The first academy awards were located at Hobo Theater.
Hattie McDaniel was the first African American to win the Academy Award for best-supporting actress in Gone With The Wind (1939)
The 74th Academy Awards honored the best films of 2001and were held on March 24, 2002, for the first time at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California. It was hosted by Whoopi Goldberg. The ceremony was historically notable for honoring two African American actors for their Leading Roles.
Hattie McDaniel was the first African-American performer to win an Academy Award. She won the Best Supporting Actress Award for her performance as Mammy in "Gone With the Wind" (1939).
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Hattie McDaniel
The first Academy Awards were presented on May 16, 1929.
James Baskett was the first African-American man to receive an academy award. He was given an Honorary Academy Award for his portrayal of Uncle Remus in Song of the South(1946)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).Louis Gossett, Jr. was the first African-American to win the Best Supporting Actor award. He won for his role in An Officer and a Gentleman (1982).
Denzel Washington, who won a 1989 Best Supporting Actor award for "Glory" and a 2001 Best Actor award for "Training Day."
He was the first African American inducted into the National Academy of Sciences
The first telecast of the Academy Awards show was in 1953 on NBC.
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