Post by Admin on Apr 3, 2022 12:41:57 GMT -4
Ariana DeBose wins Best Supporting Actress Oscar 60 years after Rita Moreno won for same role
DeBose wowed as Anita in Steven Spielberg's West Side Story, the same role Moreno won for in 1962 when she became the first Latina Oscar winner.
The Academy Awards were a pretty (oh, so pretty) affair for West Side Story star Ariana DeBose.
Six decades after Rita Moreno won an Oscar for her portrayal of Anita in the first big-screen adaptation of the beloved musical, DeBose followed in her 90-year-old costar's footsteps to win for playing Anita in Steven Spielberg's 2021 version of West Side Story. Moreno appears in a new role in the remake created just for her.
DeBose accepted her prize at Sunday's 94th Academy Awards ceremony for her work in the Best Picture-nominated film, beating out the likes of Jessie Buckley (The Lost Daughter), Kirsten Dunst (The Power of the Dog), Aunjanue Ellis (King Richard), and screen icon Judi Dench (Belfast).
"Now you see why that Anita says, 'I want to be in America,' because even in this weary world that we live in, dreams do come true, and that's really a heartening thing right now," DeBose said. She also paid tribute to "the divine inspiration that is Rita Moreno," who watched DeBose accept her award from the audience. "I'm so grateful your Anita paved the way for tons of Anitas like me, and I love you so much."
Big night last week with her Oscar win with so much going on she somehow got lost. But congrats to her and all the winners from last weeks Oscar wins.
