On Monday morning, British actor of Pakistani descent Riz Ahmed created history. Ahmed clinched the best actor Oscar nomination for his performance in 'Sound Of Metal' on Monday and created a record of sorts.

Riz Ahmed becomes the first Muslim to get nominated in the Best Actor category at the Oscars

Oscars 2021: Meet the Best Actor/Actress nominees

Newcomer Adarsh Gourav made heads turn with his powerful performance in the Netflix film 'The White Tiger' earlier this year. Now the young star has earned a nomination in the best actor category at BAFTA 2021.

BAFTA 2021: 'The White Tiger' star Adarsh Gourav gets nominated in the best actor category 

You win or lose the coveted golden statue but you will go home on a 'high' on Oscar night. French champagne house Piper-Heidsieck is giving Oscar nominated actors and actresses $ 2,000 worth bottles of champagne.

Oscar's best actor, actress nominees to get bottles of champagne worth $2,000