Black actor Daniel Kaluuya wins Oscar for best supporting actor for his role in "Judas and the Black Messiah"
Kaluuya, 32, a Black British actor who won rose to international fame after his starring role in Jordan Peele’s Get Out, was the favorite for the prize, having won in the same category at a slew of preceding awards, including the Golden Globes and the Baftas.
In a wide-ranging, effervescent acceptance speech, Kaluuya started off by thanking God – “I can’t be here without your guidance and protection”, before acknowledging his mother (“you gave me your factory settings”) and offering his praise for the man he played, Fred Hampton: “What a man, how blessed we are that we lived in a lifetime where he existed… When they played divide and conquer, we say unite and ascend.”
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