TheAcademy Awardswere a pretty (oh, so pretty) affair forWest Side StorystarAriana DeBose.
Moreno appears in a new role in the remake created just for her.
Moreno became the first Latina Oscar winner when she took home the gold at the 1962 ceremony.
Ariana DeBose wins Best Supporting Actress at the 2022 Oscars.Neilson Barnard/Getty Images
“Steven has such great love for this film.
He’s running with joy and glee.
I’m just going to deliver, because that is what is required for this director.
Ariana DeBose and Rita Moreno at the ‘West Side Story’ premiere.Charley Gallay/Getty Images
And he let me run wild….
I think it’s the greatest gift that he gave me was to empower me to trust myself.”
West Side Storyis now streaming on Disney+.
See thefull list of 2022 Oscars winners here.
