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  1. 2001: Halle Berry, Monster's Ball
  2. 2006: Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls
  3. 1990: Whoopi Goldberg, Ghost

4. 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"

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The first African-American actress to win a Best Actress Oscar was Halle Berry, who was honored for her work in the 2001 drama "Monster's Ball." A stand-up comic once said the second was Charlize Theron, who won the 2002 Best Actress Oscar for her performance in "Monster." Theron was born in South Africa and is now an American citizen.

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