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First man to receive Academy Award nominations in the same year for acting and songwriting. Fourth person overall, third Black person, and first Black man nominated for an Academy Award for acting and songwriting in the same year. 2022: Brian Tyree Henry: Causeway: James Aucoin Nominated 2023: Sterling K. Brown: American Fiction: Clifford ...
Legend, a Springfield native, earned an Oscar in 2015 for his song "Glory," featured in the film "Selma." In 2018, he became the first Black man to reach EGOT status – or earn an Emmy, Grammy ...
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]
He became the first Black actor to win the Academy Award for Best Actor for Lilies of the Field (1963). He also received a Grammy Award, two Golden Globe Awards and a British Academy Film Award. Poitier received numerous honoraries during his lifetime including the Academy Honorary Award for his lifetime achievement in film in 2001.
The trailblazer won an Academy Award for his work in 1964. The trailblazer won an Academy Award for his work in 1964. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...
Sir Sidney Poitier, Oscar-winning actor, writer, director and activist, has died. Clint Watson, press secretary for the Prime Minister of the Bahamas, confirmed Poitier's death to ET on Friday.A ...
First African-American man to receive an Oscar: James Baskett (Honorary Academy Award for his portrayal of "Uncle Remus" in Disney's Song of the South, 1946) [178] (See also: Sidney Poitier, 1964) First African-American on an Olympic basketball team and first African-American Olympic gold medal basketball winner: Don Barksdale , in the 1948 ...
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