Casey Affleck has won the Oscar for Best Actor at the 2017 Academy Awards for his role in Manchester by the Sea.
Affleck beat Andrew Garfield (Hacksaw Ridge), Ryan Gosling (La La Land), Viggo Mortensen (Captain Fantastic), and Denzel Washington (Fences).
His win is controversial, as details of sexual harassment allegations against him was a topic of conversation during the Oscar campaign season. And Denzel Washington didn't look to happy to miss out on his third Oscar for his starring role in Fences.
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Read Affleck's speech in full below:
It means so much to me, thank you. Whew, damn it. One of the first people who taught me how to act was Denzel Washington, and I just met him tonight for the first time. Thank you. And to all the other nominees, you did great work. I'm proud to be in your company. You guys are very brave and I admire what you do.
I'm only here, really, because of all the talents and good will of so many people that are impossible to name. But most of all, Kenneth Lonergan, who made this part and without this part, without his writing, I wouldn't be here for sure, and, he directed it—man, I wish I had something bigger and more meaningful to say, but I'm just really proud to be apart of this community and I look out at all of you, and I have this whole year and I'm just dumbfounded that I'm included. And it means a lot to me.
Thank you also to Matt Damon for creating this opportunity. And to Patrick and Boomer and so many people. Of course, my mother and my father for mostly, usually believing in me in doing this. And Ben, I love you. You ain't heavy.
