Mahershala Ali wins best supporting actor Oscar

Hollywood, United States: Mahershala Ali won the best supporting actor Oscar on Sunday for his portrayal of a black classical pianist traveling through the segregated American South in the 1960s with a white driver in “Green Book.”

Ali, the heavy favorite in the category bested a strong field: Adam Driver (“BlacKkKlansman”), Sam Elliott (“A Star Is Born”), Richard E. Grant (“Can You Ever Forgive Me?”) and Sam Rockwell (“Vice”)