154K views · 4.8K reactions | "When I was a kid, the only way that I saw movies was from the backseat of my family's car at the drive-in, and it wasn't my reality to think I would be acting in movies. So receiving this honor tonight tells me that it's possible, it is possible for a kid from east Texas, raised in South Central L.A., in Carson, who believes in his dreams, commits himself to them with his heart, to touch them and to have them happen." | The Academy | Facebook

Happy Birthday, Forest Whitaker! From 'The Last King of Scotland' to "Godfather of Harlem," which of his 129 acting credits is your favorite? https://imdb.to/2NPkv0n | IMDb

“Porque actuar, para mí, es creer en esa conexión.” 🎭✨ Con esa frase, Forest Whitaker resumió uno de los momentos más poderosos de su carrera al ganar el Oscar a Mejor Actor Protagónico por su impactante interpretación de Idi Amin en The Last King of Scotland. No fue solo una actuación: fue una transformación absoluta, física y emocional, que estremeció a la Academia y al público por igual. Whitaker llevó a la pantalla a un personaje complejo y perturbador, demostrando que cuando un actor se en