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Oscars
The Oscars, also known as the Academy Awards, are an annual awards ceremony. Awards are given out for cinematic excellence. The awards ceremony is held by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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Which black men have won Oscars?
Eight
- James Baskett was the first African-American man to receive an academy award. He was given an Honorary Academy Award for his portrayal of Uncle Remus in Song of the South (1946)
- Sidney Poitier was the first African American man to win an academy award. He was nominated for the Best Actor award, and he won for his role in Lilies of the Field (1963).
- Louis Gossett, Jr. was the first African-American to win the Best Supporting Actor award. He won for his role in An Officer and a Gentleman (1982).
- Denzel Washington was the second African American to win Best Supporting Actor for his role in Glory (1989). He was also the second African American to win Best Actor. He won for his role in Training Day (2001). He had previously been nominated in the Best Actor category for The Hurricane in 1999 and Malcolm X in 1992.
- Cuba Gooding, Jr. was the fourth African American to win Best Supporting Actor for his role as Rod Tidwell in Jerry McGuire (1996)
- Morgan Freeman was the third African American to win Best Supporting Actor for playing Eddie "Scrap-Iron" Dupris in Million Dollar Baby (2004). He had previously been nominated for Best Actor for his roles in Driving Miss Daisy (1989) and The Shawshank Redemption (1994).
- Jamie Foxx was the third African American to win Best Actor for his role as Ray Charles in Ray (2004). He was also nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his role of the cab driver in Collateral (2004).
- Forest Whitaker was the fourth African American to win Best Actor for his role as Idi Amin in The Last King of Scotland (2006).
How many African-American women won Best Actress?
- 2001: Halle Berry, Monster's Ball
- 2006: Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls
- 1990: Whoopi Goldberg, Ghost
4. Hattie McDaniels for Gone with the Wind in 1939, she won a best supporting actress award and the very first African American woman to do so.
Moni'que won this year for best supporting actress for "Precious"
Who was the second black woman to win an acting Oscar?
Hattie McDaniel, who won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her performance as Mammy in "Gone With the Wind" (1939).
Who was the first hispanic American to win an Oscar?
I suppose the answer to this question depends on your definition of color. Vivien Leigh won the Oscar for Best Actress in 1939. She is the only Asian actress to win this award. Her mother was of Irish and Indian descent. In Gone With the Wind, Vivien Leigh played a white girl.
Halle Berry, who won in 2002 for her role in Monster's Ball, is the only woman of African-American descent to win the Best Actress award. Seven other black actresses have been nominated: Dorothy Dandridge, Diana Ross, Cicely Tyson, Diahann Carroll, Whoopi Goldberg, Angela Bassett, and Gabourey Sidibe.
No women of hispanic origins have won this award; although five have been nominated: Helena Bonham Carter (1997; her mother is Spanish); Fernanda Montenegro, Brazilian, (1998); Salma Hayek, Mexican (2002); Catalina Sandino Moreno, Colombian (2004); and Penélope Cruz, Spanish (2006). Cruz won the Best Supporting Actress award for her role in the 2008 film Vicky Cristina Barcelona.
Who is the only person to win oscars for best actress and best song?
Barbra Streisand. She won the 1968 Best Actress award (in a tie with Katharine Hepburn) for her performance as Fanny Brice in "Funny Girl." She shared the 1976 Best Original Song Oscar with Paul Williams for "Evergreen" from "A Star Is Born."
Who was the first Canadian director to win an Oscar?
Kathryn Bigelow was the first woman to win the Academy Award for Best Director. She won for The Hurt Locker(2009). She beat her ex-husband, James Cameron, who was nominated for Avatar.
Who was the first African American woman to win a tony?
Gail Fisher won an Emmy Award in 1970 for her portrayal of Peggy Fair, secretary to the detective played by Mike Connors on the CBS television series ''Mannix." She won the award for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Drama Series.
Was Dorothy Dandridge the first African American to win an Oscar?
No, Halle Berry was the first African-American to win the Best Actress award. She won for her role as Leticia Musgrove in Monster's Ball (2001).
