Riz Ahmed Receives the IMDb STARmeter Award in Toronto
Riz Ahmed Receives the IMDb “Breakout Star” STARmeter Award as Determined by IMDbPro Data on the Page Views of More Than 200 Million Monthly Visitors to IMDb
Previous IMDb STARmeter Award Recipients at Toronto Include Olivia Wilde, Miles Teller, Brie Larson, Felicity Jones, Sam Rockwell and Olivia Cooke
TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–IMDb:
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IMDb (www.imdb.com), the world’s most popular and authoritative source for movie, TV and celebrity content, today presented the IMDb “Breakout Star” STARmeter Award to Riz Ahmed in the IMDb celebrity video studio (#IMDbStudio) in Toronto. IMDb STARmeter Awards recognize the stars who are fan favorites on the IMDbPro STARmeter chart, which is determined by the page views of the more than 200 million unique monthly visitors to IMDb worldwide. Previous IMDb STARmeter Award recipients at Toronto include Olivia Wilde, Miles Teller, Brie Larson, Felicity Jones, Sam Rockwell and Olivia Cooke. |
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Col Needham, Founder and CEO of IMDb, presented Riz Ahmed with the award. |
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Riz Ahmed has been a strong performer on the IMDbPro STARmeter chart in recent years, fueled by his 2016 Emmy Award-winning performance in The Night Of, his role in 2018’s Venom, and with his highly anticipated performance in the upcoming film Sound of Metal, alongside last year’s IMDb Breakout STARmeter Award winner at Toronto, Olivia Cooke. Sound of Metal premieres September 6, 2019 at the festival. |
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Riz Ahmed accepted the IMDb STARmeter Award September 6, 2019 during a visit to the invitation-only IMDb celebrity video studio (#IMDbStudio) in Toronto. Original IMDb coverage of the festival, including celebrity video interviews and photographs, is available now at www.imdb.com/toronto. |
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For award presentation images, please go to: https://assignments.gettyimages.com/v2/share/8c0d3c9b-006a-4bc7-98e6-16c6bdc44650. |
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For award presentation video, please go to: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls090647824/videoplayer/vi1285865241. |
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