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Harriet Tubman. Nominated. First Black British actress to be nominated. Second Black woman to receive multiple Oscar nominations in the same year. Third person nominated for an acting award and a music award (Best Original Song) in the same year. First Nigerian to receive an Academy Award nomination.
World War II. Sidney Poitier KBE (/ ˈpwɑːtjeɪ / 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 received two competitive Golden Globe Awards, a BAFTA Award ...
Ali won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performances as a drug dealer in the drama Moonlight (2016) and as Don Shirley in the comedy-drama film Green Book (2018). He is the first Black actor to win two Academy Awards in the same category, and the second Black actor to win multiple acting Oscars. [4]
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 ...
Every Black actor and actress, director and comedian stands on the shoulders of those who paved the way for future generations. In honor of Black History Month, ET is celebrating some of the ...
Get to know some of the best Black actors on the scene today with this essential list. ... MARCH 10: Shameik Moore attends the 96th Annual Academy Awards on March 10, 2024 in Hollywood, California.
Sidney Poitier was a Bahamian-American actor known for his appearances on the stage and screen. 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.
Colman Domingo, Jeffrey Wright, and more earned nominations this year for their work in various films. The 96th Annual Academy […] The post Black actors make history with Oscar nominations ...