Last night’s Oscar’s (Sunday February 26^th) was filled with jokes, inspiring speeches, a quick tour through the Oscars for unsuspecting tourists and a mix up for Best Picture. Oscar envelope person you had one job!

One of the most empowering speeches of the night came astronaut/engineer Ansari who accepted the award for Best Foreign Language Film on behalf of Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi (The Salesman), who boycotted the ceremony in light of Trump’s controversial travel ban. She read a statement from the director that said: “Filmmakers can turn their cameras to capture shared human qualities and break stereotypes of various nationalities and religions,” Ansari read. “They create empathy between us and others — an empathy we need today more than ever.”

See the full speech here:

.@AnoushehAnsari read Asghar Farhadi’s statement; denouncing “inhumane law that bans entry of immigrants to the US”.pic.twitter.com/rb2SFwgMhg

— Hadi Nili (@HadiNili) February 27, 2017

Here is a list of the 2017 Oscar winners:

Best supporting actor

WINNER: Mahershala Ali (Moonlight)

Best makeup and hairstyling
WINNER: Suicide Squad

Best costume design
WINNER: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Best documentary
WINNER: OJ: Made in America

Best sound editing

WINNER: Arrival

Best sound mixing
WINNER: Hacksaw Ridge
Best supporting actress

WINNER: Viola Davis (Fences)

Best foreign language film
WINNER: The Salesman

Best animated short
WINNER: Piper

Best animated feature
WINNER: Zootopia

Best production design
WINNER: La La Land

Best visual effects
WINNER: The Jungle Book

Best film editing
WINNER: Hacksaw Ridge

Best documentary short
WINNER: The White Helmets

Best live-action short
WINNER: Sing

Best cinematography
WINNER: La La Land

Best score
WINNER: La La Land

Best song
WINNER: City of Stars (La La Land)

Best original screenplay
WINNER: Manchester by the Sea

Best adapted screenplay
WINNER: Moonlight

Best director
WINNER: Damien Chazelle (La La Land)

Best actor

WINNER: Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea)

Best actress
WINNER: Emma Stone (La La Land)

Best picture
WINNER: Moonlight

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