Riz Ahmed becomes first actor of Pakistani descent who is all set to announce Academy Awards nominations next week. Ahmed will be pairing up with M3GAN star Allison Williams for task.

According to Deadline, announcement is scheduled to take place on Tuesday from Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater and will air live on ABC's Good Morning America, ABC morning show announced. It also will stream live on Goodmorningamerica.com, ABC News Live, Disney+, Oscars.org, Oscar.com and Academy's social media platforms, including Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.

Earlier this week, Ahmed announced that he has joined Pakistan's Oscar submission, Joyland as its executive producer. "We are so proud at Left Handed Films to be part of Joyland. Our motto is "go left" and Saim Sadiq's unique film does just that," Emmy-winning artist penned.

Published in The Daily National Courier, January, 20 2023

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