There have been seven black recipients of the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress:
Hattie McDaniel.
The first one was Hattie McDaniel, who won Best Supporting Actress for her role in Gone with the Wind (1939).
Hattie McDaniel won the 1939 Best Supporting Actress award for her performance as Mammy in "Gone With the Wind." She was the only African-American to win a competitive Oscar until Sidney Poitier won the 1963 Best Actor award for "Lilies of the Field."
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).
Hattie McDaniel won the 1939 Best Supporting Actress award for her performance as Mammy in "Gone With the Wind."
Hattie McDaniel won the supporting actress Oscar for Gone With the Wind (1939).
Hattie McDaniel.
The first one was Hattie McDaniel, who won Best Supporting Actress for her role in Gone with the Wind (1939).
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Hattie McDaniel won the 1939 Best Supporting Actress award for her performance as Mammy in "Gone With the Wind." She was the only African-American to win a competitive Oscar until Sidney Poitier won the 1963 Best Actor award for "Lilies of the Field."
Hattie McDaniel won Best Supporting Actress for Gone with the Wind (1939).
Hattie McDaniel was the first African-American to win Best Supporting Actress. She won for her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind (1939).
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).
Hattie McDaniel won the 1939 Best Supporting Actress award for her performance as Mammy in "Gone With the Wind."
She won the 1939 Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her performance as Mammy in "Gone With the Wind."
Actually, there have been five black winners of the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress: