Yes, On February 29, 1940, she accepted the 1939 Best Supporting Actress award at the Cocoanut Grove banquet at the Amabassador Hotel in Los Angeles. But Parade magazine says she was seated at a table in the back, away from her fellow cast members. McDaniel won for her performance as Mammy in "Gone with the Wind."
On February 29, 1940, Hattie McDaniel accepted the 1939 Best Supporting Actress award at the Cocoanut Grove banquet at the Amabassador Hotel in Los Angeles. But Parade magazine says she was seated at a table in the back, away from her fellow cast members. McDaniel won for her performance as Mammy in "Gone With the Wind."
Hattie McDaniel.
Hattie McDaniel won the 1939 Best Supporting Actress award for her performance as Mammy in "Gone With the Wind." She was the only African-American to win a competitive Oscar until Sidney Poitier won the 1963 Best Actor award for "Lilies of the Field."
The first one was Hattie McDaniel, who won Best Supporting Actress for her role in Gone with the Wind (1939).
Hattie McDaniel won the 1939 Best Supporting Actress award for her performance as Mammy in "Gone With the Wind."
Hattie McDaniel won the 1939 Best Supporting Actress award for her performance as Mammy in "Gone With the Wind." She was the only black woman to win an Oscar for acting until Whoopi Goldberg won the supporting actress award for "Ghost" (1990).
Hattie McDaniel won the supporting actress Oscar for Gone With the Wind (1939).
Hattie McDaniel.
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Hattie McDaniel won the 1939 Best Supporting Actress award for her performance as Mammy in "Gone With the Wind." She was the only African-American to win a competitive Oscar until Sidney Poitier won the 1963 Best Actor award for "Lilies of the Field."
The first one was Hattie McDaniel, who won Best Supporting Actress for her role in Gone with the Wind (1939).
It was Hattie McDaniel, who won the 1939 Best Supporting Actress award for her performance as Mammy in "Gone With the Wind."
It was Hattie McDaniel, who won the 1939 Best Supporting Actress award for her performance as Mammy in "Gone With the Wind."
Yes. Hattie McDaniel was the first black person to be nominated for and receive an Academy Award. She won the Best Supporting Actress Award for her performance as Mammy in "Gone With the Wind" (1939).
Hattie McDaniel won the 1939 Best Supporting Actress award for her performance as Mammy in "Gone With the Wind."
Hattie McDaniel won the 1939 Best Supporting Actress award for her performance as Mammy in "Gone With the Wind." She was the only black woman to win an Oscar for acting until Whoopi Goldberg won the supporting actress award for "Ghost" (1990).
Actually, there have been five black winners of the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress: