Da'Vine Joy Randolph poses backstage with the Oscar® for Actress in a Supporting Role during the live ABC telecast of the 96th Oscars® at Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 10, 2024. Credit: David Crane / ©A.M.P.A.S. / ©A.M.P.A.S.

“Oppenheimer” may have swept the 96th Academy Awards with seven wins, including Best Picture, but plenty of Black artists got to share the spotlight this past Sunday evening.

The first award of the night, which was the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, went to Da’Vine Joy Randolph for her performance in “The Holdovers”.

Randolph had been a favorite to win as she had previously won all of the guild awards leading up to the Oscars.

Cord Jefferson poses backstage with the Oscar® for Adapted Screenplay during the live ABC telecast of the 96th Oscars® at Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 10, 2024. Credit: Michael Baker / ©A.M.P.A.S. / ©A.M.P.A.S.

Writer-Director Cord Jefferson won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for “American Fiction.” Jefferson was also a producer on the film, which was also in the running for Best Picture.

In addition, Kris Bowers won an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Film for “The Last Repair Shop.”

Kris Bowers and Ben Proudfoot accept the Oscar® for Documentary Short Film during the live ABC telecast of the 96th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 10, 2024. Credit: Trae Patton ©A.M.P.A.S. / ©A.M.P.A.S.

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