With big wins for Regina King, Mahershala Ali, Spike Lee and more, the Academy shatters its record for awarding black artists
#OscarsSoWhite? Not this year, as a record seven black artists won Oscars on Sunday — topping the previous record of five set two years ago.
Regina King and Mahershala Ali won the two supporting actor categories, for “If Beale Street Could Talk” and “Green Book,” respectively.
And writer-director Spike Lee earned his career-first competitive Oscar for co-writing “BlackKklansman” — his co-writers include another African American winner, Kevin Willmott.
