"Green Book" wins Oscar Best Picture Award

"Green Book," a comedy drama film directed by Peter Farrelly, won Best Picture at the 91st Academy Awards (Oscars) ceremony at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood in the western U.S. city of Los Angeles on Sunday night.

Monday, February 25, 2019 09:35

Cast members of the "Green Book" pose for photos after winning the Best Picture award in the press room during the 91st Academy Awards ceremony, or the Oscars, held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, the United States, on Feb. 24, 2019. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

The film beat strong competition from "Black Panther," "BlacKkKlansman," "Bohemian Rhapsody," "The Favorite," "Roma," "A Star Is Born" and "Vice."

Directed by Farrelly and set in the 1960s, "Green Book" follows African-American classical and jazz pianist Don Shirley and Tony Vallelonga, an Italian-American bouncer who serves as Shirley's driver and bodyguard, on a tour through the racially divided South.

The film also won another two Oscars awards on February 24 for Best Supporting Actor and Best Original Screenplay.

Mahershala Ali, who played the jazz pianist in the movie, was named Best Supporting Actor.

Xinhua