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No African American comedian has ever won an Oscar for Best Actor. The four Best Actor winners were Sidney Poitier, Denzel Washington, Jamie Foxx and Forest Whitaker. Foxx isn't really considered a comedian. Eddie Murphy was nominated as Best Supporting Actor for Dreamgirls, but he lost to Alan Arkin (because Norbit came out before that year's Oscars); however, Whoopi Goldberg is a comedian, and she won an Oscar for Ghost, but she didn't win Best Actor. She won Best Supporting Actress.
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∙ 14y agoWhoopi Goldberg was the fifth African American to win an Oscar. She was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for playing Oda Mae Brown in Ghost (1990). Whoopi Goldberg is an accomplished comedian. The four African Americans which preceeded her to Oscar glory were: Hattie McDaniel, Sidney Poitier, Louis Gossett, Jr. and Denzel Washington (not comedians). Ms. Goldberg had previously been nominated for Best Actress in 1985 for her role as Celie in The Color Purple.
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∙ 12y agoSidney Poitier in 1963, for Lilies Of The Field
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∙ 13y agoIt was Sidney Poitier in Lilies of the Field.
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∙ 12y agoIt was Sidney Poitier, for his performance as handyman Homer Smith in "Lilies of the Field" (1963).
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In the movie 'Born in Miami' who was the first black person to win an Oscar for 'Best Actor'?
Sidney Poitier was the first black man to win a competitive Academy Award. He received the 1963 Best Actor Oscar for his performance in "Lilies of the Field."
Was Jannings the first actor to win an Oscar?
Yes, Emil Jannings was the first person to with the Oscar for Best Actor. Since this was the first Oscar presented at the first Academy Awards ceremony, he is also the firs man ever to win an Academy Award (Oscar).
Who was the first black woman to win an Oscar since 1940?
Irene Cara is the first black woman to win an Oscar since 1940. She won the Oscar for Best Original Song for "Flashdance (What A Feeling)" from Flashdance (1983). She shares the award with composer Giorgio Moroder and co-lyricist Keith Forsey. She is also the first (and only) black woman to win an Oscar outside of the acting categories.Whoopi Goldberg was the first black woman to win an Oscar since 1940 for acting. She won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for Ghost (1990). She is also the first black actress to receive two acting nominations, having previously been nominated for Best Actress for The Color Purple (1985)
The only bond actor to win an Oscar is Sean connery for what movie did he win?
He won as Best Supporting Actor for The Untouchables(1987).
Which Hispanics won the Oscar?
Jose Ferrer won the Oscar for Best Actor for Cyrano de Bergerac. First Latin American to win for Best Actor.Anthony Quinn won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for Viva Zapata! He is the first Mexican actor to win an Academy Award.Anthony Quinn won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for Lust for LifeBenicio del Toro won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for Traffic. He is the first and only actor to win for a Spanish-speaking role.Rita Moreno won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for West Side Story. She was the first (and only) Latin American to win for Best Supporting Actress.This list only includes Latin Americans who won in the acting categories, for more Latin American Oscar winners, see the related link below.
First black male to win an Oscar?
Sidney Poitier was the first black man to win a competitive Academy Award. He received the 1963 Best Actor Oscar for his performance in "Lilies of the Field."
In the movie 'Born in Miami' who was the first black person to win an Oscar for 'Best Actor'?
Sidney Poitier was the first black man to win a competitive Academy Award. He received the 1963 Best Actor Oscar for his performance in "Lilies of the Field."
Who was the 1st black man to win a Oscar?
The first black actor to win a competitive Academy Award was Sidney Poitier, who won the 1963 Best Actor Oscar for "Lilies of the Field." The first black man to receive an Oscar was James Baskett, who was presented an honorary award on March 20, 1948 for his performance as Uncle Remus in Walt Disney's "Song of the South.
Who was the first NZ actor to win a Oscar?
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Was Jannings the first actor to win an Oscar?
Yes, Emil Jannings was the first person to with the Oscar for Best Actor. Since this was the first Oscar presented at the first Academy Awards ceremony, he is also the firs man ever to win an Academy Award (Oscar).
Who was the first black person to win an Oscar for best supporting role in a classic movie?
Hattie McDaniel was the first black performer to win an Oscar for acting, which she won as Best Supporting Actress for "Gone With The Wind" in 1939. It would be 24 years before another black actor won an Oscar, when Sidney Poitier won Best Actor for "Lilies of the Field" in 1963.
Who was the first Indian actor to win Oscar?
JONNY liver
WHO WAS THE FIRST ACTOR CANADIAN TO WIN THE OSCAR!?
Mary Pickford
Who was the first actor to win an Oscar for a sound movie?
Warner Baxter.
First foreign actor to win an Oscar?
Joseph Schildkraut, 1937
When was the first Oscar awarded to black actor or actress?
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).
Martin Landau was the first actor to win an Oscar for playing another actor in a bio-pic Who?
Bela Lugosi
