Da’Vine Joy Randolph wins the best supporting actress Oscar for 'The Holdovers'

Da’Vine Joy Randolph (Getty Images)

Actress Da’Vine Joy Randolph won the best supporting actress Oscar for “The Holdovers” at the 96th Academy Awards Sunday.

"For so long, I have always wanted to be different, and now I realize I just need to be myself," she said while accepting the award.

Randolph portrayed a New England boarding school cafeteria manager dealing with grief and loss.

She previously earned a Screen Actors Guild award, BAFTA and Golden Globe award.