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1940 - Hattie McDaniel was the first African-American win an Oscar. She was nominated for Best Supporting Actress, and she won for her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind (1939).
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Who was the second black woman to win an acting Oscar?
Hattie McDaniel, who won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her performance as Mammy in "Gone With the Wind" (1939).
Why Hattie McDaniel was famous?
First African American to win an oscar.She was the first black performer to win an Academy Award. She won the 1939 Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her performance as Mammy in "Gone With the Wind."
Was Dorothy Dandridge the first African American to win an Oscar?
No, Halle Berry was the first African-American to win the Best Actress award. She won for her role as Leticia Musgrove in Monster's Ball (2001).However, Whoopi Goldberg won Best Supporting Actress for playing Oda Mae Brown in Ghost (1990). She had previously been nominated for Best Actress in 1985 for her role as Celie in The Color Purple.And, Hattie McDaniel won Best Supporting Actress for playing Mammy in Gone with the Wind (1939).Dorothy Dandridgewas the first African-American woman to be nominated for Best Actress for her role in Carmen Jones (1954)
Was hattie mcdaniel the first black African American to win the awards in 1940?
Yes, she was.
How many African-American women won Best Actress?
2001: Halle Berry, Monster's Ball2006: Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls1990: Whoopi Goldberg, Ghost4. Hattie McDaniels for Gone with the Wind in 1939, she won a best supporting actress award and the very first African American woman to do so.Moni'que won this year for best supporting actress for "Precious"
Who was the first African American to win an Oscar award?
Hattie McDaniels Best Supporting actress in Gone with The Wind
Who was the first African American actress to win an Oscar?
Hattie McDaniel
Who was the last African American to win an Oscar?
Hattie McDaniel for "Gone with the Wind"
How did hattie win the best support award actress?
Hattie McDaniel won the supporting actress Oscar for Gone With the Wind (1939).
What is hattie mcdaniel's middle name?
Hattie McDaniel did not have a full name, her full name was Hattie McDaniel. In 1940 she became the first African American to win an Oscar.
When did hattie mcdaniel win her second Oscar?
She never won a second Academy Award.
Who was the first black person to win an acting oscar since hattie mcdaniel?
Sidney Poitier.
The first black person to win an acting Oscar since Hattie McDaniel?
Sidney Poitier.
What movie did Hattie McDaniel win an oscar in 1940?
She won the 1939 Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her performance as Mammy in "Gone With the Wind."
Who was the first African American to win a Oscar and why?
Hattie McDonald for her part in Gone with the Wind . She won in 1940.
Who was the first African American female to star in a sitcom on television?
hattie may mcdaniels
Is hattie mcdaniels the first black person to win an Academy Award?
Yes. Hattie McDaniel was the first black person to be nominated for and receive an Academy Award. She won the Best Supporting Actress Award for her performance as Mammy in "Gone With the Wind" (1939).
