Oscar winner Ruth E. Carter does not need an introduction. Carter made history as the first Black to win the Oscar for Best Costume Design for her stunning creations in the Marvel blockbuster “Black Panther.” She’s nominated again for the beautiful sequel, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.”
Daniel Kaluuya used a lead role to win a best supporting actor Oscar. He’ll take it.
The former Los Angeles Lakers star won an Oscar in the animated short category for “Dear Basketball,” a poem he wrote after ending his 20-year career on the court in 2016.
Mahershala Ali has a regal aura. It’s in the way he walks, stands, listens and speaks. Here is something else, he emits gratitude and not the false type where he loads his award speech with a laundry list of industry acknowledgments.