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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 Oscars
James 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).
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Who is the first African American to receive an Oscar?
Hattie McDaniel won the 1939 Best Supporting Actress award for her performance as Mammy in "Gone With the Wind."
Who was the first American to win an Oscar?
Almost all of the Oscar-winners are Americans.
Who is the first person to receive the Oscar award?
It seems to have become traditional to present the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor first every night at the Academy Award (Oscar) ceremony.
Who was the first African American to receive an Oscar for supporting role before 1950?
Hattie McDaniel won Best Supporting Actress for Gone with the Wind (1939).
Who is Oscar Hijuelos?
Oscar Hijuelos was the first Hispanic American author to win the Pulitzer Prize.
Who was the first African-American star to receive an Oscar in the best acting category?
Hattie McDaniel was 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." Twenty-four years later, Sidney Poitier became the first black man to win an Oscar. He won the Best Actor award for his performance as handyman Homer Smith in "Lilies of the Field."
What is the first American film to win an Oscar?
Wings (1927)
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 was oscar coffin the first African America to do?
Alfred Oscar Coffin was the first African American to earn a Ph.D. in a field of the biological sciences.
Who was the first African American actress to win an Oscar?
Hattie McDaniel
Who was the first American fashion designer?
oscar de la renta
Did Audrey Hepburn receive an Oscar posthumously?
Yes, for her Humanitarian work with UNICEF, making it her second Oscar, the first being awarded to her for 'Roman Holiday' (1953) :)
