“I've just never seen a live event [like Oscar] where the emotional swings - it was just stunning.And it was interesting because, on one hand, "Moonlight" is one of these, like, generational pictures that you wanted to see win. But at the same time, if "La La Land" had won, I completely understood.” IfsHandsWantedWinningInterestingLandEventsEmotionalUnderstoodSwingsOscarsMoonlightStunning Author:Cheo Hodari Coker
“I was just really happy to see Barry [Jenkins] and Mahershala [Ali] and everyone else involved with "Moonlight" get their moment.” MomentsInvolvedMoonlightReally Happy Author:Cheo Hodari Coker
“You know, "Moonlight" deserves best picture [on Oscar]. What I mean by tarnished is the moment - being able to be in front of all your peers and being able to thank everyone involved and particularly when it's a movie that has some pivotal social relevance, like "Moonlight," particularly in a time where, with this new transitional government, LGBT rights are just being stripped. This win means something.” KnowsMeanMomentsGovernmentAbleWinningSocialRightsFrontsInvolvedDeserveLgbtJust BeingOscarsPeersMoonlightRelevancePivotalBest Picture Author:Cheo Hodari Coker
“One picture and one win cannot right a million wrongs. It's a step in the right direction.We have to get to a point where a movie like "Moonlight" winning [Oscar] or Barry Jenkins being nominated and winning, you know, for a screenplay or being nominated for best director - that it's just commonplace. They shouldn't be a novelty.” KnowsWinningStepsMillionsDirectorsOscarsMoonlightNoveltyCommonplaceScreenplaysRight DirectionSteps In The Right Direction Author:Cheo Hodari Coker
“I mean, we should only be talking about the merits of film ["Moonlight"] because one of the great things about the visual language is that it is the great equalizer.” ShouldMeanFilmLanguageTalkingGreat ThingsMeritVisualsMoonlightEqualizer Author:Cheo Hodari Coker
