R&B star Isaac Hayes won an Oscar and a Grammy because of his musical contributions to the 1971 movie "Shaft." He won the 1971 Academy Award for Best Original song for the "Theme from 'Shaft'." At the 1972 Grammys, he won the statuette for Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special.
Sidney Poitier was the first black man to win a competitive Academy Award. He received the 1963 Best Actor Oscar for his performance in "Lilies of the Field."
Sidney Poitier was the first black man to win a competitive Academy Award. He received the 1963 Best Actor Oscar for his performance in "Lilies of the Field."
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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 such recorded evidence as to who the very first black male model was.
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His first Grammy win was in 2003 Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for the single "Your Body Is A Wonderland". In 2005 "Daughters" won Song of the Year and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. Overall, John Mayer has been nominated for 15 Grammy Awards and has won 7.
Jose Ferrer, born in Puerto Rico, won the Oscar as Best Actor for Cyrano de Bergerac (1950).
Hillary Swank won the best actess Oscar for playing a male. Linda hunt also won a best supporting Oscar for playing a male.
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