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Da'Vine Joy Randolph Tearfully Accepts Best Supporting Actress Award at 2024 Oscars

The win is the actress' fourth major award for her role as Mary in 'The Holdovers.'

Randolph's performance as the Barton Academy kitchen manager grieving the loss of her son in the Vietnam War while cooped up for the holidays with Paul Giamatti's cranky professor and Dominic Sessa's petulant student has earned her a bountiful award season. Mike Coppola/Getty ImagesWhile Randolph's performance in The Holdovers has made her a household name, the British American Drama Academy graduate has been an undeniable star since her breakout in 2019's Dolemite Is My Name, where she stole scenes opposite Eddie Murphy. "Reading the script, I understood that she was the aching heartbeat of this movie, and I knew that if I did this, I was going to have to be fearless," Randolph previously told The New York Times.

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