Oscar nominations are in and Jeffrey Wright has been put forward as Best Actor for his performance in American Fiction. But it's not the fact that this is his first ever nomination that’s making us emotional, it's his wholesome response and beautiful acknowledgment of his late mother.
Soon after the Oscar nomination ceremony took place on January 23, Wright was interviewed by ExtraTV and opened up about what the recognition means to him. “Everyone’s pretty proud I have to say,” said the actor before breaking down in tears, “The first person I acknowledged was my mom”. Wright then pointed to the side to a picture of his late mother, “There’s a picture of her just there, so yeah… she and I had a moment.”
