12 Ways the 2019 Oscars Made History
The 2019 Oscar nominations were notable in many ways, not least of all for the ways they made history, and the ways they had a chance to do so again during the telecast. And when the awards were (finally!) handed out on Sunday, February 24, several of the nominees and winners did indeed achieve significant milestones and historic firsts. Click through to read about some of the ways in which the 2019 Oscars made history. (Photos via Frazer Harrison/Getty Images + Carlos Somonte/Netflix + Matt Kennedy/Marvel Studios)
Ruth E. Carter: The Black Panther costume designer became the first Black woman to win the award for Best Costume Design. (Photo via Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Hannah Beachler: The Black Panther production designer became the first Black woman to be nominated for — and then win — an Oscar for Best Production Design. (Photo via Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
Black Panther: Not only did Black Panther become Marvel's first Oscar-winning film, but its three wins — for Best Costume Design, Best Production Design, and Best Original Score — made it the superhero movie with the most Academy Awards. (Photo via Matt Kennedy/Marvel Studios)
Alfonso Cuarón: The Roma director made good on an impressive run of notable nominations by becoming the first person to be nominated for and then win the Oscars for Best Cinematography and Best Director for the same film. (Photo via Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Roma: The much-hyped drama became the first Mexican film to win the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar. (Photo via Carlos Somonte/Netflix)
Peter Ramsey: The Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse co-director became the first Black director ever to win the Oscar for Best Animated Feature. (Photo via Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Domee Shi: Shi won Best Animated Short for her film Bao, which screened in theaters before The Incredibles 2. She was the first woman to helm an animated short for Pixar, and in turn, the first female director to win the category for the animation company. (Photo via Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Mahershala Ali: The Green Book star's Best Supporting Actor win made him the first Black actor to win two Oscars in that category. He also won for his role in Moonlight in 2017. (Photo via Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Spike Lee: The accomplished director won his first-ever Oscar as BlacKkKlansman took home Best Adapted Screenplay. (Photo via Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Rami Malek: Malek, whose parents immigrated from Egypt to America, became the first person of Egyptian descent to win the Oscar for Best Actor. According to GoldDerby, he is also the first person to win the category while appearing as a series regular on a TV show. (Photo via Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Black Performers and Creators: This year, the Oscars awarded trophies to seven Black winners in six categories. Ruth E. Carter and Hannah Beachler won for their costume design and production design, respectively, on Black Panther; Spike Lee and Kevin Willmott (along with Charlie Wachtel and David Rabinowitz) nabbed Best Adapted Screenplay for BlacKkKlansman; Regina King took the Best Supporting Actress award for If Beale Street Could Talk; and and Mahershala Ali won the Best Supporting Actor award for Green Book. Previously, the 2017 Oscars held the record for the most individual Black winners, one year after the #OscarsSoWhite controversy. (Photo via Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Women: It was a record night for women at the Oscars, too: 15 females took home trophies on Sunday night, the most in Oscars history. It's a big bump from last year's Oscars, during which only six women won. (Photo via Kevin Winter/Getty Images)