Oscars 2021 Riz Ahmed: Nominated for his performance in Sound Of Metal in the Best Actor category, Riz Ahmed was accompanied by his wife Fatima Fareheen Mirza at the Oscars 2021. This is their first public appearance as a couple.
The 2021 Oscars being Ahmed and Mirza's first public appearance, they won many hearts with their evident loving gestures. While the couple posed for the camera on the red carpet, Ahmed took a moment to first fix his wife’s hair. Fans and spectators all over the world were quick to notice this and the internet is now flooded with a clip of this moment.
“I’m the official groomer for the evening,” Ahmed jokingly said. Twitter users have gone crazy over and lots of people have been talking about it. Many also expressed their jealousy over Mirza because of how lucky she is.
Carried out at two different locations, the Union Station and the Dolby Theatre, the 93rd Academy Awards have been heaving delayed for about eight weeks due to the coronavirus pandemic. Although it was scheduled to take place on February 28, 2021, the ceremony has been moved to a more convenient time. The guest list has also been cut short due to the pandemic. Only the nominees, the guests, and the presenters were allowed inside the hall.
The 93rd Academy Awards prided itself on having a quite diverse list and range of nominees this year. Included in this, Ahmed is officially the first Muslim to be nominated for Best Actor in the Academy Awards. The Best Actor nominee for Sound Of Metal is also the first person of Pakistani origin to be nominated in the acting category. Read more about other Oscar winners here.
Take a look at people’s comments and reactions to the breathtaking moment that put a pause to the Oscars 2021.
I wish us all a very “Riz Ahmed Fixing Our Hair for the Perfect Pic” kinda love pic.twitter.com/DKAiuXNUXR
— Manna Sidhu (@manna_sidhu) April 26, 2021
Not Riz Ahmed pausing the Oscars red carpet to fix his wife’s hair WHAT A PERFECT HUMAN pic.twitter.com/sc5m1ldHuC
— Nora Dominick (@noradominick) April 25, 2021