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Mahershala Ali and Viola Davis just capped a landmark year for diversity in the awards race.
Also what I love about Denzel is not that hes a great black actor hes a great actor.
Ive never looked at myself as a black actor.
- Im an actor who happens to be African American.
Made in Americaproducer Ezra Edelman became the nights second black winner, sharing theBest Documentary Oscarwith Caroline Waterlow.
That made them the nights fourth and fifth black winners of the night.
(Jenkins was also nominated for his direction;La La Lands Damien Chazelle took home that honor.
And whileMoonlightdid win Best Picture, none of the producers are black.)
On Oscar nominations morning, Davis became thefirst black actress to score three acting nominations.
Forty-six percent of invitees were female, while 41 percent were people of color.
People ask me all the time, What kind of stories do you want to tell, Viola?
And I say, exhume those bodies.
The stories of the people who dreamed big and never saw those dreams to fruition.
People who fell in love and lost,Davis saidduring her acceptance speech.
So heres to August Wilson, who exhumed and exalted the ordinary people.
