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1. 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.
Academy Awards, USA. 1964 Winner Oscar. Best Actor in a Leading Role. Lilies of the Field. Sidney Poitier became the first African American to win the Best Actor Oscar and the only one until Denzel Washington for Training Day (2001), 38 years later.
He received two competitive Golden Globe Awards, a BAFTA Award, and a Grammy Award as well as nominations for two Emmy Awards and a Tony Award. In 1999, he was ranked among the "American Film Institute's 100 Stars". [3] [4] Poitier was one of the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood cinema.
May 9, 2024 · Sidney Poitier, Bahamian American actor, director, and producer who broke the color barrier in the U.S. motion-picture industry by becoming the first African American actor to win an Academy Award for best actor (for Lilies of the Field [1963]) and the first Black movie star.
Both an esteemed actor and a respected humanitarian, Sidney Poitier received an Academy Award for Best Actor for Lilies of the Field (1963) and an Honorary Award presented in 2001. Born in Miami, he grew up both in the Bahamas and the United States and became a noted actor both on the stage and in such films as The Defiant Ones (1958, which ...
Sidney Poitier (1927-2022) Sidney Poitier. Sidney Poitier was a native of Cat Island, Bahamas, although born, two months prematurely, in Miami during a visit by his parents, Evelyn (Outten) and Reginald James Poitier. He grew up in poverty as the son of farmers, with his father also driving a cab in Nassau. Sidney had little formal education ...
Jan 14, 2022 · Jan 13, 2022 4:15pm PT. Losing Sidney Poitier Reminds Us That Only Four Black Men Have Won Best Actor. Is it time for Will Smith to join the list, or can Denzel Washington pick up a second lead...
