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Riz Ahmed

Awards

Riz Ahmed

47 wins & 77 nominations

Academy Awards, USA

  • Riz Ahmed in The Long Goodbye (2020)
    2022 Winner Oscar
    • Best Live Action Short Film
    • The Long Goodbye
    Shared with: Aneil Karia
  • Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal (2019)
    2021 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
    • Sound of Metal

Berlin International Film Festival

  • Riz Ahmed
    2012 Winner EFP Shooting Star
    United Kingdom.

Boston Society of Film Critics Awards

  • Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal (2019)
    2020 Nominee BSFC Award
    • Best Actor
    • Sound of Metal

BAFTA Awards

  • Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal (2019)
    2021 Nominee BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Leading Actor
    • Sound of Metal
  • Mogul Mowgli (2020)
    2021 Nominee BAFTA Film Award
    • Outstanding British Film of the Year
    • Mogul Mowgli
    Shared with: Bassam Tariq · Thomas Benski · Bennett McGhee

British Independent Film Awards

  • Mogul Mowgli (2020)
    2021 Nominee British Independent Film Award
    • Best Screenplay
    • Mogul Mowgli
    Shared with: Bassam Tariq
  • Riz Ahmed in The Long Goodbye (2020)
    2021 Winner British Independent Film Award
    • Best British Short
    • The Long Goodbye
    Shared with: Aneil Karia · Tom Gardner
  • Mogul Mowgli (2020)
    2021 Nominee British Independent Film Award
    • Best Actor
    • Mogul Mowgli
  • Mogul Mowgli (2020)
    2021 Winner British Independent Film Award
    • Best Debut Screenwriter
    • Mogul Mowgli
  • Octavia Spencer and Riz Ahmed in Encounter (2021)
    2021 Nominee British Independent Film Award
    • Best Actor
    • Encounter

Critics Choice Awards

  • Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal (2019)
    2021 Nominee Critics Choice Award
    • Best Actor
    • Sound of Metal

Chicago Film Critics Association Awards

  • Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal (2019)
    2020 Nominee CFCA Award
    • Best Actor
    • Sound of Metal

Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards

  • Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal (2019)
    2021 Nominee DFWFCA Award
    • Best Actor
    • Sound of Metal
    2nd place

Primetime Emmy Awards

  • The Night Of (2016)
    2017 Winner Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
    • The Night Of
    For playing: "Nasir 'Naz' Khan".
  • Zosia Mamet, Lena Dunham, Jemima Kirke, and Allison Williams in Girls (2012)
    2017 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
    • Girls
    For playing: "Paul-Louis". For episode: "All I Ever Wanted".

Evening Standard British Film Awards

  • Four Lions (2010)
    2011 Nominee Evening Standard British Film Award
    • Best Actor
    • Four Lions

Florida Film Critics Circle Awards

  • Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal (2019)
    2020 Nominee FFCC Award
    • Best Actor
    • Sound of Metal

Golden Globes, USA

  • Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal (2019)
    2021 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • Sound of Metal
  • The Night Of (2016)
    2017 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
    • The Night Of

Satellite Awards

  • Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal (2019)
    2021 Winner Satellite Award
    • Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama
    • Sound of Metal

Gotham Awards

  • Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal (2019)
    2021 Winner Gotham Independent Film Award
    • Best Actor
    • Sound of Metal
  • Jake Gyllenhaal in Nightcrawler (2014)
    2014 Nominee Gotham Independent Film Award
    • Breakthrough Actor
    • Nightcrawler

Film Independent Spirit Awards

  • Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal (2019)
    2021 Winner Independent Spirit Award
    • Best Male Lead
    • Sound of Metal
  • Jake Gyllenhaal in Nightcrawler (2014)
    2015 Nominee Independent Spirit Award
    • Best Supporting Male
    • Nightcrawler

Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards

  • Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal (2019)
    2021 Winner KCFCC Award
    • Best Actor
    • Sound of Metal

Kids' Choice Awards, USA

  • James Earl Jones, Forest Whitaker, Wen Jiang, Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Daniel Naprous, Alan Tudyk, Donnie Yen, Spencer Wilding, and Riz Ahmed in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
    2017 Nominee Blimp Award
    • #SQUAD
    • Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
    Shared with: Felicity Jones · Diego Luna · Forest Whitaker · Donnie Yen · Ben Mendelsohn · Alan Tudyk · Mads Mikkelsen

Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards

  • Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal (2019)
    2021 Winner Sierra Award
    • Best Actor
    • Sound of Metal

