Mahershala Ali Wins
Best Supporting Actor
at 2019 Oscars Ali won the award
for his performance
as Dr. Don Shirley
in the film, Green Book. Shirley was a world-
class pianist during
the 1950s and 1960s. The film is about the bond
he develops with an Italian-
American he's hired as protection
during a 1962 tour of the Deep South. The award is Ali's
second best supporting
actor Oscar, having previously
won for the 2016
film, Moonlight. Other actors nominated
in the category included
Adam Driver, Sam Elliot,
Richard E. Grant and Sam Rockwell. Ali dedicated
his Oscar to
his grandmother.
