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).
Charlize Theron was the first African to win an Oscar in a major acting category. She is from South Africa. Her first language is Afrikaans. She is fluent in English and speaks some Zulu. She became a U.S. citizen in 2007. She won for her portrayal of serial killer Aileen Wuornos in the film Monster (2003). She gained 40 pounds to play the role. See related questions below for the first African American to win an Oscar.
Other African's at the OscarsDjimon Hounsou is from Benin, a small country in West Africa bordering Togo, Nigeria, Burkina Faso and Niger. He immigrated to France at the age of 13. He later became a citizen of the United States. He was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for In America (2003). He was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for Blood Diamond (2006).
Hattie McDaniel, who won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her performance as Mammy in "Gone with the Wind "(1939).
It was Hattie McDaniel, who won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her performance as Mammy in "Gone With the Wind" (1939).
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Hattie McDonald for her part in Gone with the Wind . She won in 1940.
he was the first afro-African American to win a Oscar and one of the best actors of all times
Alfred Oscar Coffin was the first African American to earn a Ph.D. in a field of the biological sciences.
It was the movie "A Separation"
Oscar Hijuelos was the first Hispanic American author to win the Pulitzer Prize.
Hattie McDaniel
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).
Best Actress
Isaac Hayes was the first African American to win the Oscar for Best Song. He won for writing the "Theme from Shaft" in 1971.
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.
On February 29, 1940, Hattie McDaniel became the first African-American to win an Academy Award. She won the 1939 Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her performance as Mammy in "Gone With the Wind."
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Sidney Poitier for Lilies of the Field (1963)
Hattie McDonald for her part in Gone with the Wind . She won in 1940.
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.
Hattie McDaniel won the Best Supporting Actress of 1939 Oscar for her performance of Mammy in "Gone With the Wind."
Hattie McDaniels Best Supporting actress in Gone with The Wind