Casey Affleck won the  best actor Oscar for Manchester by the Sea

the first this he said was "i always admired denzel" about Denzel Washington  who was nominated too for the Oscar for his role in fences .

This is Affleck’s first Oscar win, after being nominated for best supporting actor in 2008 for The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. He defeated a strong lineup, including Denzel Washington for Fences and Ryan Gosling for La La Land.