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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]
Youngest African-American to win an Academy Award (age 25) First film to feature African-American nominees for both Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress. 2007: Ruby Dee: American Gangster: Mama Lucas Nominated At age 83, oldest African-American actress to be nominated for an Academy Award. 2008: Viola Davis: Doubt: Mrs. Miller ...
Sidney Poitier, who broke through racial barriers as the first Black winner of the best actor Oscar for his role in "Lilies of the Field," and inspired a generation during the civil rights ...
He was the first African-American actor to win an Oscar in a supporting role and [5] [1] [108] the second African-American to win for acting after Sidney Poitier. [ 109 ] [ 4 ] Additionally, Gossett won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor at the Golden Globe Awards , [ 110 ] and NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion ...
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 ...
Actor made history with his performance in ‘An Officer and a Gentleman’ opposite Richard Gere in 1982 Louis Gossett Jr, the first Black man to win Best Supporting Actor Oscar, dies aged 87 ...
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 ...
Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win an Academy Award as best supporting actor, has died aged 87, a family statement confirmed on Friday without revealing the cause of death. Gossett, who ...