Before actress Rita Moreno set foot on the Oscar stage Sunday night, she experienced an emotional wallop during rehearsals. As the actress was brought onstage alongside four other previous Best Supporting Actress winners, clips of each attendee’s previous win briefly played.
For Moreno, seeing her 1962 Oscar win for her role of Anita in “West Side Story” showcased on-stage “moved” her immensely. “I was very moved when we were in rehearsals and those big screens came down showing each of us holding the Oscar,” Moreno told TheWrap. “I saw mine, which was a very long time [ago], in ’62. [I was] very young with dark hair.
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