Black actors who have won Academy Awards:
Best Actor
Sidney Poitier, 1963, “Lilies Of The Field”
Denzel Washington, 2001, “Training Day”
Jamie Foxx, 2004, “Ray”
Forest Whitaker 2006, “The Last King of Scotland”
Best Actress
Halle Berry, 2001, “Monster’s Ball”
Best Supporting Actress
Hattie McDaniel, 1939, “Gone With The Wind”
Whoopi Goldberg, 1990, “Ghost”
Jennifer Hudson, 2006, “Dreamgirls”
Mo’Nique, 2009, “Precious”
Octavia Spencer, 2011, “The Help”
Best Supporting Actor
Louis Gossett, Jr., 1982, “An Officer and A Gentleman”
Denzel Washington, 1989, “Glory”
Cuba Gooding Jr., 1996, “Jerry Maguire”
Morgan Freeman, 2004, “Million Dollar Baby”
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AP Researcher Julie Reed contributed to this report.
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