It also is a night filled with predictions ... Who was the first Black Oscar winner? ANSWER: Hattie McDaniel. The actress won ...

There are a number of potentially history-making moments on the docket this Oscars night—including a potential ... She also shared the dress was inspired by Hattie McDaniel, the first Black ...

(CNN)-- On a winter evening in early 1940, Hattie McDaniel became the first black performer to win an Oscar, a best supporting actress honor for her performance as Mammy, the servant in "Gone With ...

Hattie McDaniel ... at the time. McDaniel went on to win the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress that year, making her the first Black person to ever take home an Oscar.

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. While we now know, in general, what to expect from award ceremonies in a pandemic, no one can ever predict who or ...