“You know, "Moonlight" deserves best picture [on Oscar]. What I mean by tarnished is the moment - being able to be in front of all your peers and being able to thank everyone involved and particularly when it's a movie that has some pivotal social relevance, like "Moonlight," particularly in a time where, with this new transitional government, LGBT rights are just being stripped. This win means something.”
![“You know, "Moonlight" deserves best picture [on Oscar]. What I mean by tarnished is the moment - being able to be in front of all your peers and being able to thank everyone involved and particularly when it's a movie that has some pivotal social relevance, like "Moonlight," particularly in a time…” quote by Cheo Hodari Coker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/28e/cheo-hodari-coker-4014_able_you-know-moonlight-deserves-best-picture_2427243.jpg)
![“I've just never seen a live event [like Oscar] where the emotional swings - it was just stunning.And it was interesting because, on one hand, "Moonlight" is one of these, like, generational pictures that you wanted to see win. But at the same time, if "La La Land" had won, I completely understood.” quote by Cheo Hodari Coker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/57e/cheo-hodari-coker-4014_emotional_i-ve-just-never-seen-a-live-event-like-o_2782908.jpg)
![“I mean, we should only be talking about the merits of film ["Moonlight"] because one of the great things about the visual language is that it is the great equalizer.” quote by Cheo Hodari Coker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/41d/cheo-hodari-coker-4014_equalizer_i-mean-we-should-only-be-talking-about-t_44219.jpg)
