Transgender Actress on Oscar First: 'Thank You for This Moment'

Chile's A Fantastic Woman won best foreign language film at the Oscars Sunday night, and its star, Daniela Vega, made her own mark on the Dolby Theatre stage. Per the New York Daily News, the 28-year-old actress became the first transgender presenter at the Oscars, introducing Sufjan Stevens and St. Vincent as they performed "Mystery of Love" from Call Me by Your Name. Vega appreciated the warm welcome she received from the Oscars crowd. "Thank you. Thank you so much for this moment," she said, per E! Online. "I want to invite you to open your heart and your feelings to feel the reality. To feel love. Can you feel it?" (More Oscars stories.)