Jared Leto wins Best Supporting Actor for Dallas Buyers Club

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Jared Leto wins Best Supporting Actor for Dallas Buyers Club
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The first award of the Oscars went to Jared Leto for playing Rayon, an HIV-positive transgendered woman, in Dallas Buyers Club. In an emotional speech, Leto dedicated the award to "the 36 million people who have lost the battle to AIDS." He also slipped in a plug for his rock band, 30 Seconds to Mars.

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Scott Meslow is the entertainment editor for TheWeek.com. He has written about film and television at publications including The Atlantic, POLITICO Magazine, and Vulture.