Awards
On record for their credited titles
Oscars
1 nomination
Emmys
1 nomination
Golden Globes
1 nomination
BAFTAs
1 nomination
- Nominated Oscar · Best Actor Sound of Metal · 2021
- Nominated Emmy · Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series Girls · 2017
- Nominated Golden Globe · Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Sound of Metal · 2021
- Nominated BAFTA · Best Actor Sound of Metal · 2021
16
Wins
21
Nominations
37 awards — Riz Ahmed
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Independent Spirit Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Male Lead | Sound of Metal · 2021 | Winner |
| Best Supporting Male | Nightcrawler · 2015 | Nominee |
Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Sound of Metal · 2021 | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Sound of Metal · 2021 | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama | Sound of Metal · 2021 | Nominee |
Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | Girls · 2017 | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Sound of Metal · 2021 | Nominee |
London Film Critics' Circle
3 nominations, 1 won
| British/Irish Actor of the Year (for body of work) | Sound of Metal · 2021 | Winner |
| Actor of the Year | Sound of Metal · 2021 | Nominee |
| Supporting Actor of the Year | Nightcrawler · 2015 | Nominee |
San Diego Film Critics Society
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor | Sound of Metal · 2021 | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Nightcrawler · 2014 | Nominee |
Austin Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Sound of Metal · 2021 | Winner |
Georgia Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Sound of Metal · 2021 | Winner |
Gotham Independent Film Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Sound of Metal · 2021 | Winner |
Houston Film Critics Society
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Sound of Metal · 2021 | Winner |
IndieWire Critics Poll
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Performance | Sound of Metal · 2020 | Winner |
Miami International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Impact Award | Sound of Metal · 2021 | Winner |
National Board of Review
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Sound of Metal · 2021 | Winner |
New York Film Critics Online
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Sound of Metal · 2021 | Winner |
Palm Springs International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actor | Sound of Metal · 2021 | Winner |
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Virtuosos Award | Sound of Metal · 2021 | Winner |
Satellite Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Sound of Metal · 2021 | Winner |
Seattle Film Critics Society
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Sound of Metal · 2021 | Winner |
Toronto Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Sound of Metal · 2021 | Winner |
AACTA Awards
1 nomination
| Best International Actor | Sound of Metal · 2021 | Nominee |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Sound of Metal · 2021 | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Sound of Metal · 2021 | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Sound of Metal · 2020 | Nominee |
Detroit Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Sound of Metal · 2021 | Nominee |
Empire Awards
1 nomination
| Best Male Newcomer | Rogue One: A Star Wars Story · 2017 | Nominee |
Gotham Awards
1 nomination
| Breakthrough Actor | Nightcrawler · 2014 | Nominee |
Hollywood Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Sound of Metal · 2021 | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Sound of Metal · 2021 | Nominee |
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Sound of Metal · 2021 | Nominee |
St. Louis Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Sound of Metal · 2021 | Nominee |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Sound of Metal · 2021 | Nominee |
All credits
Relay
The Phoenician Scheme
Nimona
Encounter
Sound of Metal
The Sisters Brothers
Venom
Jason Bourne
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
The OA
Una
Nightcrawler
Closed Circuit
Girls
Ill Manors
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
Day of the Falcon
Centurion
Four Lions
The Road to Guantanamo