Regina Kingis an Oscar winner!
The 48-year-old actress went one-for-one when she won her first-ever Oscar nomination at the2019 Academy Awards. King won Best Supporting Actress at the ceremony for her moving role inIf Beale Street Could Talkas a mother helping her pregnant young daughter fight the justice system and get her innocent boyfriend out of prison.
King thanked her director Barry Jenkins and James Baldwin, who wrote the bookIf Beale Street Could Talkin the 1960s.
She began to cry as she thanked her mother, Gloria King, whom she brought as her date to the award show.
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“Mom, I love you so much. Thank you for teaching me that God is always leaning, always has been leaning in my direction,” the star said.
King then thanked her fellow nominees,The Favourite‘s Rachel Weisz and Emma Stone,Vice‘s Amy Adams andRoma‘s Marina de Tavira.
“Emma, Rachel, Marina, Amy, it’s an honor to have my name said with yours, it’s been pretty amazing,” she said. “God is good all the time.”
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King picked up a number of accolades during her run tothe Oscars, including the Golden Globe and Critics’ Choice Award.The Oscarswin caps up a golden season for King, who also took home an Emmy Award in September for her role in the Netflix mini-seriesSeven Seconds.
King inspired audiences during her Golden Globe acceptance speech when she pledged to produce projects that are “50% women” in the future.
“It just came out in the moment, you know?” King told theU.K.’sMetroof making the pledge during her speech. “I did not realize what a wonderful platform the Golden Globes are, because you aren’t just speaking to people in America, you’re speaking to people across the world.”
source: people.com
