2017 Emmys: Spotlight on First-Time Acting Nominees9 of 23
Riz Ahmed: Nasir 'Naz' Khan, "The Night Of"
Emmy Category: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
Nasir Khan was wise enough to know that his normal life was over the moment he was booked as the suspected murder of Andrea Cornish, and Riz Ahmed's depiction of a seemingly good kid embracing the dark environment around him as a means of survival was shattering. Plus he had to contend with acting opposite the always brilliant Michael K. Williams.
Emmy Category: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
Nasir Khan was wise enough to know that his normal life was over the moment he was booked as the suspected murder of Andrea Cornish, and Riz Ahmed's depiction of a seemingly good kid embracing the dark environment around him as a means of survival was shattering. Plus he had to contend with acting opposite the always brilliant Michael K. Williams.
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TitlesThe Night Of, Ordinary Death