However, Whoopi Goldberg won Best Supporting Actress for playing Oda Mae Brown in Ghost (1990). She had previously been nominated for Best Actress in 1985 for her role as Celie in The Color Purple.
And, Hattie McDaniel won Best Supporting Actress for playing Mammy in Gone with the Wind (1939).
Dorothy Dandridgewas the first African-American woman to be nominated for Best Actress for her role in Carmen Jones (1954)
Who was the first African-American actor to be nominated for an Academy Award?
Network television show host: Nat King Cole, 1956, "The Nat King Cole Show". First to star in a series was Bill Cosby who appeared in a co-starring role on "I Spy" in 1965.
Who was the first English actor to win an Oscar?
Jeremy Irons was the last Englishman to win the Best Actor Oscar (Actor In A Leading Role). He won it in 1990 for his role as Claus Von Bulow in "Reversal of Fortune".
Update: Daniel Day-Lewis won Best Actor for There Will Be Blood (2007).
In between the 2 above dates in 1991 Sir Anthony Hopkins won an Oscar for best actor in The Silence of the Lambs in the lead role of Dr. Hannibal Lecter.
That is a difficult question to answer because hip hop existed before there were record deals. Many rappers were performing at parties, clubs, talent shows and in the park before any act was signed.
I would offer that Sha-Rock (Sharon Green) from the group the Funky Four Plus One was the 1st female MC's in hip hop.
I would say that the biggest commercial airplay hits at the time with females rapping were Rapture by Blondie and Square Biz by Tina Marie
Who is the fist woman to win Oscar award for the best director?
Kathryn Bigelow won the 2009 Best Director Academy Award for her work on "The Hurt Locker." She also won an Oscar as a producer of the film, which was named Best Picture.
Bigelow was the fourth woman nominated for Best Director, after Lina Wertmuller for "Seven Beauties" (1975), Jane Campion for "The Piano" (1993) and Sofia Coppola for "Lost in Translation" (2003).
Who was the first African American to receive an Oscar?
Sidney Poitier was first to win a Best Actor Oscar for the movie 'Lilies of the Field' (1963)
Who is the first black actrees who won the Oscar awards for best acting?
Halle Berry was the first African-American to win the Best Actress award. She won for her role as Leticia Musgrove in Monster's Ball (2001). As of 2009, no other African American has won this award.
Dorothy Dandridgewas the first African-American woman to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in Carmen Jones (1954)
Other nominees include:
- Diana Ross as Billie Holiday in Lady Sings the Blues(1972)
- Cicely Tyson as Rebecca Morgan in Sounder (1972)
- Diahann Carroll as Claudine in Claudine (1974)
- Whoopi Goldberg as Celie Harris in The Color Purple(1985)
- Angela Bassett as Tina Turner in What's Love Got to Do with It (1993)
- Gabourey Sidibe as Claireece "Precious" Jones in Precious (2009)
What film won the Oscar for Best Picture in 1989?
The Academy Award for Best Picture of 1997 went to Titanic.
The other nominees were:
- As Good As It Gets
- The Full Monty
- Good Will Hunting
- L.A. Confidential
Who beat out jack nicholson in 1992 for the Oscar?
Nicholson was nominated as Best Supporting Actor of 1992 for his performance as Col. Nathan R. Jessep in "A Few Good Men." But the Oscar went to another film veteran, Gene Hackman, who won for his work as a sadistic town sheriff in "Unforgiven."
Who won four Oscars 20 Grammys and two emmys for his musical scores?
John Williams has won five Oscars, 21 Grammys and three Emmys during his brilliant career as a musician.
Fred Astaire won his only Oscar nomination for a small role in what disaster movie?
He was nominated for Best Supporting Actor of 1974 for "The Towering Inferno." The Oscar went to Robert De Niro for his performance in "The Godfather Part II."
What was the 2011 movie of the year?
The Academy Award for Best Picture of 2011 went to "The Artist."
Why Hattie McDaniel was famous?
First African American to win an oscar.
She was the first black performer to win an Academy Award. She won the 1939 Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her performance as Mammy in "Gone With the Wind."
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