The film world is still recovering from Best Picture blunder unlike anything the Oscars has seen, but let’s not let that overshadow the rest of the night.
The evening was not short on inspirational speeches, one of the most powerful coming from someone who wasn’t even there: Asghar Farhadi. The Iranian filmmaker won Best Foreign Film for “The Salesman,” and engineer and the first female space tourist Anousheh Ansari, accepted the Oscar from his behalf, read from a prepared statement from the director who spoke about against Trump’s “inhumane law” regarding the Muslim ban.
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Elsewhere, Viola Davis put another acceptance for the ages into the books, and uh, “Suicide Squad” became an Oscar winner. And then yes, there was the Best Picture mixup between “La La Land” and “Moonlight.” It was quite a night. Check out the acceptance speech highlights below.
Mahershala Ali thanks his wife: "She was in her third trimester during awards season. We just had our daughter 4 days ago." #Oscars pic.twitter.com/WpRi6RYlGr
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#Oscars: 'Suicide Squad' Makeup & Hairstyling winners dedicate their win to "all the immigrants." pic.twitter.com/yO8iFfHOOc
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#Oscars: Ezra Edelman dedicates his award to the "victims of police violence and police brutalities." pic.twitter.com/C8J3SUhVUK
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#Oscars: Iran's 'The Salesman' wins, filmmaker sends statement slamming Trump's "inhumane" travel ban https://t.co/gy5GoysJ6l pic.twitter.com/ouFb58xAIs
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Viola Davis thanks Denzel Washington: "O captain, my captain." #Oscars pic.twitter.com/cEFVijFa5K
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'Zootopia' winners: "Tolerance is more powerful than the fear of the other." #Oscars pic.twitter.com/O7LBsUqul9
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#Oscars: 'White Helmets' urges end to Syrian war in statement read by Doc Short winners. pic.twitter.com/pdTlPl6FJH
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#Oscars: Watch Kenneth Lonergan accept Best Original Screenplay for 'Manchester by the Sea.' pic.twitter.com/q7k778qmkT
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Barry Jenkins: "For the next 4 years it will not be you alone. We will not forget you." #Oscars pic.twitter.com/YSIiGSYMHT
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#Oscars: Damien Chazelle is the youngest person in history to win Best Director. pic.twitter.com/QvDRovttZn
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Casey Affleck wins Best Actor: "One of the first people who taught me how to act was Denzel Washington… thank you." #Oscars pic.twitter.com/FzBCwe5dbY
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Emma Stone wins Best Actress, thanks Ryan Gosling: "Thank you for being the greatest partner on this crazy adventure." #Oscars pic.twitter.com/CnFLvNEdda
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