Locarno Film Festival

  • Riz Ahmed
    2023 Winner Excellence Award

London Critics Circle Film Awards

  • Octavia Spencer and Riz Ahmed in Encounter (2021)
    2022 Nominee ALFS Award
    • British/Irish Actor of the Year
    • Encounter
  • Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal (2019)
    2021 Nominee ALFS Award
    • Actor of the Year
    • Sound of Metal
  • Mogul Mowgli (2020)
    2021 Winner ALFS Award
    • British/Irish Actor of the Year
    • Mogul Mowgli
    • Sound of Metal
  • Jake Gyllenhaal in Nightcrawler (2014)
    2015 Nominee ALFS Award
    • Supporting Actor of the Year
    • Nightcrawler
  • Four Lions (2010)
    2011 Nominee ALFS Award
    • British Actor of the Year
    • Four Lions

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

  • Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal (2019)
    2020 Nominee LAFCA Award
    • Best Actor
    • Sound of Metal

MTV Movie + TV Awards

  • James Earl Jones, Forest Whitaker, Wen Jiang, Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Daniel Naprous, Alan Tudyk, Donnie Yen, Spencer Wilding, and Riz Ahmed in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
    2017 Nominee MTV Movie + TV Award
    • Next Generation
    • Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Nashville Film Festival

  • Daytimer (2014)
    2015 Winner Grand Jury Prize
    • Best Live Action Short
    • Daytimer

National Board of Review, USA

  • Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal (2019)
    2021 Winner NBR Award
    • Best Actor
    • Sound of Metal

National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA

  • Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal (2019)
    2021 Nominee NSFC Award
    • Best Actor
    • Sound of Metal
    3rd place

Online Film Critics Society Awards

  • Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal (2019)
    2021 Nominee OFCS Award
    • Best Actor
    • Sound of Metal

Palm Springs International Film Festival

  • Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal (2019)
    2021 Winner Desert Palm Achievement Award
    • Actor
    • Sound of Metal

Provincetown International Film Festival

  • Riz Ahmed
    2021 Winner Excellence in Acting Award

San Diego Film Critics Society Awards

  • Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal (2019)
    2021 Nominee SDFCS Award
    • Breakthrough Artist
    • Sound of Metal
  • Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal (2019)
    2021 Winner SDFCS Award
    • Best Actor
    • Sound of Metal
  • Jake Gyllenhaal in Nightcrawler (2014)
    2014 Nominee SDFCS Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Nightcrawler

Santa Barbara International Film Festival

  • Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal (2019)
    2021 Winner Virtuoso Award
    • Sound of Metal

Actors Awards

  • Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal (2019)
    2021 Nominee Actor
    • Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
    • Sound of Metal
  • The Night Of (2016)
    2017 Nominee Actor
    • Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
    • The Night Of

Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards

  • Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal (2019)
    2021 Nominee SEFCA Award
    • Best Actor
    • Sound of Metal

Sundance Film Festival

  • Daytimer (2014)
    2015 Nominee Short Film Grand Jury Prize
    • Daytimer

Toronto Film Critics Association Awards

  • Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal (2019)
    2021 Winner TFCA Award
    • Best Actor
    • Sound of Metal

Geneva International Film Festival - Tous Écrans

  • Daniel Mays and Riz Ahmed in Shifty (2008)
    2009 Winner Best Actor
    • Shifty

Empire Awards, UK

  • James Earl Jones, Forest Whitaker, Wen Jiang, Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Daniel Naprous, Alan Tudyk, Donnie Yen, Spencer Wilding, and Riz Ahmed in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
    2017 Nominee Empire Award
    • Best Male Newcomer
    • Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Vancouver Film Critics Circle

  • Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal (2019)
    2021 Nominee VFCC Award
    • Best Actor
    • Sound of Metal

Chlotrudis Awards

  • Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal (2019)
    2021 Winner Chlotrudis Award
    • Best Actor
    • Sound of Metal
    Tied with Levan Gelbakhiani for And Then We Danced (2019)

Austin Film Critics Association

  • Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal (2019)
    2021 Winner AFCA Award
    • Best Actor
    • Sound of Metal

Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards

  • Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal (2019)
    2021 Nominee WAFCA Award
    • Best Actor
    • Sound of Metal

IMDb STARmeter Awards

  • Riz Ahmed
    2019 Winner STARmeter Award
    • Breakout Star

Telluride Film Festival

  • Riz Ahmed
    2021 Winner Silver Medallion Award

International Cinephile Society Awards

  • Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal (2019)
    2021 Nominee ICS Award
    • Best Actor
    • Sound of Metal
    2nd place

North Texas Film Critics Association, US

  • Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal (2019)
    2021 Nominee NTFCA Award
    • Best Actor
    • Sound of Metal

