Affleck's win legitimizes toxic masculinity and white privilege; further proving the Academy can only focus on undoing one layer of disenfranchisement at a time.
List of winners for the 89th annual Academy Awards presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Best Picture: “Moonlight.” Supporting Actor: Mahershala Ali, “Moonlight.” Supporting Actress: Viola Davis, “Fences.” Adapted Screenplay: “Moonlight,” screenplay by Barry Jenkins, story by Tarell Alvin McCraney. Documentary Feature: “O.J.: Made in America,” Ezra Edelman and Caroline […]
It is the first time ever that Black performers are nominated in every acting category.
