Taika Waititi, the director of 'Jojo Rabbit,' just made history as the first Māori to win an Oscar. He wrote, directed and starred in the film.
The 44-year-old Māori filmmaker took home the award for best adapted screenplay at the 92nd Academy Awards Sunday for his Nazi satire"Jojo Rabbit."He wrote, directed and starred in the film."I dedicate this to all the indigenous kids in the world who want to do art and dance and write stories," Waititi said in his acceptance speech."We are the original storytellers and we can make it here as well."Taika Waititi and Roman Griffin Davis in the film JOJO RABBIT.
© 2019 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation All Rights ReservedHe also paid homage to his roots by signing off with the famous Māori phrase"kia ora," which means"be safe."Read More"Jojo Rabbit" tells the story of a 10-year-old member of the Hitler Youth who discovers his mother is hiding a Jewish girl in the family's home.
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