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Mar 24, 2022 · At one point, she looked up to the balcony and spotted Sidney Poitier, who in 1964 became the first Black man to win an Academy Award for best actor, for “Lilies of the Field,” and was there...
- Sarah Bahr
Mar 7, 2023 · Halle Berry remains the only Black woman to win an Oscar for best actress. Kathryn Bigelow became the first woman to win best director in 2010. Women won historic awards in costume design and...
- Talia Lakritz
Jan 7, 2022 · In addition to Washington’s award, Berry’s watershed win came the same night as an honorary Oscar for Sidney Poitier, who became the first Black man to win a best actor Oscar in 1964.
Mar 23, 2022 · Twenty years ago, Halle Berry and Denzel Washington became the first and only Black actors to win both lead acting Oscars in the same night. It's a milestone the film academy hasn't lived...
Mar 10, 2024 · By Morgan Klosterman. 9:00 AM PDT, March 10, 2024. See these special moments, including Halle Berry and Spike Lee winning their first Oscars! The Academy Awards first started in 1927 and...
Mar 26, 2022 · Movies. Halle Berry Reflects on Winning Her Oscar 20 Years Later: 'I Will Never Get Over This Moment' Halle Berry won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role as Leticia Musgrove...
Sep 10, 2020 · Published 11:29 AM EDT, Thu September 10, 2020. Link Copied! Halle Berry says she's never stopped having to battle for roles. Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images. CNN — Halle Berry made history in...
