2007-01-29 12:36:25 · 24 answers · asked by chris 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
hattie mcdaniel for Gone With The Wind
2007-01-29 12:40:31 · answer #1 · answered by African Liberator 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I figured since so many people had answered this question that there'd be no need to say anything. But I see some people have some of their facts mixed up, so just so that there's no confusion, let me clarify some of them:
Hattie McDaniel was the first black person to win an Oscar in any category (she won for Best Supporting Actress). Gone With the Wind - 1939
Sidney Poitier was the first black man to be nominated in the Best Actor category in 1958 for The Defiant Ones, but he didn't win that year. He was, however, also the first black man to win the Best Actor award for 1963's Lillies of the Field.
Dorothy Dandridge was the first black woman to be nominated for Best Actress, but Halle Berry was the first black woman to actually win it. Monster's Ball - 2001
Incidentally, 2001 was especially monumental because it was the first time both the Best Actor and Best Actress awards were won by African Americans. Not only did Halle Berry win, but Denzel Washington also won Best Actor for his role in Training Day.
Hope that helps clear some things up.
2007-01-29 22:24:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hattie McDaniel - Her part in "Gone With The Wind" won her the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, the first black to win an Academy Award.
2007-01-29 20:42:36 · answer #3 · answered by Diamond 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1939 Hattie McDaniel- Best Supporting Actress for Gone With the Wind
Then there was a long dry streak until Sidney Poitier won in the 1960's.
Now we are lucky that the Oscars are much more racially diverse.
Denzel Washington, Halle Berry, Jaime Foxx, Jennifer Hudson etc... all contribute to a broader, more interesting movie theater experience and award season. I am a caucasian woman, but I respect all races.
2007-01-29 20:48:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hattie McDaniel
She played Mammy on "Gone With the Wind."
Her part in "Gone With The Wind" won her the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, the first black to win an Academy Award.
2007-01-29 20:41:05 · answer #5 · answered by Sabina 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hattie McDaniel in Gone with the Wind. Best Supporting Actress.
2007-01-30 04:43:54 · answer #6 · answered by uoptigers05 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hattie McDaniel won the 1939 Academy Award for best supporting actress for her portrayal of Mammy in "Gone With The Wind". She was the first African-American to be nominated for, and to win, an Academy Award.
2007-01-29 20:55:07 · answer #7 · answered by Gordon M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hattie mcDaniel
Best Supporting Actress
Gone With the Wind
2007-01-29 20:42:20 · answer #8 · answered by Captain Obvious 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sidney Poitier won the best actor Oscar for his role in Lilies of the Field.
October 13 1964
2007-01-29 20:39:52 · answer #9 · answered by jamesmadison78 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Sidney Poitier
2007-01-29 21:59:59 · answer #10 · answered by arek1327 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