Regina King Wins Best Supporting Actress At the 2019 Oscars

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the 91st Academy Awards, which are being presented Sunday night at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

Regina King is the winner of the Academy Award for best supporting actress. The win comes for her performance in "If Beale Street Could Talk."

It's the first Oscar and first nomination for King, who has won three Emmy Awards for her work on television.

King thanked author James Baldwin, whose novel is the basis for the film from director Barry Jenkins.

The actress thanked her mother, who was in the audience, and said she is an example of what happens when someone is supported and loved.