Rami Malek, the newly-minted Oscar winner for Best Actor, had a lot to celebrate last night. "This moment is something that I will treasure for the rest of my life." Malek said in his acceptance speech, which began with a dedication to his mom: "I love you, lady." The Bohemian Rhapsody actor had every right to bask in his success—and boy did he! In case you missed it, Malek managed to slip off the stage at one point during the night and had to be tended by paramedics. Later, he went wild with champagne at the after-party, and was even mobbed by well-wishers. Oops, here he is falling off the Oscars stage. Getty Images Don't worry, he quickly recuperated was on his feet ready to party again. Getty Images Here's Malek popping a bottle of champagne. He's just getting started. Getty Images Look at those eyes. Laser focus. Getty Images Now with a good grip on the bottle, he's ready to party. Getty Images The Best Actor winner was even mobbed at the after-party. This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Best Actor winner Rami Malek swarmed at the Fox after party pic.twitter.com/cWPYXSMJ59 — Kyle Buchanan (@kylebuchanan) February 25, 2019 And here he is one more time in live-action. This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Malek took home Bohemian Rhapsody's fourth and final Oscar of the night; the film also won for Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, and Best Film Editing. This content is imported from {embed-name}. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Malek gave a particularly emotional speech when he took to the stage: I think about what it would have been like to tell little Bubba Rami that one day this might happen to him, and I think his curly-haired little mind would be blown. That kid was, he was struggling with his identity, trying to figure himself out. And I think to anyone struggling with theirs and trying to discover their voice, listen we made a film about a gay man, an immigrant, who lived his life just unapologetically himself. And the fact that I’m celebrating him and this story with you tonight is proof that we’re longing for stories like this. I am the son of immigrants from Egypt. I’m a first generation American and part of my story is being written right now and I could not be more grateful to each and every one of you, and everyone who believed in me for this moment. Steve Granitz Getty Images He also gave a shout-out to his co-star and girlfriend Lucy Boynton, with whom he attended the evening: "Lucy Boynton, you’re the heart of this film, you are beyond immensely talented, you have captured my heart." This content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page to help users provide their email addresses. You may be able to find more information about this and similar content at piano.io<doc-sep>Sometimes, the best way to determine how great a night was is to count the scars you have afterward. In that case, it's possible Rami Malek—who won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Queen frontman Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody—had the best Oscars night of anyone in the bunch because he was messy. The Bohemian Rhapsody star hit more than a couple road bumps and experienced at least one major crash. According to USA Today, Malek and his Oscar took a tumble off the edge of the stage after the telecast ended. An EMT tended to Malek, and the Academy placed some orange cones along the stage because stars—they're just like us. Fortunately, it appears Malek wasn't injured. Rami Malek reportedly fell off the Oscars stage, with his statue in hand, at the end of the night. Kevin Winter Getty Images Kevin Winter Getty Images Kevin Winter Getty Images An EMT attends to Malek at the Oscars. Kevin Winter Getty Images The tumble came after a hilarious night of Malek quirks. Below, someone tweeted several pictures of Malek getting his tie straightened, with the last image showing Malek and his (still) crooked tie standing before the Academy to accept his Oscar for playing Freddie Mercury. Controversy surrounded Bohemian Rhapsody during awards season, a notion that Malek seemed to mention in his acceptance speech: "I may not have been the obvious choice, but I guess it worked out." During that speech, he took the opportunity to nod to his Egyptian heritage, as well as highlight the importance of telling more stories about queer characters. Rami Malek accepts the award for Best Actor at the 2019 Academy Awards. Kevin Winter Getty Images That fall he took at the end of the night didn't keep him down for too long though. In celebration of the big win, Malek cracked open a champagne fountain in the middle of the Oscars engraving room. Do what you got to do on your big night—just make sure that a medical professional is close by when you do. Getty Images Kevork Djansezian Getty Images Justin Kirkland Justin Kirkland is a writer for Esquire, where he focuses on entertainment, television, and pop culture. This content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page to help users provide their email addresses. You may be able to find more information about this and similar content at piano.io<doc-sep>
Rami Malek has won the Oscar for best actor at the 91st Academy Awards for his role as Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody. Malek defeated a strong field, including Christian Bale as Dick Cheney in Vice and Bradley Cooper as musician Jack Maine in A Star Is Born. Malek was the favourite to win, however, having previously picked up a string of awards for the role including best actor from the Baftas and Screen Actors Guild and best actor (drama) at the Golden Globes. Bohemian Rhapsody is a biopic of British rock act Queen, with a focus on its lead singer, Mercury, who died in 1991 from Aids-related illness. Prior to Bohemian Rhapsody, Malek was best known for his role in the award-winning TV series Mr Robot, in which he played hacker Elliot Alderson. Malek’s performance in Bohemian Rhapsody was described as “electric” by the Observer critic Simran Hans, and as “a feat of impersonation” by the Guardian’s Steve Rose. The film has been a significant box-office success, despite a troubled production process. Sacha Baron Cohen was originally due to play Mercury, but dropped out after disagreements with Queen’s surviving band members. Director Bryan Singer was fired during shooting and replaced by Dexter Fletcher; however Singer retains sole credit due to union regulations. Singer was subsequently accused of sexual misconduct and underage sex in a magazine article, which he denies as a “homophobic smear”. In February, Malek suggested it had been difficult working with Singer saying: “My situation with Bryan, it was not pleasant, not at all.” In his speech, Malek paid tribute to his parents, saying of his mother, who was in the auditorium “I love you, lady” and expressing the belief that his father would be “looking down on me right now”. Although he said of the film’s cast and crew “I love you, you are my equals, you are my betters”, he did not mention Singer by name. He singled out co-star Lucy Boyton, with whom he is now in a relationship, and the band Queen, saying: “I may not have been the obvious choice [to play Freddie Mercury] but I guess it worked out.” Malek also said that the acclaim and enormous audience the film had found indicated the appetite for stories about minorities. “A film about a gay man, an immigrant, who lived his life unapologetically as himself.”