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Charlize Theron is the only African to win an Academy Award for Actress in a Leading Role (for Monster, 2003). Theron originates from South Africa.
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Who was the first African American to win Best Supporting Actress?
Hattie McDaniel was the first African-American to win Best Supporting Actress. She won for her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind (1939).
Who was the first African American female actress to win an Oscar for best leading actress?
halle berry
What Oscar was Halle Berry first African American to win?
Best Actress
Which category did the first African American win?
Best Supporting Actress - 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).
Was Dorothy Dandridge the first African American to win an Oscar?
No, Halle Berry was the first African-American to win the Best Actress award. She won for her role as Leticia Musgrove in Monster's Ball (2001).However, Whoopi Goldberg won Best Supporting Actress for playing Oda Mae Brown in Ghost (1990). She had previously been nominated for Best Actress in 1985 for her role as Celie in The Color Purple.And, Hattie McDaniel won Best Supporting Actress for playing Mammy in Gone with the Wind (1939).Dorothy Dandridgewas the first African-American woman to be nominated for Best Actress for her role in Carmen Jones (1954)
Who won the Oscars for best actress by African Americans?
Sidney Poitier was the first African American man to win an academy award. He was nominated for the Best Actor award, and he won for his role in Lilies of the Field(1963).Denzel Washingtonwas the second African American to win Best Actor. He won for his role in Training Day(2001). He had previously been nominated in the Best Actor category for The Hurricane in 1999 and Malcolm X in 1992.Jamie Foxx was the third African American to win Best Actor for his role as Ray Charles in Ray (2004). He was also nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his role of the cab driver in Collateral(2004).
Who was the first African American to win an Oscar award?
Hattie McDaniels Best Supporting actress in Gone with The Wind
Who was the first African American to win best supporting actor in drama?
I believe Hattie McDaniel won Best Supporting Actress for "Gone With the Wind." She was the first African-American to do so.
Who was the first African American to win an Oscar Award for best actress?
It was Halle Berry for her performance in "Monster's Ball" (2001).
Who was the first African American win an Academy Award for best actress?
It was Halle Berry for her performance in "Monster's Ball" (2001).
In 2001 who became the first African American actress to win an Academy Award for her leading role in Mosters Ball?
Academy Award for Best Actress: Halle Berry
Who is the 2nd African American actress to win an Oscar award?
There is no Academy Award for black actresses. But on March 24, 2002, Halle Berry became the first African-American woman to win the Best Actress award for her performance in "Monster's Ball" (2001).
