Da’Vine Joy Randolph’s emotional speech
After winning her first Oscar, Da’Vine Joy Randolph broke down in tears.
The 37-year-old star received the Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role prize for her performance in 'The Holdovers’, and used her acceptance speech to thank her mother for inspiring her to go into acting.
She said: "God is so good. God is so good, you know. I didn't think I was supposed to be doing this as a career. I started off as a singer and my mother said to me, 'Go across that street to that theatre department, there's something for you there.' And I thank my mother for doing that, thank you to all the people who have stepped in my path and been there for me, who has ushered and guided me.. I'm so grateful to all you beautiful people.”