Sidney Poitier, the groundbreaking actor and ... The only Black actor before Poitier to win a competitive Oscar was Hattie McDaniel, the 1939 best supporting actress for Gone With the Wind.

Sidney Poitier, the star of Hollywood classics ... United States and went on to become the first black man to win a best actor Oscar. The BBC's Lizo Mzimba looks back on his film career.

Actor Sidney Poitier poses for a portrait in Beverly Hills ... The only Black actor before Poitier to win a competitive Oscar was Hattie McDaniel, the 1939 best supporting actress for "Gone With the ...

Hollywood icon Katharine Hepburn has held an Oscars record for 42 ... is a kind hearted film that led to Sidney Poitier becoming the first black actor to win an Academy Award for Best Lead Actor.

First Black Man to Win Best Actor Oscar and a Titan of Cinema, Dead at 94 Sidney Poitier's Incredible Life and Career in Photos Bob Saget, Betty White, Sidney Poitier and More Honored in SAG ...

Sidney Poitier, who broke through racial barriers as the first Black winner of the best actor Oscar for his role in "Lilies of the Field," and inspired a generation during the civil rights ...

When film star Sidney Poitier died last week aged 94, there was an outpouring of praise and grief. Poitier was after all the first black man to win an Oscar. He won the Academy award for Best ...