The Academy Awards are under way and the first award has been given to Mahershala Ali, who won the best supporting actor Oscar for the drama Moonlight.
Ali was the frontrunner for the honour, and received a standing ovation as he accepted the award on Sunday night.
Among the nominees he beat was British star Dev Patel, who starred in the Australian-made film Lion, co-starring Nicole Kidman, who is nominated for best supporting actress.
In Moonlight, Ali plays a Miami drug dealer who mentors a young boy who is being teased and bullied.
It has been a breakout year for Ali, who starred on the Netflix series Luke Cage and also had a role in another Oscar-nominated film, Hidden Figures.
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Ali paid tribute to his teachers and Moonlight director Barry Jenkins in his acceptance speech and thanked his wife, who gave birth to their daughter four days ago.
