{"id":91360,"date":"2017-02-26T22:03:59","date_gmt":"2017-02-27T03:03:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=91360"},"modified":"2017-02-26T22:03:59","modified_gmt":"2017-02-27T03:03:59","slug":"moonlight-star-ali-celebrates-oscar-win-baby-daughter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/02\/26\/moonlight-star-ali-celebrates-oscar-win-baby-daughter\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Moonlight’ star Ali celebrates Oscar win, baby daughter"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mahershala Ali. (Photo: Moonlight\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

LOS ANGELES\u2014Mahershala Ali is celebrating two little new ones.<\/p>\n

Ali won the best supporting actor Oscar for \u201cMoonlight\u201d at Sunday’s ceremony. In his acceptance speech, the actor gave thanks to his wife, artist Amatus Sami-Karim, who he said gave birth to their daughter four days ago.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to thank her for being such a soldier during\u201d the awards season, Ali said of his wife.<\/p>\n

He was showered with nominations and trophies for his portrayal of a drug dealer who mentors a troubled youngster in \u201cMoonlight,\u201d which also was in the running for best picture.<\/p>\n

Ali thanked his \u201cmany wonderful teachers\u201d for a valuable lesson. \u201cIt’s not about you,\u201d he recalled being told, but about serving the stories and the characters he’s playing.<\/p>\n

The 43-year-old is an overnight sensation nearly two decades of work in the making. Besides being part of another best-picture nominee, \u201cHidden Figures,\u201d he’s been in TV series including \u201cLuke Cage\u201d and \u201cHouse of Cards.\u201d<\/p>\n

His victory is the first Oscar for an African-American actor since Forest Whitaker won top acting honours for 2006’s \u201cThe Last King of Scotland.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ali’s Oscar nomination was one of several for actors and actresses of colour this year, a reversal from last year’s all-white slate of nominees that provoked a backlash, #OscarsSoWhite.<\/p>\n

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