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Third Black actress following Whoopi Goldberg and Viola Davis to earn multiple Oscar nominations. First Black actress to be nominated after previously winning. 2017: The Shape of Water: Zelda Fuller Nominated First Black actress to be nominated twice after previously winning. First Black actress to be nominated two years in a row. Mary J. Blige ...
Best Actress – Drama: The Woman King: Nominated Angela Bassett: Best Supporting Actress: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever: Won 2024 Fantasia Barrino: Best Actress – Musical or Comedy: The Color Purple: Nominated Danielle Brooks: Best Supporting Actress: Nominated Da’Vine Joy Randolph: The Holdovers: Won 2025 Cynthia Erivo: Best Actress ...
This is a list of Black creatives who have been nominated for a Tony Award for outstanding achievement in theater.. While some American people of African ancestry prefer "Black," and others prefer "African American"; "African American" is considered a less appropriate umbrella term for people of African ancestry worldwide because it obscures other ethnicities or national origins.
Frazer Harrison/Getty Images Angela Bassett celebrated her honorary Oscar win by thanking the Black actresses whose footsteps she followed. “When acting took hold of my heart, there was not a ...
In the history of Black leading actresses at prestigious award shows, Halle Berry’s triumph for “Monster’s Ball” at the Oscars stands prominently, while the BAFTAs lack a similar honoree ...
Nia Long received the first award for The Best Man at the 1st Annual Black Reel Awards in 2000. Since its inception, the award has been given out to 21 actresses. With 6 nominations, Viola Davis hold the record for most nominations and tied with Sanaa Lathan for most wins with 2. Rosario Dawson is the most nominated actress in this category ...
In the past 20 years, six Black actresses have been nominated for Best Actress — including Gabourey Sidibe, Quvenzhané Wallis, Ruth Negga, Cynthia Erivo, Andra Day and two nods for Viola Davis ...
Best International Feature Film: Year Country Film Director Status Milestone / Notes 1969: Z: Costa-Gavras: Won First African film to win an Academy Award. 1976: Black and White in Color: Jean-Jacques Annaud: Won 1983: Le Bal: Ettore Scola: Nominated 1995: Dust of Life: Rachid Bouchareb: Nominated 2004: Yesterday: Darrell Roodt: Nominated 2005 ...