“Anyone who’s ever questioned your identity—ever, ever, ever—or found yourself living in the gray spaces, there is indeed, a place for us,' she said in her acceptance speech.
“Now you see the meaning behind ‘I want to be in America,’ because even in this weary world we live in, dreams do come true,” DeBose said through tears during her speech Sunday night. “That’s really a heartening thing right now.”
Though the competition was tough—she was up against Dame Judi Dench!—DeBose swept the Academy away with her high kicks and fan-favorite rendition of the role inEven before her win, DeBose had already made history by becoming the first openly queer woman of color nominated for an acting Oscar.
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