Stand up and give the Oscars a round of applause. Kudos to the Oscars first off for one of if not the shortest show with no hosts. It was time out for all the not so funny, unnecessary bits and outfit changes that drugged out shows in the past. Take a bow for all the people who are regarded as less than but are the real MVPs of film - costume designers, set designers, writers, editors, and so on - for allowing them to have their moment in the spotlight. They work hard too and are the reason many of the people in front of the camera look so good. Give a shout out for diversity. Women and minorities won big. White people are good at their craft and are very talented but they are not the only ones. All ethnicities have talented people who work hard and should be awarded when it is done well. Oscar, you have been paying attention to past mistakes and you have learned and grown from them. You are on the right path and may have finally gotten the right formula for a great show.

Having said that I have to point out some of the night’s most colorful highlights.

In Tears Over Regina

As Regina King stood their looking drop dead phenomenal in that white gown speaking about how she was the example of what it looks like to have love and support poured into her was a tear jerker moment for me. I think I was especially moved because I am such a fan from her rough edge days of “227” as Brenda to the hood roles of braids and slinging back 40s to this seasoned veteran with more talent in her pinky finger. King is fire. Plus, her being able to look at her sweet little mother in the front row, who was beaming as she held back tears, to say “Thank you for teaching me that God is always leaning, always has been leaning, in my direction. God is good, all the time.” Yes, that did it for me. So well deserved Ms. King!

King won her Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Sharon Rivers in Barry Jenkins’ “If Beale Street Could Talk.” This is King’s first Oscar but, of course, not her first award. She also has three Emmys, which puts her in the club with fellow black actresses Viola Davis and Halle Berry that have an Oscar and Emmy.

Celebrating with Spike

Easily one of the most underappreciated directors, Spike Lee’s reaction to hearing his name as an Oscar winner and running to the stage to jump up on Samuel L. Jackson was simply hilarious. I don’t think Spike believe that the moment was actually happening and who could blame him. After being passed over for so many years, he might have thought winning an Oscar would never happen. He has been in the running several times most recently for his film “4 Little Girls.” And he did receive an honorary award in 2016. But when it comes to the Academy Awards you want to win outright. Sunday night Lee finally got his opportunity when he won for Best Adapted Screenplay for "BlackKkKlansman."

Lee could not leave the stage without giving us a lesson and a charge. He left us with this in his acceptance speech. "If we all connect with our ancestors, we will have love, wisdom, we will regain our humanity. It will be a powerful moment. The 2020 presidential election is around the corner. Let's all mobilize. Let's all be on the right side of history. Make the moral choice between love versus hate. Let's do the right thing! You know I had to get that in there!"

We can’t move from talking about “BlacKkKlansman” without also speaking about another Black man, Kevin Willmott. And before you say, “Who?” wait. He is also a co-writer of the film. Willmott, Lee, David Rabinowitz, and Charlie Wachtel won the Adapted Screenplay Oscar for the film about a Black man who infiltrated the KKK while breaking down other barriers.

Willmott and Lee will work on another film together that starts shooting in March. Look out for “Da 5 Bloods,” a Vietnam War film with Chadwick Boseman.

History Still Being Made Let’s talk about how it is 2019 and Black folks are still making history. Ruth Carter, Hannah Beachler, and Peter Ramsey are producing quality work behind the scenes and are getting noticed for it. Bravo to all of you.

Ryan Coogler’s “Black Panther” was an engaging, entertaining, exciting movie due to a lot of elements and one shinning one was the costumes. Superhero films are just like that. Could you imagine the same film with T’Challa wearing a cap? Ruth Carter knew what she was doing. And that is why she is the first Black woman to win an Oscar for Costume Design. It is very fitting since “Black Panther” is also the first superhero film to be nominated for an Oscar.

This is how you know all the elements of a film work and no one piece could exist without the others. While Carter’s costumes were giving eye-catching visuals, Beachler’s production design was putting those costumes in the right location, light, angles and so on. She walked away with an Oscar as the first Black person to win for Best Production Design. If that is not some #BlackGirlMagic right there!

And wait before moving off the superhero kick one more Black person made history off a superhero movie. Peter Ramsey took home a gold statue as the first Black man to win for directing an animated film. He won an Oscar for Best Animated Feature for directing “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.” He shares the Oscar with fellow directors Bob Persichetti, Rodney Rothman, Phil Lord, and Christopher Miller.

Another Oscar for Ali

Mahershala Ali, Denzel Washington, and Sidney Poitier now all have something in common. The three Black men all have two Oscars for their stellar acting careers. Ali joined the famed club of three when he cinched the golden statue for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Dr. Don Shirley in “Green Book. ” Ali previously won an Academy Award in 2017 for the same category for his portrayal in Barry Jenkins’ “Moonlight.”

Washington won Academy gold for Best Supporting Actor in 1990 for the film “Glory” and Best Actor in 2002 for “Training Day.” While Poitier won Best Actor in 1964 for “Lillies of the Field.” His second Oscar came in the form of an honorary award in 2002.

Sunday night at the Oscars was a great night for Blacks making it a great cap off to Black History Month but it was also a victory for other minorities as well. In addition, women really had an amazing night. More people are being invited to the stage to show the diversity in talent in Hollywood and in what is considered good. And you know what Oscar, it looks just like what flows all across America. Good job on getting it right.