For months now, the media has been taking Casey Affleck to task over his past sexual harassment allegations, which resurfaced in September in a Mashable article. But, as we predicted , it appears all the backlash over the 2010 incidents had no effect on the actors Oscar chances.

At the 89th annual Academy Awards on Sunday, a teary-eyed Affleck took home the golden statue for Actor in a Leading Role for his performance in Manchester by the Sea. He made no mention of the controversy during his speech, but did have this to say:

Man, I wish I had something bigger and more meaningful to say.