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Rami Malek Treated by Paramedics After Falling Off Oscars Stage Following His Best Actor Win

Oscars 2019: Rami Malek Falls Off Stage After Best Actor Win | PEOPLE.com

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Rami Malek Thanked His Immigrant Parents After He Won The Oscar For Best Actor

Bohemian Rhapsody’s streak of Oscar wins hasn’t been warmly received by everyone, but Rami Malek winning one seems acceptable to some (but not everyone). The Mr. Robot alum scored the trophy for Best Actor for playing Freddie Mercury in the money-gobbling Queen biopic.

Malek — who also won Best Actor for a Drama at the Golden Globes, on top of many other accolades — took to the stage and addressed that his being cast as Mercury wasn’t obvious. “I may not have been the obvious choice, but I guess it worked out,” he joked.

He also thanked his parents. He first searched the room for his mother, then talked about his father. “My dad didn’t get to see me do any of this, but I think he’s looking down at me right now,” he said. Malek also spoke about how Mercury’s story is inspiring to young people fighting to find their identity, as he once was.

“To anyone struggling with theirs and trying to discover their voice: Listen, we made a film about a gay man and immigrant who lived his life unapologetically as himself,” he said. “The fact that I’m celebrating him and his story with you tonight is proof that we’re longing for stories like this.”

He added, “I am the son of immigrants from Egypt. I am a first-generation American. Part of my story is being written right now.”

Malek’s was a moving speech, but even fans of the actor had to take umbrage with the film for which he won.

Or remind us about who directed it.

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Oscars 2019: Mahershala Ali Wins Best Supporting Actor For Green Book

Spike Lee is one of the most important filmmakers ever, and the Academy has finally recognized it, awarding him with Best Adapted Screenplay for BlacKKKlansman, his first Oscar.

BlacKKKlansman is based on the memoir Black Klansman by of Ron Stallworth, a black police officer who infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan. Lee ran to the stage and jumped in the arms of fellow Morehouse Man Samuel L. Jackson, who presented the award.

While Spike Lee's legendary filmography has had classics like Do The Right Thing, School Daze, Malcolm X and more, this is the first time in his 33-year career where he'll take home an Academy Award.

Lee, wearing a purple suit and customized gold Jordans, held a piece of paper and read a powerful speech that acknowledged the sacrifices of his family and ancestors.

Read and watch his full acceptance speech below.

Alright. I want to thank Tonya, Jack, and Satchel. The word today is irony. The date? The 24th. The month? February which also happens to be the shortest month of the year, which also happens to be Black History Month. The year 2019. The year 1619. History. Herstory. 1619 2019. 400 years. 400 years [ago] our ancestors were stolen from Mother Africa and brought to Jamestown, Virgina enslaved. Our ancestors worked for the land, from [when they couldn’t] see in the morning [until] they can’t see at night.

My grandmother Zimme Shelton Aretha - who lived to be 100 years young, who is a Spelman graduate, even though her mother was a slave. My grandmother who saved 50 years of social security checks to put her first grandchild [in college]. She called me Spikey Poo. She put me through Morehouse College and NYU’s grad film [program].

Before the world tonight, I give praise to the ancestors, who help build this country and [sic] along with the genocide of his native people. If we all connect with our ancestors, we will have love, wisdom and regain our humanity. It will be a powerful moment.

The 2020 presidential election is around the corner! Let’s all mobilize. Let’s all be on the right side of history. Make the moral choice between love versus hate. Let’s do the right thing! You know I had to get that in there!