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Second African-American actor to receive the award for Best Actor. First time two African-American performers won Oscars in the same year (Halle Berry, Monster's Ball). First African-American actor to win multiple competitive Academy Awards. First and only African-American actor to win Academy Awards in both acting categories (lead and supporting).
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has given Academy Awards to actors and actresses for their performances in films since its inception. Throughout the history of the Academy Awards, there have been actors and actresses who have received multiple Academy Awards for Best Actor , Best Actress , Best Supporting Actor , or Best ...
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 ...
Academy Award voters love actors who take on historical figures, much like last year's best actor award winner.. Cillian Murphy won the Oscar for best actor for his role as theoretical physicist J ...
Colman Domingo, Jeffrey Wright, and more earned nominations this year for their work in various films. The 96th Annual Academy […] The post Black actors make history with Oscar nominations ...
An activist, director, actor and Emmy-award-winning executive producer, Washington was the first Black woman to lead a network television series since 1974. Ava DuVernay
Sidney Poitier was a Bahamian-American actor known for his appearances on the stage and screen. He became the first Black actor to win the Academy Award for Best Actor for Lilies of the Field (1963). He also received a Grammy Award, two Golden Globe Awards and a British Academy Film Award.
Sidney Poitier (/ ˈ p w ɑː t j eɪ / PWAH-tyay; [1] February 20, 1927 – January 6, 2022) was a Bahamian-American actor, film director, activist, and diplomat. In 1964, he was the first black actor and first Bahamian to win the Academy Award for Best Actor. [2]