Eddie Murphy reveals the role Sidney Poitier advised him not to take and other advice he received from Hollywood elders in ...

WATCH: Sidney Poitier, First Black Man to Win Best Actor Oscar and a Titan of Cinema, Dead at 94 Poitier said he shared his award with Joe Mankiewicz, Richard Brooks, Ralph Nelson, Darryl Zanuck ...

Tom Hanks holds his Oscar during the 66th annual Academy Awards on March 21, 1994; Sidney Poitier holds his Best Actor Oscar backstage during the 36th annual Academy Awards on April 13 ...

Marlon Brando in 'The Godfather'; Anthony Hopkins in 'The Silence of the Lambs'; Sidney Poitier in 'Lilies of the Field' ...

Hollywood "elders" had conflicting takes when it came to Eddie Murphy's career. The actor-comedian appears in upcoming Apple ...

Sidney Poitier wasn’t initially a fan ... and had not yet become the first Black person to win an Academy Award for Best Actor. Still, he was a recognizable star, and he arrived hungry at ...

From Cillian Murphy and Will Smith to Sidney Poitier and Daniel Day-Lewis, a roll call of every Best Actor winner since the first-ever Academy Awards in 1929 And the ...

Sidney Poitier (left) and Eddie Murphy.

And the Oscar goes to ... Rod Steiger was named Best Actor in 1968 for his performance as police chief Bill Gillespie in 1967's In The Heat of the Night, costarring Poitier.

And the Oscar ... Sidney Poitier making history as the first Black man to win the title to Peter Finch becoming the only individual to win the category posthumously, here's a list of every Hollywood ...