Mahershala Ali Wins Oscar For Best Supporting Actor In Moonlight

In receiving the award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film adaptation of the August Wilson play Fences, a teary-eyed Davis explained where she finds inspiration-from those who have passed without having their stories told. You know, I grew up in apartments that were condemned and rat infested, and I just always sort of wanted to be somebody. Their relationship shows that when you find people whose work you admire and who you can rely on, don’t let them go.

Moonlight also won the awards for best adapted screenplay and took the night’s main award, for best picture, after a mixup that saw hosts Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway originally announce La La Land as the victor.

Mahershala Ali took home the award for Best Supporting Actor for his deeply felt performance in “Moonlight”.

Ali thanked his many acting teachers and coaches who taught him that “It’s not about you”, but about the characters and stories that actors “are in service to”. In January, the actor and music producer spoke to Jimmy Kimmel about what he and his wife planned to name the baby; he said they wanted “something a little bit simpler for our child”, but that they would still “keep it unique”. “We just had our daughter four days ago”.

Ali also stars alongside Taraji P Henson in Oscar-nominated Hidden Figures, a drama about black female mathematicians that who played pivotal roles in Nasa’s 1961 space race. The 2017 Academy Awards are airing tonight, February 26, and Decider has got all of your Oscars needs covered.

“I would thank my wife who was in her third trimester.

Mommy, I love you, ‘ and that was it”, Davis said, with her husband, Julius Tennon, chiming in to add, “When she saw her mom in that red dress, she was speechless”. “You are a servant”, the Best Supporting Actor victor told the crowd in Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre. I’m good with it. Thank you Barry Jenkins…