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The first black male actor to win an Oscar for best actor was Sidney Poitier , Lilies of the Field 1963 and the second black actor to win an Oscar for best actor was Denzel Washington, Training Day 2001.
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∙ 13y agoSidney Poitier was the first black man to win an ancting Oscar. He won the Oscar for Best Actor for Lilies of the Field(1963)
Louis Gossett, Jr. was the second black man to win an acting Oscar. He won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)
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∙ 12y agoHattie McDaniel was the first black person and woman to win an Academy Award when she won the 1939 Best Supporting Actress Award for her performance as Mammy in "Gone with the Wind."
Sidney Poitier was the first black man to win a competitive Academy Award. He received the 1963 Best Actor Oscar for his performance as Homer Smith in "Lilies of the Field."
Louis Gossett, Jr. was the first man to win an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor when he won the 1982 award for his performance as Gunnery Sergeant Emil Foley in "An Officer and a Gentleman."
Halle Berry was the first black woman to win an Academy Award for Best Actress when she won the 2001 award for her performance as Leticia Musgrove in "Monster's Ball."
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∙ 13y agoSound technician Russell Williams was the first black person to win two Academy Awards. He shared Best Sound Mixing Oscars for "Glory" (1989) and "Dances With Wolves" (1990). The first black actor to win two Oscars was Denzel Washington, who won the 1989 Best Supporting Actor award for "Glory" and the 2001 Best Actor award for "Training Day."
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∙ 12y agoThe first African American to win a Best Actor Oscar was Sidney Poitier for his performance as handyman Homer Smith in "Lilies of the Field" (1963).
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