BLACK OSCAR WINNERS

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10 ‘firsts' from the now-growing list of Black winners of acting Academy Awards

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Hattie McDaniel

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Sidney Poitier

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Denzel Washington

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Halle Berry

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Jamie Foxx

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Louis Gossett Jr

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Mahershala Ali

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Jennifer Hudson

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Viola Davis

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Lupita Nyong'o

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BLACK OSCAR WINNERS

10 SIGNIFICANT

10 ‘firsts' from the now-growing list of Black winners of acting Academy Awards

Hattie McDaniel

Best Supporting Actress for 'Gone With The Wind' in 1941 - the first Black winner ever and in a racially-segregated time

Sidney Poitier

The first Black man to win Best Actor in 1964 for 'Lilies Of The Field.' He's also the youngest Black man to have won Best Actor – he was 37

Denzel Washington

Best Supporting Actor (1990) – he had 2 nominations, won for 'Glory' – and Best Actor (2002) for 'Training Day.' Only Black star to win in 2 acting categories

Halle Berry

First and only Black Best Actress - for 'Monster's Ball' in 2002, the first year that saw 2 African-Americans win acting Oscars (with Denzel)

Jamie Foxx

First Black to be nominated for Best Actor ('Ray') and Best Supporting Actor ('Collateral') in the same year – 2005. He won Best Actor

Louis Gossett Jr

First Black winner of the Best Supporting Actor Oscar – for 'An Officer And A Gentleman' in 1983

Mahershala Ali

First Black actor to win two Oscars in the same category – Best Supporting Actor for 'Moonlight' in 2017 and 'Green Book' in 2019

Jennifer Hudson

Best Supporting Actress for 'Dreamgirls' in 2007 – she is the youngest African-American to ever have won an Oscar

Viola Davis

Best Supporting Actress for 'Fences' in 2019 – the first year two Black stars won supporting role Oscars (with Mahershala Ali)

Lupita Nyong'o

Best Supporting Actress for '12 Years A Slave' in 2014 – first Black African to be nominated and win

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BLACK OSCAR WINNERS

10 SIGNIFICANT

10 ‘firsts' from the now-growing list of Black winners of acting Academy Awards

Hattie McDaniel

Best Supporting Actress for 'Gone With The Wind' in 1941 - the first Black winner ever and in a racially-segregated time

Sidney Poitier

The first Black man to win Best Actor in 1964 for 'Lilies Of The Field.' He's also the youngest Black man to have won Best Actor – he was 37

Denzel Washington

Best Supporting Actor (1990) – he had 2 nominations, won for 'Glory' – and Best Actor (2002) for 'Training Day.' Only Black star to win in 2 acting categories

Halle Berry

First and only Black Best Actress - for 'Monster's Ball' in 2002, the first year that saw 2 African-Americans win acting Oscars (with Denzel)

Jamie Foxx

First Black to be nominated for Best Actor ('Ray') and Best Supporting Actor ('Collateral') in the same year – 2005. He won Best Actor

Louis Gossett Jr

First Black winner of the Best Supporting Actor Oscar – for 'An Officer And A Gentleman' in 1983

Mahershala Ali

First Black actor to win two Oscars in the same category – Best Supporting Actor for 'Moonlight' in 2017 and 'Green Book' in 2019

Jennifer Hudson

Best Supporting Actress for 'Dreamgirls' in 2007 – she is the youngest African-American to ever have won an Oscar

Viola Davis

Best Supporting Actress for 'Fences' in 2019 – the first year two Black stars won supporting role Oscars (with Mahershala Ali)

Lupita Nyong'o

Best Supporting Actress for '12 Years A Slave' in 2014 – first Black African to be nominated and win

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