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Who was the 1st African American to win an Academy Award 4 best actor?
Sidney Poitier was the first African-American to win a Best Actor award for his performance in "Lilies of the Field" (1963).
Was Sidney Poitier the first African-American actor to win an Oscar?
He was the first African-American male. He won Best Actor for Lilies of the Field (1963). Hattie McDaniel won Best Supporting Actress 24 years before him, for Gone with the Wind (1939).
Who is your best African American friend?
Well, my best African American friends name is morayo soetan.
Which black men have won Oscars?
EightJames Baskett was the first African-American man to receive an academy award. He was given an Honorary Academy Award for his portrayal of Uncle Remus in Song of the South (1946)Sidney Poitier was the first African American man to win an academy award. He was nominated for the Best Actor award, 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).Denzel Washington was the second African American to win Best Supporting Actor for his role in Glory (1989). He was also the second African American to win Best Actor. He won for his role in Training Day (2001). He had previously been nominated in the Best Actor category for The Hurricane in 1999 and Malcolm X in 1992.Cuba Gooding, Jr. was the fourth African American to win Best Supporting Actor for his role as Rod Tidwell in Jerry McGuire (1996)Morgan Freeman was the third African American to win Best Supporting Actor for playing Eddie "Scrap-Iron" Dupris in Million Dollar Baby (2004). He had previously been nominated for Best Actor for his roles in Driving Miss Daisy (1989) and The Shawshank Redemption (1994).Jamie Foxx was the third African American to win Best Actor for his role as Ray Charles in Ray (2004). He was also nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his role of the cab driver in Collateral (2004).Forest Whitaker was the fourth African American to win Best Actor for his role as Idi Amin in The Last King of Scotland (2006).
Who was the African American to win Best Director?
John Singleton was the first African American nominated for a Best Director for his film Boyz N The Hood (1991); but as of 2009, no African American has won Best Director.
What African American actress and actor won the most awards for best actress or best actor?
No African-American actor or actress has won more than one Oscar for Best Actor/Actress. Denzel Washington is the only one who won 2 Oscars, one of them for Best Supporting Actor.
Who was the 1st African American to win an Academy Award 4 best actor?
Sidney Poitier was the first African-American to win a Best Actor award for his performance in "Lilies of the Field" (1963).
Who was the first African American to win best supporting actor in drama?
I believe Hattie McDaniel won Best Supporting Actress for "Gone With the Wind." She was the first African-American to do so.
Who is the only African-American actor to appear in three Best Picture films?
Morgan Freeman
Who was the first African American to win an Oscar for Best Actor?
Sidney Poitier for Lilies of the Field (1963)
Who was the first African American to win an academy award for the best actor?
It was Sidney Poitier, who won the 1963 Best Actor award for his performance as handyman Homer Smith in "Lilies of the Field."
Was Sidney Poitier the first African-American actor to win an Oscar?
He was the first African-American male. He won Best Actor for Lilies of the Field (1963). Hattie McDaniel won Best Supporting Actress 24 years before him, for Gone with the Wind (1939).
Who was the black actor that won an Oscar for Lilies of the Field?
Sidney Poitier was the African American man who won Best Actor for his role in Lilies of the Field(1963).
Who was the first African American to win the Academy Award for leading actor?
It was Sidney Poitier, who won the 1963 Best Actor award for his performance in "Lilies of the Field."
What African American male has won a Oscar an Emmy a Tony and a Golden Globe Award?
During his long and distinguished career as an actor, 82-year-old James Earl Jones has received an honorary Academy Award, along with three Emmy Awards, two Tony Awards, a Grammy and a Golden Globe.
Who was the first African American to win two Academy Awards for acting?
Denzel Washington, who won a 1989 Best Supporting Actor award for "Glory" and a 2001 Best Actor award for "Training Day."
Was Sidney Poitier the first African American to win Best Actor?
Yes, Sidney Poitier was the first African American to win Best Actor. He won for his role in Lilies of the Field (1963).Other firsts for African Americans at the Academy AwardsHattie 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).James Baskett was the first African-American man to receive an academy award. He was given an Honorary Academy Award for his portrayal of Uncle Remus in Song of the South (1946)Dorothy Dandridgewas the first African-American woman to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in Carmen Jones (1954)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 Best Director Academy 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 as Leticia Musgrove in Monster's Ball (2001).
