Hattie McDaniel was the first black performer to win an Oscar for acting, which she won as Best Supporting Actress for "Gone With The Wind" in 1939. It would be 24 years before another black actor won an Oscar, when Sidney Poitier won Best Actor for "Lilies of the Field" in 1963.
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Hattie McDaniel was the first black performer to win an Oscar for her work as Mammy in "Gone With the Wind" (1939). She was presented the Best Supporting Actress award.
The first Black person to win an Oscar in the motion picture industry was Hattie McDaniel. She received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Mammy in "Gone with the Wind" at the 12th Academy Awards held in 1940. McDaniel's historic win marked a significant moment in Oscar history, although she faced considerable racism and segregation during the ceremony.
Actually, there have been five black winners of the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress:
Hattie McDaniel won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for Gone with the Wind (1939). The first Grammy awards were presented in 1959.
Hattie McDaniel, who won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her performance as Mammy in "Gone With the Wind" (1939).
Oscar Robertson.
Hattie McDaniel won the 1939 Best Supporting Actress award for her performance as Mammy in "Gone With the Wind." She was the only black woman to win an Oscar for acting until Whoopi Goldberg won the supporting actress award for "Ghost" (1990).
Gloria Grahame won the Oscar for Best Actress in a Supporting RoleCedric Gibbons, Edward C. Carfagno, Edwin B. Willis and F. Keogh Gleason won the Oscar for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-WhiteRobert Surtees won the Oscar for Best Cinematography, Black-and-WhiteHelen Rose won the Oscar for Best Costume Design, Black-and-WhiteCharles Schnee won the Oscar for Best Writing, Screenplay
Hattie McDaniel won the 1939 Best Supporting Actress award for her performance as Mammy in "Gone With the Wind."
Hattie McDaniel, who won the 1939 Best Supporting Actress award for her performance as Mammy in "Gone With the Wind," was the first black to win an Academy Award.
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).