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Who is the First Mexican actor or actress to win an Academy Award?
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∙ 15y ago
The first Latina actress to win an Academy Award was Rita Moreno for her role as "Anita" in West Side Story (1961). She won the Best Supporting Actress award at the 34th Annual Academy Awards show.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe first hispanic woman to win an Oscar was Emile Kuri. She is also the first hispanic person to win an Oscar. She won the Academy Award (Oscar) for Best Art Direction for her work in the film The Heiress (1949). She was born in Mexico.
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∙ 13y agoOnly five actresses of Hispanic or Latin American descent have been nominated for the Best Actress award, but as of 2008 none has yet won:
- Helena Bonham Carter (1997; her mother is Spanish),
- Fernanda Montenegro, Brazilian, (1998; the first Latin American actress ever nominated),
- Salma Hayek, Mexican (2002),
- Catalina Sandino Moreno, Colombian (2004), and
- Penélope Cruz, Spanish (2006). However, Cruz won the Best Supporting Actress award for her role in the 2008 film Vicky Cristina Barcelona.
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∙ 14y agoOnly five actresses of Hispanic or Latin American descent have been nominated for the Best Actress award, but as of 2008 none has yet won: Helena Bonham Carter (1997; her mother is Spanish), Fernanda Montenegro, Brazilian, (1998; the first Latin American actress ever nominated), Salma Hayek, Mexican (2002), Catalina Sandino Moreno, Colombian (2004), and Penélope Cruz, Spanish (2006). However, Cruz won the Best Supporting Actress award for her role in the 2008 film Vicky Cristina Barcelona.
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∙ 15y agoTwo-time Oscar winner Anthony Quinn may be the only Mexico-born Oscar winning actor (male or female).
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First woman of color to win an Academy Award for best actress?
Halle Berry was the first one to win for actress in a leading role.
Which african-american won an Academy Award for Gone With the Wind?
Hattie McDaniel was the first African American to win the Academy Award for best-supporting actress in Gone With The Wind (1939)
Is hattie mcdaniels the first black person to win an Academy Award?
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Has Natalie Portman won any other Academy Awards?
Her 2010 Best Actress win for "Black Swan" was her first Academy Award. She was nominated for Best Supporting Actress of 2004 for "Closer."
Who was the first African American to win an academy aword in a movie?
Hattie McDaniel was the first African-American performer to win an Academy Award. She won the Best Supporting Actress Award for her performance as Mammy in "Gone With the Wind" (1939).
Who was the first African American winner of an Academy Award?
It was Hattie McDaniel, who won the 1939 Best Supporting Actress award for her performance as Mammy in "Gone With the Wind."
Who was the first black person to win an Academy Award for best actress?
Halle Berry, who won the 2001 Best Actress Oscar for her performance in "Monster's Ball."
Who was the first black to win an oscar?
Hattie McDaniel, who won the 1939 Best Supporting Actress award for her performance as Mammy in "Gone With the Wind," was the first black to win an Academy Award.
Who was the first African American woman to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress?
Dorothy Dandridge for "Carmen Jones" (1954).
Who was the first African American win an Academy Award for best actress?
It was Halle Berry for her performance in "Monster's Ball" (2001).
