African Americans and the Oscar : decades of struggle and achievement / Edward Mapp.

Filmography: p. 131-163.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-175) and index.

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1939 Hattie McDaniel, Gone with the Wind 1 -- 1946 James Baskett, Song of the South 5 -- 1949 Ethel Waters, Pinky 7 -- 1954 Dorothy Dandridge, Carmen Jones 9 -- 1958 Sidney Poitier, The Defiant Ones 11 -- 1959 Juanita Moore, Imitation of Life 13 -- 1963 Sidney Poitier, Lilies of the Field 16 -- 1967 Beah Richards, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner 19 -- 1969 Rupert Crosse, The Reivers 21 -- 1970 James Earl Jones, The Great White Hope 23 -- 1972 Diana Ross, Lady Sings the Blues 25 -- 1972 Cicely Tyson, Sounder 27 -- 1972 Paul Winfield, Sounder 29 -- 1974 Diahann Carroll, Claudine 31 -- 1981 Howard E. Rollins Jr., Ragtime 33 -- 1982 Louis Gossett Jr., An Officer and a Gentleman 35 -- 1983 Alfre Woodard, Cross Creek 37 -- 1984 Adolph Caesar, A Soldier's Story 39 -- 1985 Margaret Avery, The Color Purple 41 -- 1985 Whoopi Goldberg, The Color Purple 43 -- 1985 Oprah Winfrey, The Color Purple 45 -- 1986 Dexter Gordon, 'Round Midnight 47 -- 1987 Morgan Freeman, Street Smart 49 -- 1987 Denzel Washington, Cry Freedom 51 -- 1989 Morgan Freeman, Driving Miss Daisy 53 -- 1989 Spike Lee, Do the Right Thing 55 -- 1989 Denzel Washington, Glory 58 -- 1990 Whoopi Goldberg, Ghost 61 -- 1991 John Singleton, Boyz N the Hood 63 -- 1992 Jaye Davidson, The Crying Game 66 -- 1992 Denzel Washington, Malcolm X 68 -- 1993 Angela Bassett, What's Love Got to Do with It? 71 -- 1993 Laurence Fishburne, What's Love Got to Do with It? 73 -- 1994 Morgan Freeman, The Shawshank Redemption 75 -- 1994 Samuel L. Jackson, Pulp Fiction 77 -- 1996 Cuba Gooding Jr., Jerry Maguire 80 -- 1996 Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Secrets & Lies 83 -- 1997 Spike Lee, 4 Little Girls 86 -- 1999 Michael Clarke Duncan, The Green Mile 88 -- 1999 Denzel Washington, The Hurricane 91 -- 2001 Halle Berry, Monster's Ball 94 -- 2001 Will Smith, Ali 97 -- 2001 Denzel Washington, Training Day 99 -- 2002 Queen Latifah, Chicago 101 -- 2003 Djimon Hounsou, In America 102 -- 2004 Jamie Foxx, Collateral 104 -- 2004 Jamie Foxx, Ray 106 -- 2004 Morgan Freeman, Million Dollar Baby 108 -- 2005 Don Cheadle, Hotel Rwanda 111 -- 2005 Terrence Howard, Hustle & Flow 114 -- 2005 Sophie Okonedo, Hotel Rwanda 116 -- 2006 Djimon Hounsou, Blood Diamond 117 -- 2006 Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls 119 -- 2006 Eddie Murphy, Dreamgirls 122 -- 2006 Will Smith, The Pursuit of Happyness 125 -- 2006 Forest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland 128 -- Filmographies 131 -- Appendix A African American Oscar Nominees (Non-Acting/Directing/Writing) 165 -- Appendix B Overlooked Worthy Performances by African American Actors 167 -- Appendix C African American Performers of Nominated Songs at Oscar Ceremonies, A Select List 169.

This book profiles all the nominees and recipients of the coveted award in the acting, writing, and directing categories, beginning with the first: Hattie McDaniel's Best Supporting Actress win in 1939 for her role in Gone with the Wind. Each entry, organized chronologically and by name, provides valuable information about how the role or film was viewed during tis time, and also places it in historical context by drawing connections to other related awareds or events in film history.

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