The Long Goodbye is based on Riz Ahmed’s album of the same, which was released last year. It focuses on a South Asian family in London who are accosted at their home by members of an an all-white militia. This isn’t Ahmed’s first nomination. Last year, he was nominated for an Oscar for his role as a hearing-impaired drummer in Sound of Metal. Here is the complete list of winners from the 94th Academy Awards: Best Picture CODA Best Actress Jessica Chastain – The Eyes of Tammy Faye Best Actor Will Smith – King Richard Best Director The Power of the Dog – Jane Campion Best Original Song No Time To Die – No Time to Die; Music and Lyric by Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell Best Documentary Feature Summer of Soul Best Adapted Screenplay CODA – Screenplay by Siân Heder Best Original Screenplay Belfast – Written by Kenneth Branagh Best Costume Design Jenny Beavan – Cruella Best International Feature Drive My Car (Japan) Best Supporting Actor Troy Kotsur – CODA Best Animated Feature Encanto Best Original Score Hans Zimmer – Dune Best Cinematography Greig Fraser – Dune Best Visual Effects Dune – Paul Lambert, Tristan Myles, Brian Connor and Gerd Nefzer Best Film Editing Joe Walker – Dune Best Sound Dune – Mac Ruth, Mark Mangini, Theo Green, Doug Hemphill and Ron Bartlett Best Production Design Dune – Production design: Patrice Vermette; Set Decoration: Zsuzsanna Sipos Best Makeup and Hairstyling The Eyes of Tammy Faye – Linda Dowds, Stephanie Ingram and Justin Raleigh Best Live Action Short The Long Goodbye Best Animated Short The Windshield Piper Best Documentary Short The Queen of BasketballAcceptance speech for THE LONG GOODBYE. Thank you @kylebuchanan #Oscars #RizAhmed #FilmTwitter pic.twitter.com/2X8XqzBZiX
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British-Pakistani actor and musician, Riz Ahmed, has won his first Oscar for Aneil Karia’s live-action short film The Long Goodbye. Ahmed starred in the film and has also co-written and produced it.
Riz Ahmed opened up on his fears that the decision to not broadcast certain awards would overshadow the celebration of the 94th Academy Awards. During his conversation at backstage after bagging the award, Ahmed said that he hopes that the controversy wouldn’t ‘become the story’.
The 2022 ceremony of the prestigious ceremony decided to not air Best Production Design, Best Editing and Best Sound awards, causing massive backlash from film industry. Meanwhile, Ahmed’s Short Film win was announced in advance of the event.
In his acceptance speech, Ahmed said: “In such divided times, we believe that the role of story is to remind us there is no ‘us’ and ‘them’. There’s just ‘us’.”
“This is for everyone who feels like they don’t belong. Anyone who feels like they’re stuck in no man’s land. You’re not alone. We’ll meet you there. That’s where the future is. Peace,” he added.
