Awards Season went out with a bang Sunday night at the Academy Awards, Moonlight took home three awards!
Mahershala Ali took home Best Supporting Actor for his role as Juan in Moonlight, becoming the first Muslim actor to win an Oscar.
Mahershala Ali thanks his wife, celebrates newborn daughter during #Oscars acceptance speech https://t.co/LOhkJ3ZP65 pic.twitter.com/BFToiQdsKl
— ABC News (@ABC) February 27, 2017
Barry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney won Best Adapted Screenplay for Moonlight.
The good part of the Barry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney speech. #Oscars pic.twitter.com/sb3n9KlmWF
— BuzzFeedEntmnt (@BuzzFeedEnt) February 27, 2017
Everyone THOUGHT La La Land won Best Picture, but it was a mistake, and in the ultimate Steve Harvey awards show move, Moonlight was the real winner for Best Picture.
WATCH: Moment where crew/cast of 'La La Land' realizes a mistake had been made and 'Moonlight' actually won Best Picture. #Oscars pic.twitter.com/WCCopwsJ66
— Good Morning America (@GMA) February 27, 2017
Of course, Black Twitter had to swoop in.
— Moe Killington (@sporker_) February 27, 2017
How all of us felt.
When you thought you lost to La La Land but hear that you actually won the Best Picture Oscar. pic.twitter.com/dZl8zdV9Mk
— Well First of All (@TMikaMouse) February 27, 2017
QTNA.
….SO DID ADELE REALLY WIN AOTY??! @RecordingAcad
— iCON Billingsley (@iCONtips) February 27, 2017
All in all, yes to these deserving awards that went to an amazing movie! Kudos!
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