Mahershala Ali wins the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the critically acclaimed movie, "Moonlight" at the 89th Acadamy Awards. With the win, Ali became the first Muslim to win an Oscar. Ali was raised as a Christian but later converted to Islam in 1999. He joined the Ahmadiyya Muslim community in 2001.
“I want to thank my teachers, my professors,” Ali said in his acceptance speech. “One thing they consistently told me […] was that it wasn’t about you. It’s not about you, it’s about these characters, you are a servant. You’re in service to these stories and these characters.”
He went on to thank “Moonlight” director Barry Jenkins and the film’s cast and crew. He also nodded to his wife and daughter, who was born four days ago.
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