St. Louis Film Critics Association, US

  • Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal (2019)
    2021 Nominee SLFCA Award
    • Best Actor
    • Sound of Metal

Alliance of Women Film Journalists

  • Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal (2019)
    2021 Nominee EDA Award
    • Best Actor
    • Sound of Metal

Detroit Film Critics Society Awards

  • Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal (2019)
    2021 Nominee DFCS Award
    • Best Actor
    • Sound of Metal

New York Film Critics, Online

  • Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal (2019)
    2021 Winner NYFCO Award
    • Best Actor
    • Sound of Metal

Indiana Film Journalists Association, US

  • Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal (2019)
    2020 Nominee IFJA Award
    • Best Actor
    • Sound of Metal

Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards

  • Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal (2019)
    2021 Nominee DFCC
    • Best Actor
    • Sound of Metal
    8th place

Iowa Film Critics Awards

  • Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal (2019)
    2021 Nominee IFC Award
    • Best Actor
    • Sound of Metal

Broadcast Awards, UK

  • Defiance: Fighting the Far Right (2024)
    2025 Nominee Broadcast Award
    • Best Documentary Series
    • Defiance: Fighting the Far Right
    Shared with: Brett Irwin · James Rogan · Ethan Prior · Sean Mackenzie · Allie Moore · Anoop Pandhal · Bishi · Nancy Bornat · Deep Sehgal · Soleta Rogan · Satiyesh Manoharajah · Rajesh Thind

Denver Film Critics Society

  • Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal (2019)
    2021 Nominee DFCS Award
    • Best Actor
    • Sound of Metal

The Webby Awards

  • Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal (2019)
    2021 Winner Webby Award
    • Best Actor
    • Sound of Metal

CinEuphoria Awards

  • Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal (2019)
    2022 Nominee CinEuphoria
    • Best Actor - International Competition
    • Sound of Metal

Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA)

  • Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal (2019)
    2021 Winner GAFCA Award
    • Best Actor
    • Sound of Metal
  • Jake Gyllenhaal in Nightcrawler (2014)
    2015 Nominee GAFCA Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Nightcrawler

Dorian Film Awards

  • Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal (2019)
    2021 Nominee Dorian Award
    • Film Performance of the Year - Actor
    • Sound of Metal
  • The Night Of (2016)
    2017 Nominee Dorian Award
    • TV Performance of the Year - Actor
    • The Night Of

Utah Film Critics Association Awards

  • Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal (2019)
    2021 Winner UFCA Award
    • Best Actor
    • Sound of Metal

Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Awards

  • Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal (2019)
    2021 Winner OFCC Award
    • Best Actor
    • Sound of Metal

Houston Film Critics Society Awards

  • Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal (2019)
    2021 Winner HFCS Award
    • Best Actor
    • Sound of Metal

Online Film & Television Association

  • Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal (2019)
    2021 Nominee OFTA Film Award
    • Best Actor
    • Sound of Metal
  • Zosia Mamet, Lena Dunham, Jemima Kirke, and Allison Williams in Girls (2012)
    2017 Winner OFTA Television Award
    • Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
    • Girls
  • The Night Of (2016)
    2017 Winner OFTA Television Award
    • Best Actor in a Motion Picture or Limited Series
    • The Night Of
  • Jake Gyllenhaal in Nightcrawler (2014)
    2015 Nominee OFTA Film Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Nightcrawler
  • Jake Gyllenhaal in Nightcrawler (2014)
    2015 Nominee OFTA Film Award
    • Best Breakthrough Performance - Male
    • Nightcrawler

Village Voice Film Poll

  • Jake Gyllenhaal in Nightcrawler (2014)
    2014 Nominee VVFP Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Nightcrawler
    9th place.

Women Film Critics Circle Awards

  • Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal (2019)
    2021 Nominee WFCC Award
    • Best Actor
    • Sound of Metal

International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)

  • Zosia Mamet, Lena Dunham, Jemima Kirke, and Allison Williams in Girls (2012)
    2017 Nominee INOCA TV
    • Best Guest Actor in a Drama or Comedy Series
    • Girls
  • The Night Of (2016)
    2017 Winner INOCA TV
    • Best Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie
    • The Night Of

MTV Video Music Awards (VMA)

  • Riz Ahmed, Residente, K'Naan, Daveed Diggs, and Snow tha Product in The Hamilton Mixtape: Immigrants, We Get the Job Done (2017)
    2017 Winner VMA
    • Best Fight Against the System
    • The Hamilton Mixtape: Immigrants, We Get the Job Done
    Shared with: K'Naan · Snow tha Product · Residente

Indiewire Critics' Poll

  • Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal (2019)
    2020 Winner ICP Award
    • Best Performance
    • Sound of Metal
  • Jake Gyllenhaal in Nightcrawler (2014)
    2014 Nominee ICP Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Nightcrawler
    8th place.

