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What Happened to the Careers of These Black Oscar Winners?
Unlike many of her fellow Oscar winners, McDaniel’s career didn ... In 1947, however, McDaniel made history again as the first Black actor to star in her own American radio program, “The ...
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See Every Best Actor Winner in the History of the Oscars (Including the Star Who's Taken Home 3 Golden Statuettes!)
From Sidney Poitier making history as the first Black man to win the title to Peter ... Following a decades-long break from the industry, Oscar winner Brendan Fraser made a triumphant return ...
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‘Wicked' Oscar Winner Paul Tazewell On Being The First Black Man To Be Honored In Costume Design; "This Is The Pinnacle Of My Career"
Speaking backstage to the press at the Oscars, Tazewell said, "This is the pinnacle of my career. I've been designing costumes for over 35 years. First on Broadway and now in film. There was never ...
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Halle Berry Is 'Tired' of Being the Only Black Best Actress Oscar Winner, Wants Someone to 'Stand Next to Me' This Year
Presley Ann/Getty Halle Berry is hoping to celebrate another Black actress winning the Oscar. The Moonfall star — who became the first Black actress to win an Oscar in the Best Actress category ...
Broadway Legend Paul Tazewell Wins First Oscar for ‘Wicked’ Costume Design
Tazewell is now a Tony, Emmy and BAFTA winner — and the first Black costume designer to win the Academy Award since Ruth E. Carter ...
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Cynthia Erivo Oscars 2025: Her Dress Is a Powerful Tribute to the First Black Academy Award Winner
McDaniel, of course, was the first Black actor to ever win an Oscar. She won best supporting actress in the 1940 ceremony for her role as Mammy in Gone With the Wind. “This is one of the ...
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The 2025 Oscar Winners Who Made History
Advertisement Advertisement Here are all the Oscar winners who made history Sunday ... Media/Getty Images Wicked's Paul Tazewell is the first Black man to win for costume design Paul Tazewell ...
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46 unbelievable Oscars records, from the youngest winner to the man with 4 wins in one night
At the 97th Academy Awards on Sunday, a whole new class of winners were minted ... Sidney Poitier became the first Black man to win when he was awarded best actor for "Lilies of the Field ...
‘Anora’ Gets Its Fairytale Ending, Winning Best Picture Oscar (Complete Winners List)
“Anora” got its happily ever after. The indie about a sex worker from Brooklyn won five Oscars, including Best Actress for Mikey Madison, Best Picture and Best Director for Sean Baker, who matched ...
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Complete list of winners at the 97th Academy Awards
“Flow” beat “The Wild Robot” for best animated feature film while Paul Tazewell became the first Black man to win an Oscar for costume design for his work on “Wicked.” ...
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‘Wicked’ Oscar Winner Paul Tazewell On Being The First Black Man To Be Honored In Costume Design; “This Is The Pinnacle Of My Career”
Paul Tazewell is flying high and defying Academy Award records. The Wicked costume designer became the first Black man to win in the category after picking up the Oscar for Best Costume Design ...