With the announcement of the 97th Academy Awards nominations, one selection has proven to be the most historic — and ...

Hattie McDaniel was a trailblazer — she was the first African American to win a Best Supporting Actress Oscar (or any Oscar, for that matter) for her role as Mammy in the 1939 film “Gone with the Wind ...

First Black person to win an Oscar Hattie McDaniel made Black history in 1940, becoming the first Black person to win an Oscar for her role in the 1939 movie “Gone with the Wind.” Althought it ...

The Oscars has a long and great tradition of causing a media storm, so here are some its most memorable moments. Hattie McDaniel was also the first black woman in the US to sing on the radio.

Victoria’s film, which was funded in part by the city of Houston through its Houston Arts Alliance, is one of two ...

“I sincerely hope I shall always be a credit to my race and to the motion picture industry,” McDaniel said as she accepted the 1st Academy Award given to an African-American for her ...

Forced to sit separately from her white co-stars, Hattie took home the best actress award for Gone With The Wind—the first black actor to win an Oscar in 1940. Throughout her career, Hattie starred in ...