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  1. For her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind (1939), she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, becoming the first African American to win an Oscar.

  2. Apr 15, 2021 · Actor and radio performer Hattie McDaniel became the first African American to win an Oscar in 1940, for her supporting role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind.

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  3. Jun 10, 2020 · How did the first Black Oscar winner's plaque disappear from Howard University? Explore the theories and controversies surrounding the mysterious fate of Hattie McDaniel's Best Supporting Actress award for Gone With the Wind.

  4. Sep 27, 2023 · The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) – organization behind the Oscars – will posthumously honor Hattie McDaniel by reinstating her missing best supporting actress Academy...

  5. Sep 27, 2011 · Fay Bainter presenting Hattie McDaniel with the Oscar® for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in "Gone With The Wind" at the 12th Academy Awards® in 1940.

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  6. Nov 24, 2009 · Hattie McDaniel won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar in 1940 for her role as "Mammy" in the epic Civil War romance. She was the first African American to receive an Academy Award, but faced criticism for playing a stereotypical maid.

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  8. Apr 26, 2021 · On February 29, 1940, Hattie McDaniel made history when she became the first Black person to win an Academy Award, for her role as Mammy in Gone With the Wind. As she stood in front of her...

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