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).
Other firsts for African Americans at the Academy AwardsJames 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)
Dorothy Dandridgewas the first African-American woman to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in Carmen Jones (1954)
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).
John Singleton was the first African American nominated for a Best Director Academy Award for his work on Boyz N The Hood (1991)
Halle Berry was the first African-American to win the Best Actress award. She won for her role in Monster's Ball(2001).
Hattie McDaniel was the first African American woman to win an Academy Award. She won the award on February 29, 1940 for her portrayal of "Mammy" in the 1939 movie Gone with the Wind.
The first African woman to win an Academy Award for acting was Charlize Theron, who was born and reared in South Africa. On February 29, 2004, she won the Academy Award for Best Actress of 2003 for her performance as real-life serial killer Aileen Wuornos in "Monster."
Theron, who became a naturalized American in 2007, now has dual citizenship.
Hattie McDaniel, who won the 1939 Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her performance as Mammy in "Gone with the Wind."
Whoopi Goldberg won Best Supporting Actress for Ghost(1990), the first black woman to win an Oscar since Hattie McDaniel in 1939 (for Gone with the Wind).
Hattie McDaniel, who won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her performance as Mammy in "Gone With the Wind "(1939).
Hattie McDaniel
Hattie McDaniel
The first African-American male to win an Academy Award was Sidney Poitier, who won the Best Actor Oscar in 1963 for his role in Lilies in the Field.
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).
Halle Berry, who won for her performance as Leticia Musgrove in "Monster's Ball" (2001).
The first African American to win a Golden Globe Award was Sidney Poitier. He won it in 1964 for his performance in 'Lilies of the Field.'
Hattie McDaniel was the first African American to win the Academy Award for best-supporting actress in Gone With The Wind (1939)
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).
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).
Hattie McDaniel
Academy Award for Best Actress: Halle Berry
Sidney Poitier was the first African-American to win a Best Actor award for his performance in "Lilies of the Field" (1963).
Yes, Sidney Poitier was the first African American to win Best Actor. He won for his role in Lilies of the Field (1963).Other firsts for African Americans at the Academy AwardsHattie 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).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)Dorothy Dandridgewas the first African-American woman to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in Carmen Jones (1954)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).John Singleton was the first African American nominated for a Best Director Academy Award for his work on Boyz N The Hood (1991)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).
Sidney Poitier won the Best Actor award for "Lilies of the Field" (1963).
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).Other firsts for African Americans at the OscarsJames Baskett was the first African-American man to receive an Who_was_the_first_African_American_to_win_an_Oscar. He was given an Honorary Academy Award for his portrayal of Uncle Remus in Song of the South (1946)Dorothy Dandridge was the first African-American woman to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in Carmen Jones (1954)Sidney Poitier was the first African American man to win an academy award. He was nominated for the Best Who_was_the_first_African_American_to_win_an_Oscaraward, 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).John Singleton was the first African American nominated for a Who_was_the_first_African_American_to_win_an_OscarAcademy Award for his work on Boyz N The Hood (1991)Halle Berry was the first African-American to win the Best Actress award. She won for her role in Monster's Ball(2001).Hattie McDaniel, who won the Academy Award as Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Mammy in "Gone With the Wind" (1939).
Dorothy Dandridge for "Carmen Jones" (1954).
It was Halle Berry for her performance in "Monster's Ball" (2001).
It was Hattie McDaniel, who won the 1939 Best Supporting Actress award for her performance as Mammy in "Gone With the Wind."