Hattie McDaniel - Gone With The Wind (1939) The very first Black winner for an acting Academy Award, Hattie McDaniel won it for Best Supporting Actress with her portrayal of Mammy in Gone With the ...

With this year's Oscars ceremony on the horizon, it's a good time to take a look at African-American actors who have won the award. And don't forget to tune in March 12 to see if this year's ...

Despite the breadth of roles to choose from in 2015, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences extended their #OscarsSoWhite streak for the second year in a row. When the nominations for the ...

A star-studded list of history-making men who have won Academy Awards for Best Actor or Best Supporting Actor. It’s no surprise that Sidney Poitier is the standard bearer for all the other men ...

Sidney Poitier was the first African American actor to win one, for 1963’s “Lilies of the Field.” He was also awarded an Honorary Award from the Academy in 2001. Ariana DeBose ...

Won: Best Director for Ordinary People (1980), Honorary Academy Award in 2002 Robert Redford is an unusual case among MCU actors, as he's the only one to win an Oscar for directing rather than acting.

Eagerly anticipating this Sunday's 82nd Annual Academy Awards, we can't help but feel proud of the great talents like Mo'Nique, Morgan Freeman, newcomer Gabourey "Gabby" Sidibe, and director Lee ...

While only 16 black actors have won Oscars (including Halle Berry as the lone black woman to win best actress), ... Laurence Fishburne is a Tony, Emmy and Academy Award nominee, ...