Halle Berry.
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."
There is no Academy Award for black actresses. But on March 24, 2002, Halle Berry became the first African-American woman to win the Best Actress award for her performance in "Monster's Ball" (2001).
The Golden Raspberry Award is presented for fun. Nominations are announced the day before the Oscar nominations are announced. Winners are announced the day before the Oscar award winners are announce. Cateogries change regularly, some of the more populare are: Worst Picture, Worst Actor, Worst Actress, Worst Director, Worst Screen Couple, etc. Very few celebrities arrive to collect their awards. Halle Berry and Sandra Bullock are rare exceptions. Halle Barry arrived to collect her Worst Actress award for her work in Catwoman, the year after she collected an Oscar for Best Actress for Moster's Ball. She brought her Oscar with her to the ceremony. During her acceptance speech, she held both awards aloft and said that her mother always taught her that you've got to take the bad with the good. Sandra Bullock arrived to collect her Worst Actress award for her work in All About Steve, the year before she collected an Oscar for Best Actress for Blind Side. She brough with her enough copies of the film (All About Steve) on DVD and asked the audience to reconsider their decision.
No. Halle Berry was the first black woman to win the Academy Award for Best Actress. She won for her performance in the 2001 drama "Monster's Ball." The first black woman to win an Oscar was Hattie McDaniel, who captured the Best Supporting Actress award for "Gone With the Wind" (1939). Whoopi Goldberg received the 1990 award in the same category for "Ghost" (1990).
Halle Berry won the Academy Award for Best Actress of 2001 for her portrayal of Leticia Musgrove in Monster's Ball.
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She received the 2001 Best Actress award for her performance in "Monster's Ball."
It was Halle Berry for her performance in "Monster's Ball" (2001).
Halle Berry won her first Oscar for her role as Leticia Musgrove. Not only was this Berry's first oscar but it was also the first oscar won by an African American Women.
Halle Berry won the 2001 Best Actress Oscar for her performance in "Monster's Ball."
Halle Berry, who won the 2001 Best Actress Oscar for her performance in "Monster's Ball."
Halle Berry.
Halle Berry, who played Giacinta 'Jinx' Johnson in Die Another Day is the only Bond Girl to win an Academy Award.She won the 2001 Best Actress Oscar for her role in the movie, Monster's Ball and she was presented with the award on the Die Another Day set!
Sidney Poitier and Halle Berry. Poitier won the 1963 Academy Award as Best Actor for his performance in "Lilies of the Field." Berry won the 2001 Best Actress Oscar for her work in "Monster's Ball."
Halle Berry has received a total of 41 awards for her acting. She has won one Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her work in Monster's Ball (2001). She has 40 other awards for various roles, including one Golden Globe, one Primetime Emmy Award, and one BAFTA Film Award.
Halle Berry