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Did Halle Berry deserve the Oscar for Monster's Ball?
Yes, it was a really wonderful performance.
Who was the first African American to win the Academy Award for best actress and what movie did she star in?
Hattie McDaniel, "Gone With the Wind" (1939). The Civil War.
First black person to win an Oscar?
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).
Who was the first black American woman to win an Academy Award in 2002?
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."
Who was the first black woman to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress?
Dorothy Dandridge was nominated for Best Actress of 1954 for her performance in the musical "Carmen Jones." Interestingly, she was portrayed by actress Halle Berry in the 1999 made-for-television movie "Introducing Dorothy Dandridge". Berry went on to become the first African American to win the Best Actress Oscar for her performance in "Monster's Ball" (2001).
What movie did halie berry win an Oscar for?
In 2001, Halle Berry made Oscar history when she won the Best Actress award for Monster's Ball. As of 2015, she remains the only African-American woman to win in the lead acting category.
What are halle berrys accomplishments?
First Black Actress to win an Oscar for having a lead role in a movie (Monster Ball in 2002)
Which black performer was the first to win the Best Actress Award?
Halle Berry won the 2001 Best Actress Oscar for her performance in "Monster's Ball."
Who were the first black man and woman to win Best Actor and Best Actress?
Sidney Poitier was first to win a Best Actor Oscar for the movie 'Lilies of the Field' (1963)Hattie McDaniel won Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role as Mammy in 'Gone With the Wind' (1939) however the first Best Actress Award went to Halle Berry for Monster's Ball (2001)
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."
Which category did Halle Berry won Oscar?
She received the 2001 Best Actress award for her performance in "Monster's Ball."
Who was the first African American to win an Oscar Award for best actress?
It was Halle Berry for her performance in "Monster's Ball" (2001).
What is the exact date of Halle Berry's Oscar win?
Halle Berry won the 2001 Best Actress Oscar on Sunday, March 24, 2002. She won for her performance in "Monster's Ball."
Can you name two African Americans who won Best Actor and Best Actress the same year?
Halle Berry won the Oscar for Best Actress for Monster's Ball (2001).Denzel Washington won the Oscar for Best Actor for Training Day (2001).
Did Halle Berry deserve the Oscar for Monster's Ball?
Yes, it was a really wonderful performance.
Did Renee Zellweger win Best Actress for her role in Bridget Jones's Diary?
No. The 2001 Best Actress Oscar went to Halle Berry for her performance in "Monster's Ball." Zellweger's only Oscar win came two years later when she received the 2003 Best Supporting Actress award for her performance in "Cold Mountain."
How many Oscars has Beyonce won?
She has only been nominated once, and won, as Best Actress for Monster's Ball (2001).
