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2. Marianne Raigipcien Jean-Baptiste (born 26 April 1967) is an English actress. She is known for her role in the 1996 film Secrets & Lies, for which she received acclaim and earned nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and the Golden Globe and BAFTA Award in the same category. Jean-Baptiste is also known for her role as ...
In 1997, became the first black actress to fail to receive an NAACP Image Award nomination for an Oscar nominated role since the establishment of the awards.
- April 26, 1967
Denzel Washington has the most nominations for an African-American actor: Best Actor (7 nominations) and Best Supporting Actor (2 nominations). First African-American actor to receive a nomination for their performance in a Shakespeare adaptation.
YearNameFilmRoleThelonious "Monk" EllisonDenzel WashingtonWill SmithShe became a star overnight following the international success of the social drama Secrets & Lies (1996) in 1996, becoming the very first black British actress nominated for an Oscar award.
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In 1969, Crosse was the first African American to receive a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Crosse was born in New York City, but was raised on the island of Nevis by his grandparents.
Mar 30, 2021 · Several months before Jean-Baptiste became the first Black British actor to be nominated for an Academy Award, Secrets & Lies was a big winner at Cannes, taking home the Palme d’Or, the best actress award for Blethyn’s performance, and the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury.
Feb 8, 2023 · The first time the Oscars nominated a Black actress was in 1939 for Gone with the Wind, a movie that nearly swept every category at the 12th Academy Awards. Hattie McDaniel won the Best...