North Carolina Film Critics Association

  • Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal (2019)
    2021 Nominee NCFCA Award
    • Best Actor
    • Sound of Metal

Phoenix Critics Circle

  • Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal (2019)
    2021 Nominee PCC Award
    • Best Actor
    • Sound of Metal

Gold Derby Awards

  • Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal (2019)
    2021 Nominee Gold Derby Film Award
    • Lead Actor
    • Sound of Metal
  • The Night Of (2016)
    2019 Nominee Gold Derby TV Award
    • TV Movie/Mini Actor of the Decade
    • The Night Of
  • Zosia Mamet, Lena Dunham, Jemima Kirke, and Allison Williams in Girls (2012)
    2017 Nominee Gold Derby TV Award
    • Comedy Guest Actor
    • Girls
  • The Night Of (2016)
    2017 Winner Gold Derby TV Award
    • TV Movie/Mini Lead Actor
    • The Night Of
  • Riz Ahmed
    2017 Nominee Gold Derby TV Award
    • Performer of the Year

Nevada Film Critics Society

  • Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal (2019)
    2021 Winner NFCS Award
    • Best Actor
    • Sound of Metal
    Tied with Anthony Hopkins for The Father (2020)

National Film Awards, UK

  • James Earl Jones, Forest Whitaker, Wen Jiang, Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Daniel Naprous, Alan Tudyk, Donnie Yen, Spencer Wilding, and Riz Ahmed in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
    2017 Nominee National Film Award
    • Best Breakthrough Performance in a Film
    • Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

AACTA International Awards

  • Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal (2019)
    2021 Nominee AACTA International Award
    • Best Lead Actor
    • Sound of Metal

Hawaii Film Critics Society

  • Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal (2019)
    2021 Nominee HFCS Award
    • Best Actor
    • Sound of Metal

Atlanta Film Critics Circle

  • Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal (2019)
    2021 Winner AFCC Award
    • Best Actor
    • Sound of Metal

New Mexico Film Critics

  • Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal (2019)
    2021 Nominee NMFC Award
    • Best Ensemble
    • Sound of Metal
    Shared with: Olivia Cooke · Paul Raci · Chelsea Lee

Music City Film Critics' Association Awards

  • Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal (2019)
    2021 Nominee MCFCA Award
    • Best Actor
    • Sound of Metal

Latino Entertainment Journalists Association Film Awards

  • Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal (2019)
    2021 Nominee LEJA Award
    • Best Actor
    • Sound of Metal

Online Association of Female Film Critics

  • Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal (2019)
    2021 Winner OAFFC Award
    • Best Male Lead
    • Sound of Metal

Hollywood Critics Association

  • Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal (2019)
    2021 Nominee HCA Award
    • Best Actor
    • Sound of Metal

Greater Western New York Film Critics Association Awards

  • Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal (2019)
    2020 Winner GWNYFCA Award
    • Best Actor
    • Sound of Metal

DiscussingFilm Critic Awards

  • Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal (2019)
    2021 Nominee DFCA Award
    • Best Film Actor
    • Sound of Metal

North Dakota Film Society

  • Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal (2019)
    2021 Winner NDFS Award
    • Best Actor
    • Sound of Metal

Sunset Film Circle Awards

  • Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal (2019)
    2020 Winner SFC Award
    • Best Actor
    • Sound of Metal

Chicago Indie Critics Awards (CIC)

  • Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal (2019)
    2021 Nominee CIC Award
    • Best Actor
    • Sound of Metal

Columbus Film Critics Association

  • Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal (2019)
    2021 Winner COFCA Award
    • Best Actor
    • Sound of Metal

San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle

  • Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal (2019)
    2021 Nominee SFBAFCC Award
    • Best Actor
    • Sound of Metal

Seattle Film Critics Society

  • Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal (2019)
    2021 Winner SFCS Award
    • Best Actor
    • Sound of Metal

Gold List

  • Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal (2019)
    2021 Winner Gold List Award
    • Best Actor
    • Sound of Metal

Minnesota Film Critics Alliance Awards

  • Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal (2019)
    2021 Nominee MNFCA Award
    • Best Actor
    • Sound of Metal
    2nd place

VHS Awards

  • Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal (2019)
    2020 Winner VHS Award
    • Best Actor
    • Sound of Metal

International Catholic Film Critics Association

  • Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal (2019)
    2021 Nominee ICFCA Award
    • Best Actor
    • Sound of Metal

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