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What Oscar was Halle Berry first African American to win?
Best Actress
Who was the first African American female actress to win an Oscar for best leading actress?
halle berry
Was Eddie Robinson the first African American to win an Oscar?
No, 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).
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).
Who was the first African American to win an Oscar award?
Hattie McDaniels Best Supporting actress in Gone with The Wind
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)
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).
Who was the first african american to recive an Oscar?
It was Hattie McDaniel, who won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her performance as Mammy in "Gone With the Wind" (1939).
Who was the first African American nominated for an Oscar?
Hattie McDaniel, who won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her performance as Mammy in "Gone With the Wind" (1939).
How many Oscar did hattie mcdaniel have?
Just one, a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for Gone with the Wind. It was groundbreaking, however, as McDaniel was the first African-American to be nominated for an Oscar, and therefore the first to win an Oscar.
What will Halle Berry be remembered for?
Halle Berry won her first Oscar for her role as Leticia Musgrove. Not only was this Berry's first oscar but it was also the first oscar won by an African American Women.
First African American woman to win an Oscar?
Hattie McDaniel won the Best Supporting Actress of 1939 Oscar for her performance of Mammy in "Gone With the Wind."
