'Deserved this so much': Da'Vine Joy Randolph hailed for Best Supporting Actress win as 'The Holdovers' star delivers moving Oscars acceptance speech

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Da'Vine Joy Randolph won Best Supporting Actress at the 2024 Oscars for her role in 'The Holdovers' on Sunday, March 10, wrapping up her successful award season sweep.

She was presented the trophy by previous winners of the category—Regina King, Jamie Lee Curtis, Rita Moreno, Lupita Nyong'o, and Mary Steenburgen.

The 2024 Oscars' other candidates in the Best Supporting Actress category included America Ferrera for 'Barbie', Emily Blunt for 'Oppenheimer', Danielle Brooks for 'The Color Purple', and Jodie Foster for 'Nyad', as per PEOPLE Magazine.

Oscar winner Da'Vine Joy Randolph offers emotional acceptance speech

An overwhelmed Randolph thanked her mother and began her Oscar acceptance speech by saying, "God is so good. I didn't think I was supposed to be doing this as a career."

She continued, "I started off as a singer. And my mother said to me, 'Go across that street to that theatre department. There's something for you there.' And I thank my mother for doing that."

The 'Only Murders in the Building star' went on, "I thank you to all the people who have stepped in my path and been there for me, who have ushered me and guided me. I am so grateful to all you beautiful people out here. For so long, I've always wanted to be different, and now I realize I just need to be myself. I thank you for seeing me."

Thanking "all the women who have been by my side," Randolph also mentioned Ron Van Lieu as a significant figure who had influenced her career.

"When I was the only Black girl in that class when you saw me and you told me I was enough. And when I told you, I don't see myself, he said, 'That's fine. We're going to forge our own path. You're going to lay a trail for yourself,'" noted the 'Rustin' star. 

She concluded her speech by saying, "I pray to God that I get to do this more than once. I thank you for seeing me. Have a blessed night. Thank you."

Randolph swept the awards season for her performance as Mary Lamb in Alexander Payne's 'The Holdovers', taking home awards at the Golden Globes, Critics' Choice Movie Awards, BAFTAs, and SAG Awards.

In the film, the first-time Oscar winner portrays a heartbroken mother and head cook at Barton Academy who has to spend the holidays at the boarding school.

Fans laud Da'Vine Joy Randolph over her Oscar win

One wrote, "A perfect performance. Deserved this so much," while another added, "She had to get this award."

A person exclaimed, "Literally crying right now she deserved this so much," and another remarked, "She really swept all the awards!"

"I haven't seen this movie yet but she was sooo grateful and gracious and sweet, I'm excited to see the movie now," noted an individual. 

One more expressed, "She is so talented. I hope she gets more nominations in the future," and another person said, "Makes me want to tear up seeing the sincerity and passion displayed. I love seeing stuff like this."

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