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First African-American actress to be nominated for Best Actress. 1972: Diana Ross: Lady Sings the Blues: Billie Holiday: Nominated First African-American actress to receive an Academy Award nomination for a debut film performance. First time multiple African-American actresses received Best Actress nominations. Cicely Tyson: Sounder: Rebecca ...
What I Learned from Today’s Puzzle. DEMI (24A: "The Substance" actress Moore) The Substance is a 2024 movie in which DEMI Moore portrays a 50-year-old movie star whose fame is fading. She ...
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: Tsotsi: Gavin Hood: Won First African film in a language other than French to win in this category. 2006: Days ...
Dorothy Jean Dandridge (November 9, 1922 – September 8, 1965) was an American actress and singer. She was the first African-American film star to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for Carmen Jones (1954). [1] Dandridge had also performed as a vocalist in venues such as the Cotton Club and the Apollo Theater.
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Sayonara is a 1957 American romantic drama film directed by Joshua Logan, and starring Marlon Brando, Patricia Owens, James Garner, Martha Scott, Miyoshi Umeki, Red Buttons, Miiko Taka and Ricardo Montalbán. It tells the story of an American Air Force pilot during the Korean War who falls in love with a
McDormand is the first woman to win for acting (Best Actress for Fargo) and producing. McDormand is the first person to win for acting (Best Actress for Nomadland) and producing in the same year. Shared with Peter Spears and Dan Janvey. Ceán Chaffin Mank: Nominated Shared with Eric Roth and Douglas Urbanski. Christina Oh: Minari: Nominated ...
Mondadori/Getty Images Walt Disney currently holds the record for the most wins by a single person, with a total of 22 Oscars. Winning categories include Best Short Subject (Cartoon), Best Short ...