Mahershala Ali

Relive The Top Moments And Highlights

... The Shrine Auditorium on January 29, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. Kevin Winter/Getty Images. The cast of Netflix’s Stranger Things won the award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series and couldn’t have been more excited. While star David Harbour delivered an impassioned speech “fighting for the disenfranchised” viewers were focused on Winona Ryder’s ever-changing facial expressions. The actress showed a whole range of emotions, from joy to shock to confusion. PHOTOS: See How the Stars Prepped for the SAG Awards 2017. 5. Meryl Streep Helps Ryan Gosling Fix His Bow Tie. Meryl Streep adjusts Ryan Gosling's bowtie during The 23 rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on January 29, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. Richard Heathcote/Getty Images for TNT. Although the moment wasn’t caught on ...

The Glow Of Moonlight

... laughed. “I thought it was a bomb. Yeah, it was scary.”. He's only 12 years old, but Alex Hibbert, who had never acted in a film before, became the emotional lynchpin for the new movie "Moonlight," whic. Hibbert added, “At first I was watching to see if my mom was there, ‘cause my mom is very strict and she doesn’t like me saying ‘words.’”. Ali said of filming that scene, “It felt sacred that day, it really did. I felt like we made a little bit of magic that day.”. “Moonlight” is far from a blockbuster; it’s made just $16 million so far. But its eight Oscar nods and critical acclaim may help the movie reach a larger audience. “It’s an opportunity for us to learn about people who haven’t had an opportunity to speak for themselves,” Ali said. Jenkins said, “I think it’s really important ...

Ernie Kent-coached Player Mahershala Ali Nominated For An Oscar

... – Before Mahershala Ali was an Oscar-nominated star of the silver screen, he was Mahershala Gilmore – a 6-foot-3 guard on Ernie Kent’s Saint Mary’s basketball team. Ali received his first Oscar nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance in Moonlight. The prolific actor also is also in box office hit Hidden Figures, in which he plays Colonel Jim Johnson, and has TV roles in House of Cards and Luke Cage. Ali played for Kent from 1992-96 and averaged 7.0 points per game as a senior. Though that team finished just 12-15, Kent credits its seniors with laying the groundwork for the 1996-97 team that finished second in the Western Athletic Conference and made the NCAA tournament, losing to Tim Duncan and Wake Forest. Ali played point guard and off-guard for Kent. His old coach says his defense ...

Mahershala Ali Wins Outstanding Performance By A Male Actor In A Supporting Role

... said. “They fold into themselves. I was so grateful about having the opportunity to play a gentleman who saw a young man folding into himself as a result of the persecution of his community. And taking that opportunity to uplift him and tell him that he mattered, that he was okay and accept him.”. “I hope that we do a better job of that,” he concluded. Ali has been a familiar face along the awards show circuit this season, nabbing an Oscar nomination, a Golden Globe nomination and a Critics’ Choice win for his role in the moving Barry Jenkins drama. Though he’s been nominated for five other SAG Awards as a member of ensemble casts, this is his first solo nomination and win. “Simply put, it was the best thing I’ve ever read,” Ali recalled to Entertainment Weekly  in October of reading Moonlight‘s script for the first time. “These are all people we grew up with but never had their space on camera…I remember just being so moved by how specifically these characters were all drawn, how unique the story was, and feeling like I knew these people.”. He beat out Jeff Bridges (Hell or High Water), Hugh Grant (Florence Foster Jenkins), Lucas Hedges ...

Moonlight Star Mahershala Ali Got Dumped By His First Girlfriend After 10 Minutes

... learned so much from working on Moonlight. I was invested in a way that I can’t say I’ve ever been. I want to be that invested on every project, but I would leave working on Moonlight to go work on something else—I was working on several things—and I would really miss Juan. I would miss Barry. It would kind of ache in a way that I wasn’t accustomed to. I missed being out there and staying in his skin. I definitely mourned saying goodbye to Juan. Who’s your cinematic crush. Tough question. Um, I really love Don Cheadle’s work. That brother is so good to me. A friend of mine who is extraordinarily good is Tessa Thompson. I can’t wait for her to be seen more. She’s extraordinary. I got to work with her on a play. Seeing anything Meryl Streep has done. There are so many people that I’m blown away by. Gary Oldman, that dude is a genius. Full Screen. ...

Mahershala Ali Had A Pretty Bad Game Of Thrones Audition

... screen, Ali is getting buzz for his work as Juan in Moonlight and stole hearts in Hidden Figures. Click through the gallery above to see more "what could've been" TV roles. E! Is Everywhere. This content is available customized for our international audience. Would you like to view this in our US edition. E! Is Everywhere. This content is available customized for our international audience. Would you like to view this in our Canadian edition. E! Is Everywhere. This content is available customized for our international audience. Would you like to view this in our UK edition. E! Is Everywhere. This content is available customized for our international audience. Would you like to view this in our Australian edition. E! ist überall. Dieser Inhalt ist für internationale Besucher verfügbar. Möchtest du ihn in der deutschen Version anschauen. E! Is Everywhere. This content is available customized for our international audience. Would you like to view this in our German edition. E! est partout. Une version adaptée de ce contenu est disponible pour notre public international. Souhaitez-vous ...

Does Versatility Make Him This Year's Alicia Vikander

... forums. Both Vikander and Ali have not just quantity, but quality on their side. In addition to the film for which they received a nomination, they each had another film that drew Oscar attention. Vikander was a Golden Globe nominee for “Ex Machina” which rode a wave of positive buzz to two Oscar nominations, including a win for Best Visual Effects. In addition to “Moonlight,” Ali’s appearance in another Best Picture nominee “Hidden Figures” will assure academy members experience multiple sides of the actor. The only other actor Best Supporting Actor nominee with multiple candidates is the tirelessly working Michael Shannon. However, his bid is the sole representation for “ Nocturnal Animals ” at the Oscars which dampens his odds at winning. Shannon’s other worthy films this year, like “Loving” and “Midnight Special,” never truly took off with academy members. And showing up as General Zod’s corpse for “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” is unlikely to help his ...