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When did each black actor win their Oscar?

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Here is a list of black actors and actresses who have won competitive Academy Awards through February 2015:

  • Hattie McDaniel, Best Supporting Actress for "Gone with the Wind" (1939).
  • Sidney Poitier, Best Actor for "Lilies of the Field" (1963).
  • Louis Gossett, Jr., Best Supporting Actor for "An Officer and a Gentleman" (1982).
  • Denzel Washington, Best Supporting Actor for "Glory" (1989).
  • Whoopi Goldberg, Best Supporting Actress for "Ghost" (1990).
  • Cuba Gooding Jr., Best Supporting Actor for "Jerry Maguire" (1996).
  • Denzel Washington, Best Actor for "Training Day" (2001).
  • Halle Berry, Best Actress for "Monster's Ball" (2001).
  • Jamie Foxx, Best Actor for "Ray" (2004).
  • Morgan Freeman, Best Supporting Actor for "Million Dollar Baby" (2004).
  • Forest Whitaker, Best Actor for "The Last King of Scotland" (2006).
  • Jennifer Hudson, Best Supporting Actress for "Dreamgirls" (2006).
  • Mo'Nique, Best Supporting Actress for "Precious: Based On The Novel 'Push' By Sapphire" (2009).
  • Octavia Spencer, Best Supporting Actress for "The Help" (2011).
  • Lupita Nyong'o, Best Supporting Actress for "12 Years a Slave" (2013).
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