Mahershala Ali's acceptance speech for Actor In A Supporting Role. I get emotional when he does.💕 #Moonlight [1] #Oscars [2] pic.twitter.com/2tQd5Ykg5A [3]
— Cinemacked (@Cinemacked) February 27, 2017 [4]
Moonlight [5]'s Mahershala Ali took home best supporting actor at the Oscars on Sunday, the very first award of the night, and he even made history [6]. We've been loving his poignant speeches all season (his speech at the SAG Awards [7] may have made us cry), and this one is particularly special, since he and his wife welcomed a new baby [8] just days before the big show. Ali, the first Muslim to win an Oscar [9], also spoke about the unfortunate best picture flub [10] from the press room.