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Halle Berry won the 2001 Best Actress award for her performance in "Monster's Ball."

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Is hattie mcdaniels the first black person to win an Academy Award?

Yes. Hattie McDaniel was the first black person to be nominated for and receive an Academy Award. She won the Best Supporting Actress Award for her performance as Mammy in "Gone With the Wind" (1939).


Who was the first black person to win an Academy Award for best actress?

Halle Berry, who won the 2001 Best Actress Oscar for her performance in "Monster's Ball."


Who was the only other black actress to win the Academy Award's Best Supporting Oscar since Hattie McDaniel in 1939?

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Has Natalie Portman won any other Academy Awards?

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Who was the first black to win an oscar?

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.


How many black actors and actress has won the Academy Award?

To date, the total is 7. 3 Actresses ~ and 4 Actors.


What black performer was the first to win an Academy Award for actress in a leading role?

Halle Berry won in 2001 for Monster's Ball.


Who was the first black person to win an Acadamy award for best actress?

It was achieved by actress Halle Berry in 2001 for "Monster's Ball."


Who is the 2nd African American actress to win an Oscar award?

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).


Who was the first black American woman to win an Academy Award in 2002?

The first black woman to win an Academy Award was Hattie McDaniel, who received the 1939 Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her performance as Mammy in "Gone With the Wind." The first black woman to win the Best Actress Oscar was Halle Berry, who won for her 2001 performance as Leticia Musgrove in "Monster's Ball."


Who was the first black woman nominated for an Academy Award in a leading role?

It was Dorothy Dandridge, who was nominated for Best Actress of 1954 for her performance in "Carmen Jones."


First black person to win an Oscar?

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).