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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.
Hattie McDaniel was the first African American to win an Academy Award, in 1940. This list of Black Academy Award winners and nominees is fully current as of the 97th Academy Awards, which was held on March 2, 2025.
Hattie McDaniel, the first Black actor or actress to win an Academy Award in 1940 for "Gone with the Wind.". Sidney Poitier, the first Black man to win an Oscar in 1964 for "Lilies of the Field ...
American actress Hattie McDaniel (1895 - 1952), at a CBS microphone, circa 1945. McDaniel won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role of Mammy in 'Gone With The Wind', making her the ...
The first Black actor to win an Oscar was Hattie McDaniel in 1939. Hattie McDaniel is shown with the statuette she received for her portrayal in "Gone With The Wind." Bettmann/Getty Images.
The record for most wins is two, held jointly by Dianne Wiest and Shelley Winters. Each other recipient has only won once, in this category. Thelma Ritter has received the most nominations in the category, with six—although she never won. Hattie McDaniel made history in 1940, when she became the first person of color to win an Oscar in any ...
In its 94-year-long history, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has bestowed an Oscar, one the industry's most coveted acting awards, to just 10 Black women. This year, actor Angela ...
1940: Hattie McDaniel’s Historic Win. ... The youngest male actor to win an Oscar is Timothy Hutton, who at age 20 was named Best Supporting Actor for Ordinary People. 1974: Oh Yes, They Call ...