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Mar 28, 2022 · Ariana DeBose won best actress in a supporting role for “West Side Story” at the Academy Awards on Sunday and made history as the first openly queer woman of color to win in the category.
Her Oscar win made her the first Afro-Latina and first openly queer woman of color to win an Academy Award for acting. Additionally, with her win following Rita Moreno's 1962 win in the same category for West Side Story (1961), made DeBose and Moreno the third pair of actors to win an Academy Award for playing the same character in different films.
Mar 28, 2022 · Today, Ariana DeBose won best supporting actress for the same role, becoming part of an elite club of Oscar-winners who've received the accolade for playing the same character.
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Mar 27, 2022 · Ariana DeBose won the Oscar for her role as Anita in 'West Side Story,' 60 years after co-star Rita Moreno won for the same role.
Mar 28, 2022 · Actress Ariana DeBose made history Sunday as the first Afro Latina and openly queer actor of color to take home an Oscar with her win for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in "West Side...
Mar 28, 2022 · Ariana DeBose won best actress in a supporting role for “West Side Story” at the Academy Awards on Sunday. This is her first Oscar nomination and win.
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Mar 28, 2022 · DeBose won the best supporting actress trophy Sunday for her breakout performance as the fierce Anita, 60 years after Moreno claimed the award in 1962 for the original film version of the Broadway musical. “Yikes, OK!”. DeBose said, holding the statuette up in triumph.