Before Hattie McDaniel won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind, she made her home in Colorado.

Hattie McDaniel made history by being the first Black actor to win an Academy Award in 1940 for her role in "Gone with the ...

Hattie McDaniel was truly an inspiration and ... had to even petition for her to be able to attend the Oscars to receive her ...

I try to honor Black History by writing about something important that has occurred in the entertainment industry. And, I can ...

Hattie McDaniel was an African-American actress ... when she became the first Black person to be invited to the Academy Awards as a guest and then continued to make history, "First Black nominee ...

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 ...

This is not a new conversation but the latest chapter in a long history of breaking barriers at the Academy Awards. In 1940, Hattie McDaniel’s best supporting actress victory for “Gone With ...

Victoria’s film, which was funded in part by the city of Houston through its Houston Arts Alliance, is one of two opening-night screenings Thursday at the San Diego Black Film Festival 2025. The 23rd ...

there have been a total of 23 Oscars doled out to Black performers. So, here are all 23 of them, chronologically ordered. The very first Black winner for an acting Academy Award, Hattie McDaniel ...