Mar 03, 2014 00:44
Tonight, the Academy saw the first black African (Kenyan) actress to be nominated in and win Best Supporting Actress.
Tonight, the Academy saw the second African-American writer to win in a screenplay category.
Tonight, the Academy saw the very first black producer to win Best Picture.
Tonight, the Academy also watched a Yalie become the second fastest person to have won an EGOT", a man whose last name is Lopez.
Tonight, the Academy saw a movie about slavery made by a black man and starring, in a lead role, a black man--a movie written by another black man--win Best Picture.
I think the phrase that comes to mind is "making history."
*Emmy Award, Grammy Award, Academy Award (Oscar), Tony Award
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