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Jose Ferrer was the 1st Puerto Rican actor to win an academy award for best actor in the movie Cyranno De Bergerac in 1937. Rita Moreno was the second Puerto Rican actress to win an Oscar in 1960 in the movie West Side Story. Benecio Del Toro was the third Puerto Rican actor to win an Oscar in 2003.
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∙ 14y agoBenicio del Toro was the first Spanish-speaking actor to win an Oscar for his supporting work in Traffic. However, Javier Bardem was the first Spanish-born actor to win an Oscar for his supporting work in No Country for Old Men. A year later, Penelope Cruz became the first Spanish-born actress to win an Oscar for her supporting work in Vicky Cristina Barcelona.
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∙ 13y agoThe first Latino actor to win an Oscar was Jose Ferrer for "Cyrano de Bergerac" (1950).
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∙ 15y agoJose Ferrer, born in Puerto Rico, won the Oscar as Best Actor for Cyrano de Bergerac (1950).
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∙ 11y agoPuerto Rican born actor Jose Ferrer won the 1950 Best Actor Oscar for his performance in "Cyrano de Bergerac."
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∙ 15y agoJavier Bardem became the first Spanish actor to receive an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Bardem won this for his role in No Country For Old Men.
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∙ 12y agoJavier Bardem, who was born in the Spanish-controlled Canary Islands, won the 2007 Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his performance in "No Country for Old Men."
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∙ 13y agoJose Ferrer.
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Who is Oscar Hijuelos?
Oscar Hijuelos was the first Hispanic American author to win the Pulitzer Prize.
Who was the first Hispanic person to win an Emmy a Grammy an Oscar and a Tony?
Rita Moreno was the first Hispanic entertainer (third person, second woman) to win this "Grand Slam" (Emmy Grammy Oscar Tony).Academy Award as the Best Supporting Actress "West Side Story" (1961)Grammy Award The Electric Company Album (1972)Tony Award Best Featured Actress, "The Ritz" (1975)Emmy Award for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program (1977)
Who is the first Iranian to win an Oscar?
It was the movie "A Separation"
What was the first Disney film to win an Oscar?
Technically, it was Flowers and Trees (1932). It was the first film to win the Oscar for Best Animated Short. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs did not win and Oscar but it did receive a special honorary Oscar for its achievement as the first full-length animated film in history. The first feature length animated Disney film to win a competitive Oscar was Pinnochio. It won Best Score and Best Song (When You Wish Upon A Star). Ironically, as of 03/07/2010, Disney has yet to win the Oscar for Best Animated Feature (unless you count Pixar as part of Disney).
Who was the first person to win an Emmy and an Oscar?
Helen Hayes.
Who is Oscar Hijuelos?
Oscar Hijuelos was the first Hispanic American author to win the Pulitzer Prize.
Who was the first hispanic female to win an Oscar for best sopporting actress in west side story?
Rita Moreno.
Who was the first Hispanic male to win an Oscar?
Jose Ferrer, born in Puerto Rico, won the Oscar as Best Actor for Cyrano de Bergerac (1950).
Who was the first Hispanic to win the Nobel Prize in physics and in what year?
Luiz Alvarez was the first Hispanic to win the Nobel Prize in the year 1869
Who was the hispanic male to win an Oscar for best actor?
Jose Ferrer, who was born in Puerto Rico, won the 1950 Best Actor Oscar for "Cyrano de Bergerac."
Who was the first Hispanic male to win the Academy Award for Best Actor?
Puerto Rican born Jose Ferrer won the 1950 Best Actor Oscar for his performance in "Cyrano de Bergerac."
Was Jannings the first actor to win an Oscar?
Yes, Emil Jannings was the first person to with the Oscar for Best Actor. Since this was the first Oscar presented at the first Academy Awards ceremony, he is also the firs man ever to win an Academy Award (Oscar).
Who was the first American to win an Oscar?
Almost all of the Oscar-winners are Americans.
Who was the first hispanic to win the Pulitzer prize for drama?
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Who was the first Hispanic person to win an Emmy a Grammy an Oscar and a Tony?
Rita Moreno was the first Hispanic entertainer (third person, second woman) to win this "Grand Slam" (Emmy Grammy Oscar Tony).Academy Award as the Best Supporting Actress "West Side Story" (1961)Grammy Award The Electric Company Album (1972)Tony Award Best Featured Actress, "The Ritz" (1975)Emmy Award for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program (1977)
Who was the first NZ actor to win a Oscar?
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Who is the first Iranian to win an Oscar?
It was the movie "A Separation"
