First black person to win an Oscar?

Answer 1

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).

Answer 2

Halle Berry is the first and only Black woman to have won the Academy Award for Best Actress. She won it in 2001 for her role in Monster's Ball

Answer 3

Hattie McDaniel, who won the Academy Award as Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Mammy in "Gone With the Wind" (1939).

Answer 4

Hattie McDaniel, who won the 1939 Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her performance as Mammy in "Gone With the Wind."

Answer 5

Hattie McDaniel won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar of 1939 for her performance as Mammy in "Gone With the Wind."

Answer 6

As of 2014, Halle Berry remains the first and only African-American to win Best Actress. She won in 2001 for "Monster's Ball."