Moonlight‘s big night at the Oscars was a historic night and not just for the stunning way in which the filmmakers found out they had won “Best Picture.”
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Rather, Moonlight broke new ground for Oscar winners, becoming both the first film featuring a completely non-white cast to win the Best Picture Oscar and the first film focused on an LGBTQ character to win Hollywood’s top prize.
The big night for Barry Jenkins’ coming-of-age indie drama came the day after Moonlight swept through the Independent Spirit Awards, winning all six categories it was nominated in. Read more…
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