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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."
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ViviOn 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."
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Who won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the movie Gone With the Wind?
Hattie McDaniel.
Who was the first black American to win an Oscar?
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."
Who was the first African-American Academy Award winner?
The first one was Hattie McDaniel, who won Best Supporting Actress for her role in Gone with the Wind (1939).
First black to receive Oscar?
Hattie McDaniel won the 1939 Best Supporting Actress award for her performance as Mammy in "Gone With the Wind."
First black person to win an Oscar?
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).
