Mahershala Ali continued his winning spree as he took home the Oscar for the Best Supporting Actor at the 91st Academy Awards for his work in Peter Farrelly's biographical comedy-drama "Green Book", his career's second in the category. In the film, which also features Viggo Mortensen, Ali plays Dr Don Shirley, an African-American jazz pianist and composer, who embarks on a cross-country tour that necessitates his hiring of a white driver (Mortensen) to assist him as a bodyguard while he travels through America's racially-divided Southern states.

This is the 45-year-old actor's second Oscar trophy after receiving an award in 2016 for his role as Juan in Barry Jenkins' "Moonlight". The win made him the first actor in 24 years to receive multiple acting Oscars in two years or less in any category. Tom Hanks won back-to-back best actor trophies for "Philadelphia" (1993) and "Forrest Gump" (1994). He was presented the trophy by James Bond star Daniel Craig and Charlize Theron.