Our interview with Mahershala Ali, the first Oscar winner of the night

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Mahershala Ali won the first Academy Award of the night Sunday for his role in Moonlight.

We got a chance to interview the Oscar winner a while back during his time in Atlanta filming "Mockingjay," part of the "Hunger Games" series.

Here's that interview.

The AJC's Oscar Party team weighed in on the opening monologue and performances:

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