LOS ANGELES --
Ariana DeBose lived as much as Oscar predictions and adopted the trail of her “West Facet Story” predecessor Rita Moreno.
DeBose received the very best supporting actress trophy Sunday for her breakout efficiency because the fierce Anita, 60 years after Moreno claimed the award in 1962 for the unique movie model of the Broadway musical.
“Yikes, OK!” DeBose stated, holding the statuette up in triumph. “Now you see why Anita says, ‘I wish to be in America.’ As a result of even on this weary world that we reside in, desires do come true. And that’s actually a heartening factor proper now.”
DeBose gave a shoutout to Moreno, who attended the ceremony.
“I'm so grateful your Anita paved the best way for tons of Anitas like me," she stated. Moreno was an Oscar pioneer, the primary Latina to win an performing award.
DeBose is a groundbreaker in her personal proper, the primary Afro-Latina and overtly LGBTQ actor to win within the class. In her acceptance speech, DeBose stated she discovered her “power in life by way of artwork.”
“To anyone who has ever questioned your id,” she stated, “I promise you there's a place for us.”
Largely unknown in movie circles earlier than touchdown the coveted function, the 31-year-old North Carolina native turned the clear Oscar favorite after an awards season filled with victories. She was beforehand primarily often known as a stage actress, with Broadway roles in “Convey It On: The Musical,” “Motown: The Musical” and “Hamilton.”
“That is magic,” she stated, waving her Oscar backstage, “however it’s magic that didn't come with out effort.”
She supplied extra reward for Moreno, saying she "opened many doorways, not only for me however for a lot of Latinas. Once you’re the primary of something, it’s lonely. She’s not alone anymore.”
DeBose’s Oscar makes the third time that two actors have earned trophies for taking part in the identical function, following Heath Ledger and Joaquin Phoenix because the Joker, and Marlon Brando and Robert DeNiro as Vito Corleone.
Earlier this month, DeBose stated she thought of it necessary and “thrilling” to see Latino display achievement celebrated after it was largely snubbed in 2021.
Progress means “getting individuals in entrance of the digicam and behind the digicam and into the writers’ rooms and in positions of energy, so we are able to proceed to inform our tales in an genuine” and expansive means, she informed The Related Press.
Moreno gave her useful and concise recommendation earlier than the ceremony.
“She simply stated, ‘Get pleasure from it, honey!’” DeBose informed AP.
Different nominees within the class have been Jessie Buckley for “The Misplaced Daughter”; Judi Dench, “Belfast”; Kirsten Dunst, “The Energy of the Canine” and Aunjanue Ellis, “King Richard.”
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AP Leisure Author Andrew Dalton contributed to this report.
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