Hattie McDaniel won the supporting actress Oscar for Gone With the Wind (1939).
Hattie McDaniel.
Yes, she did.
Hattie McDaniels Best Supporting actress in Gone with The Wind
Actually, there have been five black winners of the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress:
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).
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No, Hattie McDaniel was the first African American woman to win an Oscar.
Hattie McDaniel won the 1939 Best Supporting Actress award for her performance as Mammy in "Gone With the Wind." She was the only African-American to win a competitive Oscar until Sidney Poitier won the 1963 Best Actor award for "Lilies of the Field."
It was Hattie McDaniel, who won the 1939 Best Supporting Actress award for her performance as Mammy in "Gone With the Wind."
Hattie McDaniel won the 1939 Best Supporting Actress award for her performance as Mammy in "Gone With the Wind." She was the only black woman to win an Oscar for acting until Whoopi Goldberg won the supporting actress award for "Ghost" (1990).
It was Hattie McDaniel, who won the 1939 Best Supporting Actress award for her performance as Mammy in "Gone With the Wind."
The first one was Hattie McDaniel, who won Best Supporting Actress for her role in Gone with the Wind (1939).