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

Hattie McDaniel was an African-American actress ... McDaniel was the first Black person to be nominated and then win an Oscar. McDaniel lived in Denver and Fort Collins where her legend lives ...

Vivien Leigh, meanwhile, never recovered her second Oscar for “A Streetcar Named Desire,” after it was burgled from her house ...

With the announcement of the 97th Academy Awards nominations, one selection has proven to be the most historic — and controversial. Celebrated for her work in “Emilia Pérez,” Karla Sofia Gascón ...

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.

“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 ...

“I wanted to show both sides of Hattie McDaniel,” he said ... (Bankie Banx) Keep in mind, Victoria reminded, that after McDaniel won her Oscar, 23 years went by before another Black ...

In 1940, Hattie McDaniel’s best supporting actress victory ... In 1947, James Baskett became the second Black Oscar winner, receiving an honorary award for Disney’s “Song of the South ...