Diversity in Hollywood

By mrahman17

  • Oscar Michaeux

    Directed the Homesteaders, the first film to be directed by an African American

  • Hattie McDaniel

    First African American ever to win an Academy Award (Best supporting actor)

  • Ethel Waters

    First African American actress to be featured on a sitcom, Beulah

  • Sidney Poitier

    first African American man to win Academy Award for Best Actor
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    Cicely Tyson

    first African American star of a television drama, and made an effort to be seen as a positive image of a African American woman on TV through her career

  • Bill Cosby

    first African American to be in a lead role on TV

  • The Cosby Show

    One of the first shows to portray a successful African American family

  • Oprah Winfrey

    First African American to host a talk show.
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    Denzel Washington

    First African American actor to be nominated for 6 categories and to win two Academy Awards for acting, Best Actor and Best Actor in a Supporting Role

  • Angela Bassett

    first African American woman to win Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy.

  • Halle Berry

    First African American actress to win Best Actress in a Leading Role

  • Robert L. Johnson

    Creator of BET (Black Entertainment Television), and became the first African American billionaire.

  • Tyler Perry

    First African American to own a TV and film studio.

  • Quvenzhane Wallis

    Youngest African American to be nominated for a Academy Award

  • Jordan Peele

    The first African American screenwriter to win the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay