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Peter Farrelly's film nabbed three wins on Sunday night, including the top honor at the 91st Academy Awards.

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00:00Almost as soon as Green Book was announced as the 2019 Oscars Best Picture winner,

00:10The Backlash, started rolling in. The movie tells the story of pianist Dr. Don Shirley,

00:14played by Mahershala Ali, and his white driver Tony, played by Viggo Mortensen,

00:19as they journey on a concert tour through the Deep South. And the film has not been

00:23without controversy throughout the awards circuit. Dr. Shirley's relatives had a number

00:27of objections around some of the facts in the film, with one family member calling the film

00:31a symphony of lies. Some critics also found that the film portrayed a white savior narrative.

00:36Upon accepting the award, director Peter Fairley notably thanked Mortensen and described the film

00:41like this.

00:42The story is about love. It's about loving each other despite our differences and finding

00:46the truth about who we are. We're the same people.

00:49Twitter had a lot to say about the win, with several social media users dubbing Green Book

00:54this year's Crash, a Best Picture winner about race that was also controversial.

00:58Others called out the movie team's acceptance speech for centering more on Mortensen's role

01:02in the film than Ali's. And writer Roxanne Gay tweeted,

01:05Really? In the year of Black Panther and Black Klansman? I'm disgusted.

01:09For the full list of this year's Oscar winners, head to THR.com.

01:13Until next time, for The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.