Green Book Wins Best Picture at 2019 Oscars
On February 24, 2019, the Dolby Theatre hosted the 91st Academy Awards, where Green Book took home the Best Picture award, beating out Roma. Directed by Peter Farrelly, the film also secured the Best Original Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor honors for Mahershala Ali, who dedicated his win to his grandmother. Regina King received the Best Supporting Actress award for her role in If Beale Street Could Talk. Olivia Colman surprised many by winning Best Actress for The Favourite, while Rami Malek was awarded Best Actor for Bohemian Rhapsody, which also garnered Oscars for Best Editing, Best Sound Mixing, and Best Sound Editing. Alfonso Cuarón achieved wins for Best Director and Best Foreign Language Film for Roma, and Spike Lee claimed Best Adapted Screenplay for BlacKkKlansman. Lady Gaga won Best Original Song for Shallow, Black Panther took home three Oscars, and Free Solo was awarded Best Documentary Feature. The event featured a performance by Adam Lambert and Queen.
Key facts
- Green Book won Best Picture at the 91st Academy Awards.
- Alfonso Cuarón won Best Director and Best Foreign Language Film for Roma.
- Olivia Colman won Best Actress for The Favourite, defeating Glenn Close.
- Rami Malek won Best Actor for Bohemian Rhapsody.
- Mahershala Ali won Best Supporting Actor for Green Book.
- Regina King won Best Supporting Actress for If Beale Street Could Talk.
- Spike Lee won his first competitive Oscar for BlacKkKlansman.
- Lady Gaga won Best Original Song for Shallow.
Entities
Artists
- Peter Farrelly
- Mahershala Ali
- Regina King
- Barry Jenkins
- James Baldwin
- Olivia Colman
- Glenn Close
- Emma Stone
- Rachel Weisz
- Rami Malek
- Alfonso Cuarón
- Spike Lee
- Lady Gaga
- Bradley Cooper
- Adam Lambert
- Julia Roberts
- Margherita Bordino
Institutions
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- Dolby Theatre
- Netflix
- Artribune
Locations
- Hollywood
- Los Angeles
- United States
- Mexico
- England
- Italy