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Second film to feature Black nominees for both Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress. First Muslim actor to win an Oscar. First time two African-American performers won in supporting role Oscars in the same year ( Viola Davis , Fences ).
Best International Feature Film: Year Country Film Director Status Milestone / Notes 1969: Z: Costa-Gavras: Won 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 ...
EGOT, an acronym for the Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Awards, is the designation given to people who have won all four of the major performing art awards. [1] [2] Respectively, these awards honor outstanding achievements in television, audio recording, film, and Broadway theatre. [3]
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Sidney Poitier (1927–2022), pictured in 1963, was the first Black movie star and the first Black male winner of the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1964. Bill "Bojangles" Robinson (1878–1949), pictured in 1946, was an American tap dancer, actor, singer, perhaps best known today for his Shirley Temple films.
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.
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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]