Riz Ahmed is up for the best actor Oscar... his family are a bit underwhelmed

msn.com:

If you're an actor, winning an Oscar is about as big as it gets. So understandably, British Pakistani star Riz Ahmed was pretty chuffed when his name was called out on the Academy Awards' best actor shortlist, for his role in the upcoming Sound Of Metal, in which he plays a drummer and former addict who loses his hearing.

As his first Oscar nod it would be a big deal anyway, but this one is even more so considering it makes him the first Muslim star ever to be nominated in the leading actor category. "Wow!

I'm honoured to be nominated by my fellow actors alongside such inspiring performances, and am grateful to the Academy for their support and encouragement," he tweeted after the nominations were announced earlier in March.