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Feb 29, 2024 · On This Day in Black History: Hattie McDaniel Becomes 1st-Ever Black Oscar Winner As Black History Month 2024 officially comes to a close, there's still a momentous occasion to celebrate before we ...
Mar 11, 2024 · Since the Academy Awards were first handed out in 1929, only 23 Oscars have been awarded to performances given by Black actresses and actors. Hattie McDaniel made history for Black performers by ...
Feb 29, 2024 · Feb. 29, 1940. Hattie McDaniel, right, with actor Fay Bainter, left. Credit: AP Photo. Hattie McDaniel became the first Black American to win an Oscar, playing the role of the servant Mammy in the film “Gone With the Wind.”. The daughter of a gospel singer and a veteran of the Union Army, she spent a lifetime fighting racism in her long ...
Feb 27, 2016 · Willie D. Burton. 1989 and 2007. Courtesy of The Oscars/YouTube. Willie D. Burton became first black person to win best sound in 1989. In 2007, he won again, for best sound mixing. He won his ...
Jan 12, 2022 · In 1983, Louis Gossett, Jr., became the first Black winner for Best Supporting Actor, for “An Officer and a Gentleman,” and seven years later Denzel Washington won in the same category, for ...
Jan 14, 2022 · At 37, he was the first to win any competitive Oscar for “Lilies of the Field” (1963), which paved the way for Black excellence to be considered attainable by Hollywood-accolade measures ...
Jan 7, 2022 · Sidney Poitier — who broke racial barriers as the first black winner of the best actor Oscar and inspired a generation during the civil rights movement — has died aged 94. Key points:
