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The Academy Award (Oscar) for Best Picture in 1978 went to The Deer Hunter. The Academy Award for Best Picture of 1978 went to "The Deer Hunter."
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Sidney Poitier was the first African American to win the Best Actor award. He won for his role in Lilies of the Field (1963).Other firsts for African Americans at the OscarsHattie McDaniel was the first African-American win an Oscar. She was nominated for Best Supporting Actress, and she won for her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind (1939).James Baskett was the first African-American man to receive an academy award. He was given an Honorary Academy Award for his portrayal of Uncle Remus in Song of the South(1946)Dorothy Dandridgewas the first African-American woman to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in Carmen Jones (1954)Louis Gossett, Jr. was the first African-American to win the Best Supporting Actor award. He won for his role in An Officer and a Gentleman (1982).John Singleton was the first African American nominated for a Best Director Academy Award for his work on Boyz N The Hood (1991)Halle Berry was the first African-American to win the Best Actress award. She won for her role in Monster's Ball(2001).no one is the best because this is racists if you think its funny its notSidney Poitier, who won for his performance in "Lilies of the Field" (1963).
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Halle Berry was the first one to win for actress in a leading role.
Dorothy Dandridge for "Carmen Jones" (1954).
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G.Thilagavathy,the 1976-batch IPS officer,the first woman IPS officer from Tamil Nadu.For her novel Kalmaram (Stone Tree),won the Sahitya Akademi award. By Senthil.S PALACODE TK DHARMAPURI DT
The first woman to preside over the Kannada Sahitya Sammelana was Shantha Shadakshari in 1974.
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It was Halle Berry, who won for her performance in "Monster's Ball" (2001).
Hattie McDaniel was the first African-American win an Oscar. She was nominated for Best Supporting Actress, and she won for her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind (1939).Other firsts for African Americans at the Academy AwardsJames Baskett was the first African-American man to receive an academy award. He was given an Honorary Academy Award for his portrayal of Uncle Remus in Song of the South(1946)Dorothy Dandridgewas the first African-American woman to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in Carmen Jones (1954)Sidney Poitier was the first African American man to win an academy award. He was nominated for the Best Actor award, and he won for his role in Lilies of the Field (1963).Louis Gossett, Jr. was the first African-American to win the Best Supporting Actor award. He won for his role in An Officer and a Gentleman (1982).John Singleton was the first African American nominated for a Best Director Academy Award for his work on Boyz N The Hood (1991)Halle Berry was the first African-American to win the Best Actress award. She won for her role in Monster's Ball(2001).