The Oscars saw historic wins for diversity Sunday night at the the 91st Annual Academy Awards as more women and more individual black nominees won than ever before.
Spike Lee took home his first competitive Oscar and, for the first time, three out of the four top acting awards were won by non-white actors as Regina King, Mahershala Ali and Rami Malek triumphed.
Malek, who won the award for Best Actor for his part as Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody, spoke about being the son of an immigrant.
He said: 'We made a film about a gay man, an immigrant who lived his life unapologetically himself.
'We're longing for stories like this. I am the son of immigrants from Egypt. I'm a first-generation American, and part of my story is being written right now.'
Black Panther won for Ruth Carter's costume design, Hannah Beachler and Jay Hart's production design, and Ludwig Göransson's score.
Beachler had been the first African-American to ever be nominated in the category. Beachler and Carter became just the second and third black women to win non-acting Oscars. Irene Cara, who wrote the theme to Flashdance, won in 1983.
'It just means that we've opened the door,' Carter, a veteran costume designer, said backstage. 'Finally, the door is wide open.'
Rami Malek accepts the Best Actor award for his role playing Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody. It's the second Oscar for Ali, who won in the same category in 2017 for Moonlight. In Green Book he plays Don Shirley, an African-American classical pianist
Regina King accepts the Actress in a Supporting Role award for If Beale Street Could Talk in an emotional speech
Two years after winning for his role in 'Moonlight,' Mahershala Ali won again for his supporting performance in 'Green Book' — a role many said was really a lead.
Ali is the second black actor to win two Oscars following Denzel Washington, who won for Glory and Training Day. Ali dedicated the award to his grandmother.
Lee's win for best adapted screenplay for his white supremacist drama BlacKkKlansman, an award he shared with three co-writers, gave the ceremony its signature moment.
The crowd rose in a standing ovation, Lee leapt into the arms of presenter Samuel L. Jackson and even the backstage press room burst into applause.
But the awards was not without controversy. Green Book, crowned best picture at the 91st Academy Awards, has been ridiculed as an outdated inversion of Driving Miss Daisy by others.
Lee, whose Do the Right Thing came out the same year that Driving Miss Daisy won best picture, was among those most visibly upset by the award handed to the segregation-era road-trip drama.
After presenter Julia Roberts announced it, Lee stood up, waved his hands in disgust and appeared to try to leave the Dolby Theatre before returning. Jordan Peele, who was sitting behind Lee, also declined to applaud the winner, as did others in the room.
Hailed as a tribute to racial tolerance by its makers and stars, Green Book was also widely criticized by many as an outdated, sentimentalized movie full of racial stereotypes.
Ruth E. Carter with her award for costume design. Carter and Hannah Beachler became the first African-Americans to win in their respective categories
Hannah Beachler won the Best Production Design award for 'Black Panther'
Regina King with her Best Supporting Actress award for If Beale Street Could Talk and Spike Lee holding his Best Adapted Screenplay award for BlacKkKlansman
Ruth E. Carter and Hannah Beachler became the first African-Americans to win in their respective categories. Carter was first up as she took home an Academy Award for costume design, then Beachler followed her with a win in production design at the 91st annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
'I dreamed and prayed for this night,' said Carter, who was the lead costume designer behind the Afro-futuristic wardrobes in Ryan Coogler's 'Black Panther.' She was previously nominated for her work on 'Amistad' and 'Malcolm X.'
This has been a longtime coming,' said Carter as she burst into laughter while accepting her trophy.
Beachler and Carter played influential roles in helping 'Black Panther' become a cultural phenomenon. Both said they wanted to infuse the pride of the African diaspora into the film.
'Marvel may have created the first black superhero. But through costume design, we turned him into an African king,' said Carter, who drew inspiration for the film's stylish and colorful garments from her travels to Africa.
Carter said she hopes their historic Oscar wins can open up more doors for other African-Americans who want to follow her and Beachler's footsteps.
'Now we won't have to wait for the first,' she said while backstage. 'We now have the first. Finally the door is wide open. I'm mentoring in hopes of raising others up and give them hope.'
'We wanted to bring the world of Africa to life,' Beachler said while backstage admitting that she was still 'freaking out' after her victory.
Alfonso Cuaron won an Oscar for best director for the second time. He previously won in 2014 for Gravity. This year his film Roma, which is based on his childhood in Mexico and the woman who raised him, picked up the top gong.
The writer-director dedicated his speech to domestic workers, noting that tens of millions of them work around the world with any rights.
Regina King won Best Supporting Actress for 'If Beale Street Could Talk' and paid tribute to her mom in an emotional speech.
'To be standing here representing one of the greatest artist of our time, James Baldwin, is a little surreal,' said King. 'James Baldwin birthed this baby.'
Alfonso Cuaron speaks on stage after accepting the Best Director award for Roma. It was his second time winning the award
Mahershala Ali won the Academy Award for best supporting actor. The win comes for his performance in Green Book
Alfonso Cuaron and Yalitza Aparicio react after the director was announced as winner of the cinematography award for Roma
Spike Lee, left, winner of the Adapted Screenplay award for BlacKkKlansman and Mahershala Ali, right, winner for Actor in a Supporting Role for Green Book
Rami Malek, winner of Best Actor for Bohemian Rhapsody; Olivia Colman, winner of Best Actress for The Favourite; Regina King, winner of Best Supporting Actress for If Beale Street Could Talk; and Mahershala Ali, winner of Best Supporting Actor for Green Book
Lady Gaga joins Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando and Andrew Wyatt on stage for their win
And it was a first win for Lady Gaga who picked up the Oscar for Shallow after an emotionally charged performance with her co-star Bradley Cooper.
She became part of history made by women at the 91st annual Academy Awards. With the win of Jamie Ray Newman and Guy Nattiv for live action short film, 13 women captured Oscars on Sunday. The Academy says the previous record was set in 2007 and matched in 2015.
Lady Gaga's win with Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando and Andrew Wyatt put the number at 14.
The inclusivity of the winners Sunday stood in stark contrast to the #OscarsSoWhite backlash that marked the 2016 and 2015 Oscars.
Since then, the academy has worked to diversity its largely white and male membership, adding several thousand new members and opening the academy up internationally. Still, this year's nominations were criticized for not including a female best director nominee or a best-picture nominee directed by a woman.
Last year's Oscars followed the rise of the #MeToo movement, the launch of the gender equality group Time's Up and the downfall of Harvey Weinstein.
A year after best-actress winner Frances McDormand urged the adoption of an inclusion rider - a contractual stipulation for the diversity of a film's cast and crew -numerous production companies, stars and one studio, Warner Brothers, have made similar pledges.
Many had criticized this year's selections for lacking a female nominee in the best director category or a best picture nominee directed by a woman.
Recent studies have shown that Hollywood improved on many counts in diversity and gender parity in 2018, but remains far from equitable for women and people of color.
In the last few years, the academy has considerably increased its membership in an effort to diversify its ranks, which have historically been overwhelmingly white and male. In June, the academy invited a record 928 new members.
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