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Green Book has won the Oscar for best picture at the 91st Academy Awards , with producer Charles B Wessler dedicating the victory to Star Wars actor Carrie Fisher.
Wessler had known Fisher since the early Eighties, having acted as a production assistant for George Lucas on The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. He later produced the short film From Here to Maternity , which starred Fisher.
The pair have been pictured together on multiple occasions since then, including at the premiere of Dumb and Dumber To , which Wessler produced.
Green Book 's Best Picture victory proved a huge upset as the film beat Roma , The Favourite , Black Panther , BlacKkKlansman , Bohemian Rhapsody , A Star Is Born , and Vice .
Show all 21 1 /21Oscars 2019: all the winners from the Academy Awards Oscars 2019: all the winners from the Academy Awards Best Actor Rami Malek accepts the Actor in a Leading Role award for 'Bohemian Rhapsody' onstage during the 91st Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on February 24, 2019 in Hollywood, California
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Oscars 2019: all the winners from the Academy Awards Best Actress Olivia Colman accepts the Actress in a Leading Role award for 'The Favourite' onstage during the 91st Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on February 24, 2019 in Hollywood, California
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Oscars 2019: all the winners from the Academy Awards Best Film Oscars Show - Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S., February 24, 2019. Peter Farrelly accepts the Best Picture award for "Green Book."
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Oscars 2019: all the winners from the Academy Awards Best Director, Best Foreign Language Film and Best Cinematography Best Director, Best Foreign Language Film, and Best Cinematography winner for "Roma" Alfonso Cuaron poses in the press room with his Oscars during the 91st Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on February 24, 2019
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Oscars 2019: all the winners from the Academy Awards Best Original Screenplay Best Original Screenplay nominees for "Green Book" Nick Vallelonga (R), Brian Currie (L), Peter Farrelly (C)accept the award for Best Original Screenplay for during the 91st Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California
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Oscars 2019: all the winners from the Academy Awards Best Actress in a Supporting Role Regina King with her best supporting actress Oscar for If Beale Street Could Talk in the press room at the 91st Academy Awards held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, USA
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Oscars 2019: all the winners from the Academy Awards Best Actor in a Supporting Role Best Actor in a Supporting Role winner Mahershala Ali poses backstage during the 91st Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre on February 24, 2019 in Hollywood, California
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Oscars 2019: all the winners from the Academy Awards Best Original Score Best Original Score nominee for "Black Panther" composer Ludwig Goransson accepts the award for Best Original Score during the 91st Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on February 24, 2019
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Oscars 2019: all the winners from the Academy Awards Best Original Song Lady Gaga poses with the Music (Original Song) award for 'Shallow' from 'A Star Is Born' backstage during the 91st Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre on February 24, 2019 in Hollywood, California
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Oscars 2019: all the winners from the Academy Awards Best Adapted Screenplay Spike Lee, David Rabinowitz , Kevin Willmott and Charlie Wachtel accept the Best Adapted Screenplay award for "BlacKkKlansman" onstage during the 91st Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on February 24, 2019 in Hollywood, California
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Oscars 2019: all the winners from the Academy Awards Best Live Action Short Guy Nattiv (L) and Jaime Ray Newman winners of the Short Film (Live Action) Award for 'Skin' pose in the press room during the 91st annual Academy Awards ceremony at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California, USA, 24 February 2019 ETIENNE LAURENT
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Oscars 2019: all the winners from the Academy Awards Best Visual Effects Paul Lambert, Ian Hunter, J. D. Schwalm and Tristan Myles accept the Best Visual Effects award for "First Man" onstage during the 91st Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on February 24, 2019 in Hollywood, California.
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Oscars 2019: all the winners from the Academy Awards Best Documentary Short Melissa Berton (center L) and Rayka Zehtabchi (center R) accept the Documentary (Short Subject) award for 'Period. End of Sentence.' onstage during the 91st Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on February 24, 2019 in Hollywood, California.
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Oscars 2019: all the winners from the Academy Awards Best Animated Short Becky Neiman-Cobb (left) and Domee She with the award for best short film (animated) for Bao in the press room at the 91st Academy Awards held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles
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Oscars 2019: all the winners from the Academy Awards Best Sound Editing Nina Hartstone and John Warhurst with the award for Best Sound Editing for Bohemian Rhapsody in the press room at the 91st Academy Awards held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles
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Oscars 2019: all the winners from the Academy Awards Best Sound Mixing Paul Massey, Tim Cavagin and John Casali with the award for best Sound Mixing for Bohemian Rhapsody in the press room at the 91st Academy Awards held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles
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Oscars 2019: all the winners from the Academy Awards Best Production Design Jay Hart and Hannah Beachler with the award for best production design for Black Panther in the press room at the 91st Academy Awards held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles
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Oscars 2019: all the winners from the Academy Awards Best Costume Design Ruth Carter with the award for Best Costume Design for Black Panther in the press room at the 91st Academy Awards held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood
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Oscars 2019: all the winners from the Academy Awards Best Makeup and Hairstyling Greg Cannom, Kate Biscoe and Patricia Dehaney with the award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling for Vice in the press room at the 91st Academy Awards held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood,
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Oscars 2019: all the winners from the Academy Awards Best Documentary Feature Free Solo filmmakers Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi pose with awards backstage during the 91st Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre on February 24, 2019 in Hollywood, California
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Oscars 2019: all the winners from the Academy Awards Best Animated Feature Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman, Phil Lord, and Christopher Miller with their Oscars for best animated feature film for Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse in the press room at the 91st Academy Awards held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles
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The comedy-drama won three Golden Globes earlier this year, despite causing controversy after the family of Mahershala Ali's Don Shirley complained that the film inaccurately portrayed the Jazz pianist.
Earlier in the evening, Rami Malek took home Best Actor for his portrayal of Freddie Mercury in Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody while Ali won Best Supporting Actor. Regina King won Best Supporting Actress for her performance in If Beale Street Could Talk .
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