Actor Riz Ahmed Lands Early Wins for his role as Ruben in the Amazon Original Movie “Sound of Metal”

Before heading into this week of award nomination announcements, R&CPMK Entertainment client Riz Ahmed already had a few wins under his belt for his portrayal of Ruben, a deaf musician, in the Amazon Original Movie “Sound of Metal.” He was named the winner for the Best Actor Award by the National Board of Review and New York Film Critics Online and was named the winner of the Male Actor Award by the Palm Springs International Film Festival.  Also honored by PSIFF with the Spotlight Award was fellow R&CPMK Entertainment client, actor Leslie Odom Jr. for his portrayal of Sam Cooke in the Amazon Original Movie “One Night in Miami.”

Nominations were announced late last week and earlier this week for upcoming awards programs such as the Film Independent Spirit Awards, GLAAD Media Awards, NAACP Image Awards, Golden Globe Awards, SAG Awards, Writers Guild Awards and Nickelodeon’s Kids Choice Awards with R&CPMK clients picking up nominations across the board.  See below for a full list of client nominees.

FILM INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS

BEST ACTOR
Riz Ahmed – Sound of Metal

GLAAD MEDIA AWARDS

OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES
9-1-1: Lone Star – Rob Lowe
Ratched – (Sharon Stone)
The Umbrella Academy – (David Castañeda, Ritu Arya and Kate Walsh)

OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES
Everything’s Gonna Be Okay – (Maeve Press)

NAACP IMAGE AWARDS

OUTSTANDING MOTION PICTURE
Bad Boys For Life – Jerry Bruckheimer
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom – Denzel Washington

Outstanding Short Form Series – Comedy or Drama
#FreeRayshawn – Antoine Fuqua

Outstanding Performance in a Short Form Series
Jasmine Cephas Jones – #FreeRayshawn
Laurence Fishburne – #FreeRayshawn 

Outstanding Comedy Series
Black-ish – (Laurence Fishburne)
grown-ish – (Laurence Fishburne)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Laurence Fishburne – Black-ish

Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
Cedric The Entertainer – The Neighborhood

Outstanding Drama Series
Power Book II: Ghost – (Melanie Liburd)

GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS

BEST ACTOR – Motion Picture Drama
Riz Ahmed – Sound of Metal

BEST ACTOR – TV Motion Picture/Limited Series
Jeff Daniels – The Comey Rule

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR – Motion Picture
Leslie Odom Jr. – One Night in Miami

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR – TV
Donald Sutherland – The Undoing

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS – Motion Picture
Glenn Close – Hillbilly Elegy

BEST SONG – Motion Picture
Leslie Odom Jr. – “Speak Now” from One Night in Miami

SAG AWARDS

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Glenn Close – Hillbilly Elegy

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Leslie Odom Jr. – One Night in Miami

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Riz Ahmed – Sound of Metal

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
One Night in Miami – (Leslie Odom Jr.)
The Trial of the Chicago 7 – (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II)

WRITERS GUILD AWARDS

COMEDY SERIES
What We Do in the Shadows – Stefani Robinson

EPISODIC DRAMA
“Trouble Don’t Last Always” (Euphoria) – Sam Levinson

KIDS CHOICE AWARDS

FAVORITE FAMILY TV SHOW
Cobra Kai – Jon Hurwitz, Josh Heald and Hayden Schlossberg

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