Da’Vine Joy Randolph has been racking up awards in the past year, and on Sunday, she picked up yet another with an Oscar win, writes Brendan Le and Benjamin VanHoose for People. 

Randolph won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in “The Holdovers.”

The award was presented by five of the category’s past winners: Regina King, Jamie Lee Curtis, Rita Moreno, Lupita Nyong’o, and Mary Steenburgen. Randolph now adds her name to that list. 

“I didn’t think I was supposed to be doing this as a career,” said Randolph, as she accepted the award in tears. “I started off as a singer. And my mother said to me, ‘Go across that street to that theatre department. There’s something for you here.’ And I thank my mother for doing that.” 

Randolph has now taken home a Golden Globe, Critics Choice, BAFTA, and SAG Award during this year’s award season — all for her work in “The Holdovers.”

Continuing her speech, she thanked those who have been there and supported her along the way, and showed her that all she needed to do was be herself. 

“I pray to God that I get to do this more than once,” Randolph said of her Oscar win.

Read more about a Philly native’s rise as an Oscar award winner at People.

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