Who was the first African American to win Best Actor?

Answer 1

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 Oscars

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).

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).
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Sidney Poitier, who won for his performance in "Lilies of the Field" (1963).

Answer 2

Louis Gossett Jr. for An Officer and a Gentleman(1982).

Answer 3

Hattie McDaniel was the first actress to win an Oscar(supporting) for her role in "Gone with the Wind"

Answer 4

Sidney Poitier became the first black man to win a Best Actor Oscar for his performance as Homer Smith in "Lilies of the Field" (1963).

Answer 5

Denzel Washington was the first black performer to win two Academy Awards. He won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for "Glory" (1989) and the Best Actor award for "Training Day" (2001).

Answer 6

Sidney Poitier, who won the 1963 Best Actor award for his performance in "Lilies of the Field."

Answer 7

It was Louis Gossett Jr., who won the 1982 Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his performance as drill sergeant Emil Foley in "An Officer and a Gentleman."

Answer 8

Sidney Poitier was the first African American to win an Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for Lilies of the Field

Answer 9

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