--- title: Oscars 2018: Reactions to Jordan Peele's Screenplay Win description: Get Out creator Jordan Peele won an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. Celebrities took to Twitter to react to the historic victory. canonical: https://time.com/5185301/jordan-peele-get-out-oscar-reactions/ author: Eliana Dockterman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-03-05T04:42:28.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T19:31:15.150Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Oscars 2018: Reactions to Jordan Peele's Screenplay Win og:description: Get Out creator Jordan Peele won an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. 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Celebrities took to Twitter to react to the historic victory. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb9e3ff47ccfc4c81/698929990a4a2231d29d1fa7/jordan-peele-get-out-screenplay-oscars-academy-awards-01.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Everyone—Including Jordan Peele—Is Excited by His Oscar Win  by [Eliana Dockterman](https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Correspondent Mar 5, 2018 4:42 AM UTC  Writer/director Jordan Peele accepts Best Original Screenplay for 'Get Out' onstage during the 90th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center on March 4, 2018 in Hollywood. Writer/director Jordan Peele accepts Best Original Screenplay for 'Get Out' onstage during the 90th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center on March 4, 2018 in Hollywood.Kevin Winter—Getty Images  by [Eliana Dockterman](https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Correspondent Mar 5, 2018 4:42 AM UTC _Get Out_ creator Jordan Peele won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay Sunday night, and everyone was elated. Celebrities took to Twitter to share their reactions to the [historic victory](http://time.com/5184780/jordan-peele-oscars-best-screenplay/). Perhaps the most heart-warming reaction came from Peele’s longtime collaborator Keegan Michael Key. He leapt to his chair when his _Key and Peele_ co-creator snagged the award. > [](https://twitter.com/benwinston/status/970503916344365056) Other actors shared their excitement on social media as well. > [](https://twitter.com/GabbySidibe/status/970504692106186752) > [](https://twitter.com/chrissyteigen/status/970504063748947968) > [](https://twitter.com/bjnovak/status/970503783397519360) > [](https://twitter.com/Lavernecox/status/970504352937869312) > [](https://twitter.com/oliviamunn/status/970503895230197760) > [](https://twitter.com/sethmeyers/status/970503841723699202) And Jordan Peele himself tweeted his disbelief. > [](https://twitter.com/JordanPeele/status/970508096358440960) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5185301/jordan-peele-get-out-oscar-reactions/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5185301/jordan-peele-get-out-oscar-reactions/"},"headline":"Everyone—Including Jordan Peele—Is Excited by His Oscar Win","datePublished":"2018-03-05T04:42:28.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T19:31:15.150Z","description":"Get Out creator Jordan Peele won an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. 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