Riz Ahmed hasn't seen his Oscar in years Movie star Riz Ahmed admits that he hasn't seen his Oscar in years. 11 April 2026 Riz Ahmed doesn't know where his Oscar is. Riz Ahmed is an Oscar winner The 43-year-old actor won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for The Long Goodbye in 2022, but Riz subsequently handed the gong to his mother and he hasn't seen it since. He told People: "I went and handed it straight to my mom. She gets first dibs on any of that stuff. I actually haven't seen it for a while, so I'm hoping she knows where it is, 'cause I don't.