Much of the excitement over the noms involve the increase in diversity among the nominees.
The honor makes him a historical nominee on not one, but two counts.
Ahmed, a British Pakistani actor, is one of them.
(The other is Steven Yuen ofMinari.)
While this is Ahmed’s first time up for an Oscar, he’s no stranger to awards ceremonies.
In response to the honor, hetweeted: “Wow!
Fans expressed their thanks to and pride in Ahmed for helping break down barriers.
Awesome stuff … Congrats, dude.”
Another followeradded, “Huge congratulations for this and your essential and brave fight against racism.
You are a massive inspiration to me as an anti-racism activist.”
