of Metal” drama starring Riz Ahmed as a noise metal drummer who goes deaf and then struggles with his hearing loss and identity, is obviously a bruising emotional film, and is earning much critical and award season praise to back that notion up. There are many ways to look at the film, part horror movie—the fear that creeps up in that first act is terrifying— drama, addiction story, tragic romantic co-dependent relationship story (Olivia Cooke co-stars), and more.

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Muslim Casting Agency Sets Out to Authenticate Representation in the Film Industry

Antonio Ferme editorWhile there are many Muslims active in Hollywood from Mahershala Ali to Riz Ahmed, who is drawing awards buzz for his role in “Sound of Metal,” Serena Rasoul thought they were among the few. Rasoul has launched Muslim American Casting and is building a database of Muslim and Southwest Asian/North African talent.“We can make a bigger impact if we’re united,” Rasoul said.

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Riz Ahmed, Sacha Baron Cohen, Andra Day and More Named as Writers Guild Presenters — Film News in Brief

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorThe Writers Guild of America West and East today unveiled a line-up of presenters scheduled to appear at the 2021 Writers Guild Awards joint virtual ceremony on Sunday, March 21.Among the presenters are Oscar contenders Riz Ahmed (“Sound of Metal”), Sacha Baron Cohen ( “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm”) and Andra Day (“The United States vs. Billie Holiday.”)Also presenting are Rachel Brosnahan (“The Marvelous Mrs.

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Riz Ahmed’s Wife Is an Author Just as Famous as Him—Meet the Woman He Secretly Married

Since his secret wedding in 2020, fans have wanted to know more about Riz Ahmed’s wife, Fatima Farheen Mirza. Ahmed, who is known for movies like Venom and Sound of Metal, confirmed in an interview on the “Grounded with Louis Theroux” podcast in January 2021 that he and Mirza had married in a secret in 2020.

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Viola Davis, Carey Mulligan and More Accept 2021 Palm Springs International Film Awards (Exclusive)

Palm Springs International Film Awards honors a who's who of awards season contenders: The acting honorees include Riz Ahmed, Viola Davis, Andra Day, Daniel Kaluuya, Carey Mulligan, Leslie Odom, Jr., Gary Oldman and Yuh-Jung Youn, with an ensemble award for, directing award for Chloé Zhao and career achievement for Anthony Hopkins.Since the festival and awards gala cannot take place as an in-person event this year, but ET exclusively caught up with all of the honorees so they would still have the chance to make their acceptance speech.

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Viola Davis, Carey Mulligan and More to Be Honored at 2021 Palm Springs International Film Awards

Palm Springs International Film Awards will honor a who's who of major awards season contenders: The acting honorees include Riz Ahmed, Viola Davis, Andra Day, Daniel Kaluuya, Carey Mulligan, Leslie Odom, Jr., Gary Oldman and Yuh-Jung Youn, with an ensemble award for, directing award for Chloé Zhao and career achievement for Anthony Hopkins.The festival and film awards gala will not take place as an in-person event this year due to the ongoing pandemic, but ET will be exclusively sitting down with all the winners and honoring the honorees on Entertainment Tonight on Feb.

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‘Nomadland’ Takes Top Prizes at Toronto Critics’ Awards, Riz Ahmed Wins Best Actor

Naman Ramachandran “Nomadland” won best picture, best director for Chloé Zhao and best actress for Frances McDormand at the 24th annual Toronto Film Critics’ Awards (TFCA), while Riz Ahmed won best actor for “Sound of Metal.”The awards were voted on by TFCA members at a virtual meeting on Sunday. They will be presented along with the Rogers best Canadian film award at a virtual gala in Toronto on March 9.

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Golden Globe Nominations Reactions: Sacha Baron Cohen, Riz Ahmed, Carey Mulligan & More