Mahershala Ali in 'Moonlight'- first Muslim to win an Oscar

Washington D.C. : Raise the toast! It is a double celebration for Mahershala Ali. Oscar Mishap: It isn’t ‘La La Land,’ ‘Moonlight’ is the ‘Best Film’ After announcing the birth of his first child, with wife Amatus Sami-Karim two days back, Ali now bags the golden Statuette at the 89th Academy Awards in the 'Actor in a supporting role' category for 'Moonlight.' With this, he becomes the first Muslim actor to win an Oscar ever.

#MahershalaAli wins Best Supporting Actor 👏🏾 #Oscars #Moonlight 📸: Kevin Winter (@gettyimages)

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"I just want to thank [my wife] for being such a soldier through this process and carrying me through it all," said the 43-year-old actor, while accepting the trophy on stage. ' Moonlight,' which also bagged the 'Best Movie' trophy, sees Ali, portraying a Cuban-born drug dealer, living in Miami, who becomes a surrogate father to a bullied youngster and tries to instill confidence in him. PHOTOS: Priyanka Chopra looks DAZZLING in white at Oscars 2017 red carpet! Looks like, Oscars, this year, has completely geared up to counter the ' Oscar-so-white' controversy, which went on in the past years. On a related note, the ' House of Cards' actor confirmed the news of the birth of his baby girl Bari Najma, on Instagram, with a picture of his wife cuddling the tiny tot, clicked from the back side. The snap was captioned, "Bari (Bar-ee) Najma Ali 2/22/17 #pisces."

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