In 1940 she won for a little film called Gone with the Wind (1939) as Best Supporting Actress.
Gone With the Wind
Hattie McDaniel won an Oscar in a banquet in the Coconut Grove at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California at the 12th Annual Academy Awards, honoring the best in film for 1939, on February 29, 1940. It was hosted by Bob Hope (for the first time).
Hattie McDaniel, "Gone With the Wind" (1939). The Civil War.
Yes. And you can see it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3hpmgn7Q30
Yes, On February 29, 1940, she accepted the 1939 Best Supporting Actress award at the Cocoanut Grove banquet at the Amabassador Hotel in Los Angeles. But Parade magazine says she was seated at a table in the back, away from her fellow cast members. McDaniel won for her performance as Mammy in "Gone With the Wind."
The first Black person to win an Oscar in the motion picture industry was Hattie McDaniel. She received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Mammy in "Gone with the Wind" at the 12th Academy Awards held in 1940. McDaniel's historic win marked a significant moment in Oscar history, although she faced considerable racism and segregation during the ceremony.
Hattie McDaniel did not have a full name, her full name was Hattie McDaniel. In 1940 she became the first African American to win an Oscar.
She won the 1939 Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her performance as Mammy in "Gone With the Wind."
Hattie McDaniel won an Oscar in a banquet in the Coconut Grove at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California at the 12th Annual Academy Awards, honoring the best in film for 1939, on February 29, 1940. It was hosted by Bob Hope (for the first time).
1940 - Hattie 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).
Hattie McDaniel, "Gone With the Wind" (1939). The Civil War.
1940 - Hattie 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).
Yes, she was.
On February 29, 1940, Hattie McDaniel became the first African-American to win an Academy Award. She won the 1939 Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her performance as Mammy in "Gone With the Wind."
Yes. And you can see it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3hpmgn7Q30
Yes, On February 29, 1940, she accepted the 1939 Best Supporting Actress award at the Cocoanut Grove banquet at the Amabassador Hotel in Los Angeles. But Parade magazine says she was seated at a table in the back, away from her fellow cast members. McDaniel won for her performance as Mammy in "Gone With the Wind."
The first Black person to win an Oscar in the motion picture industry was Hattie McDaniel. She received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Mammy in "Gone with the Wind" at the 12th Academy Awards held in 1940. McDaniel's historic win marked a significant moment in Oscar history, although she faced considerable racism and segregation during the ceremony.
Hattie McDonald for her part in Gone with the Wind . She won in 1940.