How many black actors have won an Oscar?

Answer 1

Hattie McDaniel, Sidney Poitier, Denzel Washington (two), Halle Berry, Jamie Foxx, Forest Whitaker, Morgan Freeman, Louis Gossett Jr., Whoopi Goldberg, Cuba Gooding Jr., Jennifer Hudson, Mo'Nique, Octavia Spencer and Lupita Nyong'o.

Answer 2

Hattie McDaniel, Ethel Waters, Dorothy Dandridge, Sidney Poitier, Juanita Moore, Beah Richards, Rupert Crosse, James Earl Jones, Paul Winfield, Cicley Tyson, Diana Ross, Diahann Carroll, Howard E. Rollins Jr., Louis Gossett Jr., Adolph Caesar, Alfre Woodard, Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey, Margaret Ivory, Dexter Gordon, Denzel Washington, Morgan Freeman, Jaye Davidson, Lawrence Fishburne, Angela Bassett, Samuel L. Jackson, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Cuba Gooding Jr., Michael Clarke Duncan, Queen Latifah, Djimon Hounsou, Will Smith, Halle Berry, Jamie Foxx, Don Cheadle, Sophie Okonedo, Terrence Howard, Forest Whitaker, Jennifer Hudson, Eddie Murphy, Ruby Dee. 41 Hope I didn't forget anyone.

Answer 3

Three: Morgan Freeman was nominated as Best Actor for his performance in "Invictus." Gabourey Sidibe was nominated as Best Actress for her work in "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire." Mo'Nique won the Best Supporting Actress award for her role in "Precious."

Answer 4

The Oscar-winning actors for 2009 were announced on March 7, 2010. The nominees are as follows; the winners are in bold:

Leading Actor

1. Jeff Bridges in Crazy Heart
2. George Clooney in Up in the Air
3. Colin Firth in A Single Man
4. Morgan Freeman in Invictus
5. Jeremy Renner in The Hurt Locker

Supporting Actor

1. Matt Damon in Invictus
2. Woody Harrelson in The Messenger
3. Christopehr Plummer in The Last Station
4. Stanley Tucci in The Lovely Bones
5. Christoph Waltz in Inglourious Basterds

Leading Actress

1. Sandra Bullock in The Blind Side
2. Helen Mirren in The Last Station
3. Carey Mullingan in An Education
4. Gabourey Sidibe in Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
5. Meryl Streep in Julie & Julia

Supporting Actress

1. Penelope Cruz in Nine
2. Vera Farmiga in Up in the Air
3. Maggie Gyllenhaal in Crazy Heart
4. Anna Kendrick in Up in the Air
5. Mo'Nique in Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire

Answer 5

Eight black actresses have won Oscars -- one for Best Actress and seven for Best Supporting Actress. They were:

1. Hattie McDaniel, Best Supporting Actress for "Gone with the Wind" (1939)

2. Whoopi Goldberg, Best Supporting Actress for "Ghost" (1990)

3. Halle Berry, Best Actress for "Monster's Ball" (2001)

4. Jennifer Hudson, Best Supporting Actress for "Dreamgirls" (2006)

5. Mo'Nique, Best Supporting Actress for "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire" (2009) 6. Octavia Spencer, Best Supporting Actress for "The Help" (2011)

7. Lupita Nyong'o, Best Supporting Actress for "12 Years a Slave" (2013).

8. Viola Davis, Best Supporting Actress for "Fences" (2016).

Answer 6

Here is a list of Best Picture winners that more or less featured significant roles for black actors.

• Eugene Jackson: "Cimarron" (1930/1931)
• Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Lillian Yarbo: "You Can't Take It With You" (1938).
• Hattie McDaniel, Butterfly McQueen, Oscar Polk, Everett Brown, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson: "Gone with the Wind" (1939).
• Dooley Wilson: "Casablanca" (1943).
• Sidney Poitier, Beah Richards, Jester Hairston: "In the Heat of the Night" (1967).
• James Edwards: "Patton" (1970).
• Robert Earl Jones, Avon Long, Paulene Myers, Ta-Tanisha: "The Sting" (1973)
• Scatman Crothers: "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (1975).
• Carl Weathers: "Rocky" (1976).
• Malick Bowens, Iman: "Out of Africa" (1985).
• Keith David, Forest Whitaker, Reggie Johnson, Corey Glover: "Platoon" (1986)
• Morgan Freeman, Esther Rolle: "Driving Miss Daisy" (1989).
• Kasi Lemmons, Frankie Faison: "The Silence of the Lambs" (1991).
• Morgan Freeman: "Unforgiven" (1992).
• Mykelti Williamson: "Forrest Gump" (1994).
• Djimon Hounsou: "Gladiator" (2000).
• Queen Latifah, Mya Harrison, Taye Diggs, Deidre Goodwin: "Chicago" (2002).
• Morgan Freeman, Anthony Mackie: "Million Dollar Baby" (2004).
• Don Cheadle, Thandie Newton, Terrence Howard, Ludacris, Larenz Tate, Loretta Devine, Nona Gaye: "Crash" (2005).
• Anthony Mackie: "The Hurt Locker" (2009).
• Chiwetel Ejiofor, Lupita Nyong'o, Alfre Woodard, Michael Kenneth Williams, Quvenzhané Wallis, Dwight Henry: "12 Years a Slave" (2013).
• Mahershala Ali, Patrick Decile, Naomie Harris, Alex Hibbert, André Holland, Jharrel Jerome, Janelle Monáe, Jaden Piner, Trevante Rhodes, Ashton Sanders: "Moonlight" (2016).

Answer 7

Five black performers have won Academy Awards for lead roles. The first was Sidney Poitier, who won the 1963 Best Actor Oscar for his performance in "Lilies of the Field." Almost 40 years later, Denzel Washington and Halle Berry won the 2001 awards for Best Actor and Best Actress, respectively. Washington was recognized for his performance in "Training Day," while Berry won for her work in "Monster's Ball." Jamie Foxx won the 2004 Best Actor award for his portrayal of singer Ray Charles in the biopic "Ray." Forest Whitaker won the 2006 Best Actor award for his portrayal of 1970s Ugandan dictator Idi Amin Dada in "The Last King of Scotland."

Answer 8

six black men have won Oscars for leading roles.

Answer 9

Only Sidney Poitier, Denzel Washington, Halle Berry, Jamie Foxx and Forest Whitaker have won Academy Awards for lead roles.