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

African Americans and the Oscar : decades of struggle and achievement /

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, provid...

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Main Author: Mapp, Edward
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2008.
Edition:2nd ed.
Subjects:
African Americans in motion pictures.
African American motion picture actors and actresses > Biography.
African American motion picture producers and directors > Biography.
Academy Awards (Motion pictures)
collective biographies.
Biographies.
Online Access: Full text (Wentworth users only)
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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