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At the 1st Academy Awards (1927–1928), the nomination process allowed candidates to be nominated and awarded for a single film, multiple films, or without reference to any specific film. Nominees were announced on February 2, 1929. Winners are listed first, in boldface, and indicated with an asterisk (*). [15]
Hattie McDaniel (June 10, 1893 – October 26, 1952) was an African-American actress, singer-songwriter, and comedian. 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.
Won First African American to win a screenplay Academy Award (Adapted Screenplay). 2013: John Ridley: 12 Years a Slave: Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup: Won First African-American writer to have written a film that won Best Picture. 2016: Barry Jenkins Tarell Alvin McCraney: Moonlight: In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue by McCraney Won
If a film won the Academy Award for Best Picture, its entry is listed in a shaded background with a boldface title. Competitive Oscars are separated from non-competitive Oscars (i.e. Honorary Award, Special Achievement Award, Juvenile Award); as such, any films that were awarded a non-competitive award will be shown in brackets next to the ...
First animated film to win both music categories. Pinocchio (1940) for Best Original Score and Best Original Song; First stop motion animated film to win Best Animated Feature. Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) First non-English language film to win Best Animated Feature. Spirited Away (2001) First PG-13 rated film to win ...
The Academy Award for Best International Feature Film (formerly known as Best Foreign Language Film prior to 2020) is handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States of America with a predominantly non-English dialogue track.
Following the American Samoa men's soccer team, best known for its 31-0 thumping in the FIFA loss, the movie follows as they prepare for another World Cup, hoping for at least one win this go-round.
Sidney Poitier (/ ˈ p w ɑː t j eɪ / PWAH-tyay; [1] February 20, 1927 – January 6, 2022) was a Bahamian-American actor, film director, activist, and diplomat. In 1964, he was the first black actor and first Bahamian to win the Academy Award for Best Actor. [2]