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Second film to feature Black nominees for both Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress. First Muslim actor to win an Oscar. First time two African-American performers won in supporting role Oscars in the same year ( Viola Davis , Fences ).
Hattie McDaniel (June 10, 1893 – October 26, 1952) was an African-American actress, singer-songwriter, and comedian. For her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind (1939), she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, becoming the first African American to win an Oscar.
Best International Feature Film: Year Country Film Director Status Milestone / Notes 1969: Z: Costa-Gavras: Won First African film to win an Academy Award. 1976: Black and White in Color: Jean-Jacques Annaud: Won 1983: Le Bal: Ettore Scola: Nominated 1995: Dust of Life: Rachid Bouchareb: Nominated 2004: Yesterday: Darrell Roodt: Nominated 2005 ...
Frazer Harrison/Getty Images Angela Bassett celebrated her honorary Oscar win by thanking the Black actresses whose footsteps she followed. “When acting took hold of my heart, there was not a ...
Some awards and nominations Rashad has garnered during her career include:. Emmy nominations for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 1985 and 1986 for her role as Clair in “The Cosby ...
In the past 20 years, six Black actresses have been nominated for Best Actress — including Gabourey Sidibe, Quvenzhané Wallis, Ruth Negga, Cynthia Erivo, Andra Day and two nods for Viola Davis ...
Her performance was awarded the National Board of Review and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress. She became the only African-American woman to win the Academy Award for Best Actress. [31] The NAACP issued the statement: "Congratulations to Halle Berry and Denzel Washington for giving us hope and making us proud. If this is a sign ...
Academy Award for Best Costume Design [note 3] Year Name Film Status Notes 1948 [note 1] Black-and-White: Irene: B.F.'s Daughter: Nominated Among the inaugural nominees in costume categories. Color: Dorothy Jeakins Karinska: Joan of Arc: Won First women to win in costume categories. Among the inaugural nominees in costume categories. Edith Head ...