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Can you name two African Americans who won Best Actor and Best Actress the same year?
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- Halle Berry won the Oscar for Best Actress for Monster's Ball (2001).
- Denzel Washington won the Oscar for Best Actor for Training Day (2001).
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What African American actress and actor won the most awards for best actress or best actor?
No African-American actor or actress has won more than one Oscar for Best Actor/Actress. Denzel Washington is the only one who won 2 Oscars, one of them for Best Supporting Actor.
Who were the first African-Americans to win the Best Actor and Actress Award?
Sidney Poitier and Halle Berry. Poitier won the 1963 Academy Award as Best Actor for his performance in "Lilies of the Field." Berry won the 2001 Best Actress Oscar for her work in "Monster's Ball."
Which actress won best actor three times?
It is impossible for an actress to win best actor.
Who was the first African American to win best supporting actor in drama?
I believe Hattie McDaniel won Best Supporting Actress for "Gone With the Wind." She was the first African-American to do so.
Who is the best actor or actress?
The best actor or actressis Chris Brown
Who were the three African Americans in 2002 nominated for best actor in a motion picture?
Two were nominated for Best Actor: Will Smith for Ali and Denzel Washington, who won for Training Day.
What films won the Oscars for Best Actor and Best Actress in the 1990s?
Technically, films do not win the Oscars for Best Actor or Best Actress. Actors and Actresses win these awards; however, they win these awards for specific performances in specific films, so here is the list of those films (and the actors who won the awards).Reversal of Fortune (1990) - Best Actor - Jeremy IronsMisery (1990) - Best Actress - Kathy BatesThe Silence of the Lambs (1991) - Best Actor - Anthony Hopkins - Best Actress - Jodie FosterScent of a Woman (1992) - Best Actor - Al PacinoHowards End (1992) - Best Actress - Emma ThompsonPhiladelphia (1993) - Best Actor - Tom HanksThe Piano (1993) - Best Actress - Holly HunterForrest Gump (1994) - Best Actor - Tom HanksBlue Sky (1994) - Best Actress - Jessica LangeLeaving Las Vegas (1995) - Best Actor - Nicolas CageDead Man Walking (1995) - Best Actress - Susan SarandonShine (1996) - Best Actor - Geoffrey RushFargo (1996) - Best Actress - Frances McDormanAs Good as It Gets (1997) - Best Actor - Jack Nicholson - Best Actress - Helen HuntLife Is Beautiful (1998) - Best Actor - Roberto BenigniShakespeare in Love (1998) - Best Actress - Gwyneth PaltrowAmerican Beauty (1999) - Best Actor - Kevin SpaceyBoys Don't Cry (1999) - Best Actress - Hilary Swank
Who was the 1st to win for best actor and actress?
The first Oscars for acting were presented for 1927/1928 to Emil Jannings (Best Actor) and Janet Gaynor (Best Actress).
Who are the best actors and actresses of 2001-2011?
2010 -- Colin Firth, Best Actor for "The King's Speech"; Natalie Portman, Best Actress for "Black Swan."2009 -- Jeff Bridges, Best Actor for "Crazy Heart"; Sandra Bullock, Best Actress for "The Blind Side."2008 -- Sean Penn, Best Actor for "Milk"; Kate Winslet, Best Actress for "The Reader."2007 -- Daniel Day-Lewis, Best Actor for "There Will Be Blood"; Marion Cotillard, Best Actress for "La Vie en Rose."2006 -- Forest Whitaker, Best Actor for "The Last King of Scotland"; Helen Mirren, Best Actress for "The Queen."2005 -- Philip Seymour Hoffman, Best Actor for "Capote"; Reese Witherspoon, Best Actress for "Walk the Line."2004 -- Jamie Foxx, Best Actor for "Ray"; Hilary Swank, Best Actress for "Million Dollar Baby."2003 -- Sean Penn, Best Actor for "Mystic River"; Charlize Theron, Best Actress for "Monster."2002 -- Adrian Brody, Best Actor for "The Pianist"; Nicole Kidman, Best Actress for "The Hours."2001 -- Denzel Washington, Best Actor for "Training Day"; Halle Berry, Best Actress for "Monster's Ball."NOTE: The Best Actor and Best Actress awards for 2011 will not be presented until Sunday, February 26, 2012.
What movies what movies swept best actor actress and suppoting actor and actress and best movie?
No movie won all four acting categories.
Who won the Oscars for the Best Actor and Best Actress in 1995?
Best Actor- Nicolas Cage, Leaving Las Vegas Best Actress- Susan Sarandon, Dead Man Walking
Was Sidney Poitier the first African American to win Best Actor?
Yes, Sidney Poitier was the first African American to win Best Actor. He won for his role in Lilies of the Field (1963).Other firsts for African Americans at the Academy AwardsHattie 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).James Baskett was the first African-American man to receive an academy award. He was given an Honorary Academy Award for his portrayal of Uncle Remus in Song of the South (1946)Dorothy Dandridgewas the first African-American woman to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in Carmen Jones (1954)Louis Gossett, Jr. was the first African-American to win the Best Supporting Actor award. He won for his role in An Officer and a Gentleman (1982).John Singleton was the first African American nominated for a Best Director Academy Award for his work on Boyz N The Hood (1991)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).
