On February 29, 1940, at the 12th Academy Awards, Hattie McDaniel made history by becoming the first African American to receive an Oscar. She won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for playing “Mammy” ...
From Hattie McDaniel breaking the barrier in 1940 — a night that still came with segregation-era limitations — to Sidney Poitier, Denzel, Halle, and the modern wave of winners who’ve turned “first” ...
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In today’s film news roundup, a Hattie McDaniel biopic is in the works, Orion buys “Anna and the Apocalypse,” “Jumanji” ...
From Hattie McDaniel to Viola Davis, here are eight Black women who have made history at the Oscars, breaking barriers for Black actresses far and wide.
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