Here is a chronological list of black recipients of Academy Awards for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress:
Little Women won the Oscar for Writing in 1932.
Black Narcissus won the Oscar for Cinematography in 1947.
Men in Black won the Oscar for Makeup in 1997.
Black Hawk Down won the Oscar for Sound in 2001.
Little Women won the Oscar for Art Direction in 1949.
Sophia Loren won Best Actress for Two Women (1961), the movie's only Oscar nomination.
Black Fox won the Oscar for Documentary - Feature - in 1962.
Black Narcissus won the Oscar for Art Direction in 1947.
The Black Stallion won the Oscar for Sound Editing in 1979.
Gloria Grahame won the Oscar for Best Actress in a Supporting RoleCedric Gibbons, Edward C. Carfagno, Edwin B. Willis and F. Keogh Gleason won the Oscar for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-WhiteRobert Surtees won the Oscar for Best Cinematography, Black-and-WhiteHelen Rose won the Oscar for Best Costume Design, Black-and-WhiteCharles Schnee won the Oscar for Best Writing, Screenplay
Black Hawk Down won the Oscar for Film Editing in 2001.
Women--for America, for the World won the Oscar for Documentary - Short Subject - in 1986.