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Jordan Peele Made Academy Awards History Last Night

By qcwriter March 5th, 2018
(Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)

Jordan Peele has solidified his spot in Academy Awards history.

According to Hypebeast, at last night’s 90th Annual Academy Awards, Jordan Peele became the first African-American to win the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for his movie, Get Out.

Get Out, was Peele’s directorial debut and it broke box office records when it released last year.

The movie was nominated for four Oscars total in Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Actor, and Best Picture.

See Peele’s acceptance speech below.

Watch Jordan Peele's Oscar 2018 Acceptance Speech for Best Original Screenplay

Watch Jordan Peele's Oscar 2018 acceptance speech for Best Original Screenplay for his movie Get Out at the 90th Academy Awards. This was the first Oscar win for Peele, he said, ""This means so much to me. I stopped writing this movie 20 times because I thought...

Congratulations Jordan, the award was well earned!

 

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