Da'Vine Joy Randolph delivers a speech on Sunday, March 10, 2024 after winning the Best Supporting Actress award at the 2024 Oscars. (Source: Screenshot - ABC)

Oscars 2024: Da’Vine Joy Randolph wins Best Supporting Actress

Da’Vine Joy Randolph won Best Supporting Actress Award at the 2024 Academy Awards, the only Black actor to receive an Oscar at Sunday night’s ceremony.

Randolph’s victory on Sunday follows a string of awards season honors for the actress, previously winning at other shows including the Screen Actors Guild, BAFTA and Golden Globes.

In 2012, Randolph earned a Tony Award for her role in “Ghost The Musical.” Some of her television and film credits include “Empire,” “Only Murders in the Building,” “ Dolemite Is My Name,” and “The United States vs. Billie Holiday.”

In the category of Actress in a Supporting Role, Randolph beat several fierce contenders, including Emily Blunt for “Oppenheimer,” Danielle Brooks in “The Color Purple,” America Ferrera in “Barbie” and Jodie Foster in “Nyad.”

For more about Randolph’s Oscar night win and other victories.

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