Monday, February 27, 2017

Diversity Wins at Oscars as Jabs at President Donald Trump Unite Academy

A year after only white actors were nominated in the top four Academy Awards categories, prompting the #OscarsSoWhite boycott, a film about a young gay black man won best picture, a black man became the first Muslim actor to win an Oscar and Viola Davis brought the audience to tears accepting her own best supporting actress award.

"This goes out to all those black and brown boys and girls and non-gender-conforming who don't see themselves. We are trying to show you, you and us, so thank you, thank you, this is for you," Tarell Alvin McCraney, co-screenwriter of "Moonlight," said emotionally while accepting his share of the award for best adapted screenplay. 

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Source: NBC News 

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