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Screen Actors Guild Awards
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Nominated
Emmy (Primetime)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
Nominated
Golden Globe
Best Performance by An Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made
Won
Nominated
Academy Award
Actor in a Supporting Role
Won
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He was the first African-American actor to win an Oscar in a supporting role and [5] [1] [108] the second African-American to win for acting after Sidney Poitier. [109] [4] Additionally, Gossett won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor at the Golden Globe Awards, [110] and NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture ...
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Louis Gossett Jr. Jump to. 19 wins & 28 nominations. Academy Awards, USA. 1983 Winner Oscar. Best Actor in a Supporting Role. An Officer and a Gentleman. Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA. 1986 Nominee Saturn Award. Best Actor. Enemy Mine. CableACE Awards. 1997 Nominee CableACE. Children's Special - 7 and Older.
- May 27, 1936
- March 29, 2024
He was nominated for seven Primetime Emmy Awards, three Golden Globes, one Academy Award, five Images Awards, two Daytime Emmy Awards and in 1992 received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He received numerous other honors throughout his illustrious career.
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- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- January 1, 1
- Santa Monica, California, USA
Mar 29, 2024 · Gossett’s triumph at the 55th Academy Awards in 1983 made him only the second Black man to win an acting Oscar, 19 years after Sidney Poitier won for his leading role in “Lilies of the Field.”
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Mar 28, 2024 · Find out how many Emmy Awards and nominations Louis Gossett Jr. has received for his roles in films and TV shows, including Roots, Watchmen, and Touched By An Angel. See his bio, photos, and interview at Emmys.com.
Mar 29, 2024 · Updated 1:23 PM PDT, March 29, 2024. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar and an Emmy winner for his role in the seminal TV miniseries “Roots,” has died. He was 87.
Mar 29, 2024 · LOS ANGELES — Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar and an Emmy winner for his role in the seminal TV miniseries "Roots," has died. He was 87.