TONIGHT is Oscar Night.
There are two Black Actresses nominated this year:
Taraji P. Henson for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Here is a the list for All Black Nominees in the Academy’s History.
Winner Acceptance Speeches
Hattie McDaniel, Best Supporting Actress - 1939, Gone With The Wind
Sidney Poitier, Best Actor- 1963, Lilies of the Field
Cuba Gooding, Jr., Best Supporting Actor - 1996, Jerry Maguire
Denzel Washington, Best Actor - 2001, Training Day
Halle Berry, Best Actress - 2001, Monster’s Ball
Sidney Poitier Accepting an Honorary Oscar - 2001
Jamie Foxx, Best Actor - 2004, Ray
Morgan Freeman, Best Supporting Actor - 2004, Million Dollar Baby
Forest Whitaker, Best Actor -2006, Last King of Scotland
Jennifer Hudson, Best Supporting Actress- 2006, Dreamgirls
Isaac Hayes, Winning Best Original Song for Shaft -1972
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This is the first time in my adult life I haven't seen a single film or performance nominated for an Academy Award.
1 comment:
We would have been disappointed had Slum Dog not won for best picture.
It is a film worthy of all things good, coming from this heart wrenching film about love over powering all things less worthy.
Please thank rikyrah at JJP for the great review of the awards ceremony; we missed the entire event so we will enjoy this lovely and emotionally charged feast for the eyes and ears, this evening
Thank you Craig, for passing this on to all of us, including such a rich collection of acceptance speeches from past years.
I have to mention Hattie McDonald's acceptance speech. We have heard it many times and never get through it without crying.
She was such a gracious women who chose her words wisely, offering everyone an opportunity to hear an actress, a self actualized women who expressed a desire to "use her Academy Award as a beacon of hope for everything she did in the future"
She was a blessing to us all.
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