The Academy Awards ceremony officially commenced at 8PM ET. At 8:30PM ET, the show revealed the first acting award winner.
Daniel Kaluuya, that winner, took home the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. Kaluuya won for his turn as Fred Hampton in “Judas and the Black Messiah.”
Other nominees included Kaluuya’s co-star Lakeith Stanfield, “One Night In Miami” actor Leslie Odom, Jr, “The Trial of the Chicago 7” actor Sacha Baron Cohen, and “Sound Of Metal” actor Paul Raci.
The 93rd iteration of the ceremony, this year’s Oscars broadcast is airing on ABC.