The 2017 Oscar for Best Supporting Actor went too…
MAHERSHALA ALI!!!!!!!!
I’m so happy! I don’t have to burn anything down, like I swore to do if Mahershala didn’t win for his extraordinary and haunting performance in Moonlight. He was such an extraordinary part of one of the best-acted ensembles in years.
Mahershala seemed conscious of trying to pause and absorb what had just happened, and he seemed to know what he wanted to say. He started by thanking his teachers: “I want to thank my teachers, my professors… they taught me that it wasn’t about you, it isn’t about you, it’s about these characters.” He gave thanks to Barry Jenkins, and all of the people behind the scenes, his manager. And finally, he gave a special thank you to his wife: “We just had our daughter four days ago,” which was a huge applause line. He ended his speech by offering peace and blessings.
YAY!!!!!! This is so joyful. I love that the Oscar went to the right person. PS… According to randos on Twitter, Mahershala is the first Muslim man to win an Oscar? Perhaps.
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Wasn’t watching the show…but saw that he won. This is good news.
There wasn’t one false acting note in this movie by any of the actors and actresses. I still think about so many scenes in this movie.
Congrats to Mahershala Ali.
Me too, Jayna. Best picture of the year, hands down, no matter which one wins the statue tonight.
Best movie hands down is right
Yay!!!!!! I’m so happy for him.
I’m so happy he won, but I would have been fine with Michael Shannon too. But yay for Mahersala!
So happy, was rooting really hard for him.
I’m so happy he won and his acceptance speech was perfect. Congrats to him and his wife on their new baby girl.
He’s been such a great dresser during this whole award season. He has great style.
It is literally the only category that I care about tonight. I am soooooo sooooo happy for him! And the standing O that he got was awesome.
I wanted my boy Dev to win but Ali really deserved that. Congrats!
@ ADRIEN~my sentiments exactly!
He was phenomenal. He made that movie.
YAY VIOLA!!!
I’m SOOOOO happy he won!!! An Oscar and a brand new baby girl in one week!! Congrats to him!
Cheers!! Very much deserved. An Oscar, a newborn baby girl…he’s killing it!!!
His speech moved me to tears—his teachers and professors, the element that it is not about us but to be storytellers. Mahershala Ali is human and real beauty.
Love it, he won! Yay!
I still haven’t seen all the nominees and only know Ali from House of Cards but that speech was lovely. I also loved how, even though he must have been in a daze, he turned around and went back to shake his fellow nominee Jeff Bridge’s hand on the way up. Dude is all class.
That was such a nice moment! Ali is just stupidly beautiful.
Okay. So how he passed Jeff Bridges going to the stage to collect his Oscar and Jeff patted him on the shoulder…then Mahershala stopped, turned back around and shook Jeff Bridges hand with such respect. I will never forget that… or his speech. Fan for life.
+1000 Congrats to him. I’m a fan for life now.
Oh and no, he isn’t “the first Muslim man” to ever win an Oscar. For starters, Asghar Farhadi won his second one tonight (and stayed home in Iran to protest the travel ban). And I think Ben Kingsley, who won for Gandhi, was Muslim, or at least a parent was? Ali may be the first Muslim-American actor to win, though.
Ben isn’t Muslim, but you’re right about Farhadi.
YES! so happy.
This haircut looks SO good on him, but looks so bad on Justin Timberlake!
Love this dude, keep up the good work!
Whoo hoo! Love ya Remy! Congratulations!