Da’Vine Joy Randolph Becomes Just 10th Black Woman To Ever Win Oscar For ‘Best Supporting Actress’

Da’Vine Joy Randolph, winner of the Best Supporting Actress award for “The Holdovers,” in the deadline room at the 96th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood, California, on March 10, 2024. | Source: Dania Maxwell / Getty

Da’Vine Joy Randolph won “Best Supporting Actress” at the 2024 Oscars for her role in The Holdovers. The fashionable actress was a frontrunner all award season with wins at the Golden Globes, Critics Choice Awards, BAFTA, and SAG Awards and, on Sunday night, she took home one of the biggest honors in Hollywood.

The win made her just the 10th ever Black woman to be honored with the “Best Supporting Actress” Academy Award.

Randolph, who sparkled in a blue sequin gown with puff sleeves and a blonde mane, gave a touching inspirational speech thanking God for the heartfelt win. Presented by former winners in the category — Regina King, Jamie Lee Curtis, Rita Moreno, Lupita Nyong’o, and Mary Steenburgen– Randolph was overwhelmed with joy when her name was read.

Da’Vine Joy Randolph Wins Best Supporting Actress

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“I didn’t think I was supposed to be doing this as a career,” she said during her emotional speech. “I started off as a singer. And my mother said to me, ‘Go across that street to that theatre department. There’s something for you there.’ And I thank my mother for doing that.”

It felt like a full triangle moment for Randloph and Nyong’o who both dazzled in the same hue of blue for their iconic wins. Nyong’o won the “Best Supporting Actress” honor in 2014 for her breakout role in 12 Years A Slave wearing a stunning blue Prada gown. While the duo may not have coordinated, Nyong’o was paying homage to her past look and it made Randolph’s win that much more special.

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