Ariana DeBose becomes first openly queer actress to win an Oscar
DeBose is also only the second Latina woman to win an acting Oscar... after Rita Moreno, for West Side Story

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And we’re off: Not just the first (broadcast) Oscar of the night, but also the first major milestone, as Best Supporting Actress winner Ariana DeBose became the first openly queer woman to win an acting Oscar.
DeBose won, of course, for her performance in Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story, where she took on the role of Anita. (DeBose was quick to namecheck both fellow Anita Rita Moreno in her acceptance speech, as well as Spielberg, who she reminded was now “stuck with her.)