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The BET Honors, which celebrates the lives and achievements of African American luminaries. Coretta Scott King Award (annual literary award from the American Library Association given to African American authors and illustrators) Golden Eagle Award, Afro-American in the Arts; Black Movie Awards; Essence Literary Awards (defunct) Glyph Comics Awards
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).
Out of the 28 nominated performances, 23 went on to earn Academy Award nominations or wins. Octavia Spencer is the most nominated in this category with 3 nominations. Whoopi Goldberg, Jennifer Hudson, Mo'Nique, Octavia Spencer, Viola Davis, Regina King, Ariana DeBose, Angela Bassett, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, and Zoe Saldaña have won in this ...
The African American Film Critics Association has announced the winners of the 15th annual AAFCA Awards, which honors outstanding achievement in film. “American Fiction,” “The Color Purple ...
This is a list of Black creatives who have been nominated for a Tony Award for outstanding achievement in theater.. While some American people of African ancestry prefer "Black," and others prefer "African American"; "African American" is considered a less appropriate umbrella term for people of African ancestry worldwide because it obscures other ethnicities or national origins.
Maya Angelou speaks during the AARP Magazine's 2011 Inspire Awards. Every Black History Month and Juneteenth, pioneers in African American history are often mentioned like Dr. Martin Luther King ...
Pages in category "Awards honoring African Americans" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Smith's wait, caused by a missing battle report, is the second longest delay of the award for any recipient and the longest delay for an African American. [5] President Obama awarded the Medal of Honor to Union Army First Lieutenant Alonzo Cushing for his actions at the Battle of Gettysburg in November 2014, making the 151-year delay it the ...