Hattie McDaniel pushed boundaries for the Black community in film, becoming the first Black person to ever win an Academy Award. The actress never let the color of her skin deter her from pursuing ...

Hattie McDaniel was an African-American actress, singer-songwriter, and comedian. Before she won an Academy Award for Best ...

Hattie McDaniel, the first Black actor to win an Oscar, started her career path to celebrity stardom in Colorado. Her family moved to Fort Collins in the early 1900s and then to Denver ...

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Hattie McDaniel became the first Black actor to win an Oscar—and gave her speech from a segregated table, in a room that wasn’t built for her. “I sincerely hope I shall always be a credit to ...

Sixty years before Halle Berry’s emotional win for best actress, Hattie McDaniel made Oscar history as the first Black honoree, earning best supporting actress for “Gone With the Wind.” ...

Hattie was the first black actress to be nominated for and to win an Oscar. She won Best Supporting for her performance as Mammy in the classic Gone with the Wind. It was a historical moment for ...

The first Black actor to win an Oscar was Hattie McDaniel in 1939. McDaniel won the best supporting actress award for "Gone with the Wind," in which she played Mammy, a role that has since been ...

Find out more at the Young Reporter website. Hattie Mcdaniel, born in 1893 was the first African American to win an Oscar in 1940. Her Oscar which she gave away in her last will and testament in ...

She also shared the dress was inspired by Hattie McDaniel, the first Black person, and first Black actress, to win an Oscar. “Moments like this don’t come along very often, and when they do ...

Hattie McDaniel’s performance in Gone With The Wind landed her a well-deserved Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, making her the first black person to ever win an Oscar. However ...