Actor Mahershala Ali garnered rave reviews as Juan, a drug dealer who becomes a father figure for young Chiron in "Moonlight."
But when he won the Academy Award Sunday for best supporting actor, Ali also made history as the first Muslim in history to win an acting Oscar.
The actor, who also appears in another best picture nominee, "Hidden Figures," had addressed his religion in his acceptance speech when he won a Screen Actors Guild award for the same role in January. Read more at NJ.com.
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