Actually, there have been five black recipients of the Best Supporting Actress award:
Meryl Streep has won three Academy Awards -- two for Best Actress ("Sophie's Choice" for 1982 and "The Iron Lady" for 2011) and one for Best Supporting Actress ("Kramer vs. Kramer" for 1979). Only four other performers have won three or more Academy Awards -- Katharine Hepburn with four and Jack Nicholson, Walter Brennan and Ingrid Bergman with three each.
To date, she has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress.
Oscar is a nickname for an Academy Award, and Julia Roberts has been nominated three times. The roles and movies are as follows (Oscar wins in bold):Shelby Eatenton Latcherie in "Steel Magnolias" (1990 Best Supporting Actress).Vivian Ward in "Pretty Woman" (1991 Best Actress).Erin Brockovich in "Erin Brockovich" (2000 Best Actress).
As of February 27th, 2012, Octavia has won the following awards:2012 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture for her work in The Help.She won a BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress for her Performance in The Help.Academy Award/Best Supporting Actress for her role in The Help.
1978 Best Supporting Actress, The Deer Hunter (1) 1979 Won Supporting Actress, Kramer vs. Kramer 1981 Lead Actress, The French Lieutentant's Woman 1982 Won Lead Actress, Sophie's Choice 1983 Lead Actress, Silkwood 1985 Lead Actress, Out of Africa 1987 Lead Actress, A Cry in the Dark 1988 Lead Actress, Ironweed 1990 Lead Actress, Postcards from the Edge 1995 Lead Actress, The Bridges of Madison County 1998 Lead Actress, One True Thing 1999 Lead Actress, Music of the Heart 2002 Supporting Actress, Adaptation 2006 Lead Actress, The Devil Wears Prada 2008 Lead Actress, Doubt (15)
Actually, there have been five black recipients of the Best Supporting Actress award:Hattie McDaniel, "Gone with the Wind" (1939).Whoopi Goldberg, "Ghost" (1990).Jennifer Hudson, "Dreamgirls" (2006).Mo'Nique, "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire" (2009).Octavia Spencer, "The Help" (2011).
Best Actress: Nicole Kidman for The Hours Best Supporting Actress: Catherine Zeta-Jones for Chicago
"The Fighter" won 2010 Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor (Christian Bale) and Best Supporting Actress (Melissa Leo).
Best Actor | Gregory PeckBest Actress | Anne BancroftBest Supporting Actor | Ed BegleyBest Supporting Actress | Patty DukeBest Director | David LeanFor a complete list of winners search "Academy Awards 1963"
Jessica Lange won an Oscar for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Butterfly McQueen portrayed Prissy, a servant in the O'Hara household.
Here is a chronological list of black recipients of Academy Awards for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress:Hattie McDaniel, Best Supporting Actress for "Gone With the Wind" (1939).Whoopi Goldberg, Best Supporting Actress for "Ghost" (1990).Halle Berry, Best Actress for "Monster's Ball" (2001).Jennifer Hudson, Best Supporting Actress for "Dreamgirls" (2006).Mo'Nique, Best Supporting Actress for "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire" (2009).Octavia Spencer, Best Supporting Actress for "The Help" (2011).Lupita Nyong'o, Best Supporting Actress for "12 Years a Slave" (2013).Viola Davis, Best Supporting Actress for "Fences" (2016).
The Piano won 3 Oscars: Best Actress, Supporting Actress and Original Screenplay.
Lupita Nyong'o won for her performance in 12 Years a Slave
Her 2010 Best Actress win for "Black Swan" was her first Academy Award. She was nominated for Best Supporting Actress of 2004 for "Closer."
Hattie McDaniel won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for Gone with the Wind (1939). The first Grammy awards were presented in 1959.
The movie itself did not win any awards, but the cast did. Holly Hunter was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. Both Hunter & Evan Rachel Wood were nominated for Golden Globes the same year, respectively for Best Supporting Actress & Best Actress in a Drama.