Yes, it was a really wonderful performance.
She was the first black woman to win for Best Actress. Others, including actresses, have won an Oscar before her.
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The previous year's Best Actor winner, Russell Crowe.
All three have been nominated for an Oscar one time. Angela Bassett didn't win for What's Love Got to Do with It (1993).
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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."
Halle Berry won the 2001 Best Actress Oscar on Sunday, March 24, 2002. She won for her performance in "Monster's Ball."
Halle Berry won the Academy Award for Best Actress of 2001 for her portrayal of Leticia Musgrove in Monster's Ball.
Halle Berry
Best Actress
Halle Berry won her first Oscar for her role as Leticia Musgrove. Not only was this Berry's first oscar but it was also the first oscar won by an African American Women.
She won for 2001's Monster's Ball.
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Was fort african American movie to win Oscar
Halle Berry won the Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role in 2001.
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