Hattie McDaniel won an Oscar in a banquet in the Coconut Grove at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California at the 12th Annual Academy Awards, honoring the best in film for 1939, on February 29, 1940. It was hosted by Bob Hope (for the first time).
Hattie McDaniel, "Gone With the Wind" (1939). The Civil War.
In 1940 she won for a little film called Gone with the Wind (1939) as Best Supporting Actress.Gone With the Wind
Yes, On February 29, 1940, she accepted the 1939 Best Supporting Actress award at the Cocoanut Grove banquet at the Amabassador Hotel in Los Angeles. But Parade magazine says she was seated at a table in the back, away from her fellow cast members. McDaniel won for her performance as Mammy in "Gone With the Wind."
The classic film Gone with the Wind won nine Academy Awards: Best Actress (Vivian Leigh), Best Supporting Actress (Hattie McDaniel), Best Director (Victor Fleming), Best Picture, Editing, Screenplay, Art Direction, and Cinematography. R.D. Musgrave won an award for Technical Achievement, as well. It was also nominated for Original Score, Sound, and Best Actor (Clark Gable). The movie also received two special awards for color and for equipment projection.
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Hattie McDaniel won an Oscar in a banquet in the Coconut Grove at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California at the 12th Annual Academy Awards, honoring the best in film for 1939, on February 29, 1940. It was hosted by Bob Hope (for the first time).
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.
She received the 1939 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Mammy in "Gone With the Wind."
Hattie McDaniel, "Gone With the Wind" (1939). The Civil War.
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards - 1940 was released on: USA: 1940
In 1940 she won for a little film called Gone with the Wind (1939) as Best Supporting Actress.Gone With the Wind
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards - 1940 is rated/received certificates of: USA:Approved
On February 29, 1940, Hattie McDaniel became the first African-American to win an Academy Award. She won the 1939 Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her performance as Mammy in "Gone With the Wind."
Yes, On February 29, 1940, she accepted the 1939 Best Supporting Actress award at the Cocoanut Grove banquet at the Amabassador Hotel in Los Angeles. But Parade magazine says she was seated at a table in the back, away from her fellow cast members. McDaniel won for her performance as Mammy in "Gone With the Wind."
She won the 1939 Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her performance as Mammy in "Gone With the Wind."
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).