Who won what, when Academy Award winning screenplays. Academy Award Nominated Films The 87th Oscars 2013 Academy Award Nominated Films The 86th Oscars. Christopher Nolan is one of the best directors working, but has never won an Oscar. Could the criticallyadored war drama Dunkirk change thatList of black Academy Award winners and nominees. 2009 Harley Sportster 883 Owners Manual. This list of black Academy Award winners and nominees is current as of the 8. Academy Awards ceremony held on February 2. Academy Awards. Best Actor in a Leading RoleeditBest Actress in a Leading RoleeditBest Actor in a Supporting RoleeditBest Actress in a Supporting RoleeditBest Actress in a Supporting Role. Year. Name. Film. Role. Status. Milestone. Hattie Mc. Daniel. How To Crack A Program License File there. Gone with the Wind. Mammy. Won. First African American to win an Academy Award. First African American to be nominated for acting. Ethel Waters. Pinky. Mrs. Dicey Johnson Pinkys GrannyNominated. Second African American person to be nominated for an Academy Award. Juanita Moore. Imitation of Life. Annie Johnson. Nominated. Beah Richards. Guess Whos Coming to Dinner. Win Os Win Oscars' title='Win Os Win Oscars' />Mrs. Prentice. Nominated. If Carol Channings claim of African American heritage is accurate it was not known at the time and has not been independently confirmed, this would be the first time multiple African American actresses received Best Supporting Actress nominations. Alfre Woodard. Cross Creek. Geechee. Nominated. Margaret Avery. The Color Purple. Shug Avery. Nominated. First or second, see Beah Richards above time multiple African American actresses received Best Supporting Actress nominations. First time multiple African American actresses received nominations for the same film. Oprah Winfrey. Sofia. Nominated. 19. 90. Watch highlights from the 2017 Oscars. See the complete list of Oscars 2017 Winners. OSCAR VIDEO PLAYLISTS. Whoopi Goldberg. Ghost. Oda Mae Brown. Won. First African American actress to receive two acting nominations overall. Second African American actress to win Best Supporting Actress. Marianne Jean Baptiste. Secrets Lies. Hortense Cumberbatch. Nominated. First black British actress to receive an Academy Award nomination. Queen Latifah. Chicago. Matron Mama Morton. Nominated. First female hip hop artist to be nominated for an Academy Award. Sophie Okonedo. Hotel Rwanda. Tatiana Rusesabagina. Nominated. Second black British actress to receive an Academy Award nomination. Jennifer Hudson. Dreamgirls. Effie White. Won. Youngest African American actor male or female to win an Academy Award age 2. First film to feature African American nominees for both Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress. Ruby Dee. American Gangster. Mama Lucas. Nominated. Oldest African American actress to be nominated for an Academy Award age 8. Viola Davis. Doubt. Mrs. Miller. Nominated. Second or third, see Beah Richards above time multiple African American actresses received Best Supporting Actress nominations. Taraji P. Henson. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Queenie. Nominated. MoNique. Precious. Mary Lee Johnston. Won. Second film to feature African American nominees for both Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress. Octavia Spencer. The Help. Minny Jackson. Won. Third film to feature African American nominees for both Best Actress and Supporting Actress. Lupita Nyongo. 12 Years a Slave. Patsey. Won. First black African Kenyan actress to be nominated. First black African to win in any category. Viola Davis. Fences. Rose Maxson. Won. Most nominated black actress ever with three nominations. First time two African American performers won in supporting role Oscars in the same year Mahershala Ali, Moonlight. Naomie Harris. Moonlight. Paula. Nominated. Third black British actress to receive an Academy Award nomination. Second film to feature black nominees for both Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress. Octavia Spencer. Hidden Figures. Dorothy Vaughan. Nominated. Third black actress following Whoopi Goldberg and Viola Davis to earn multiple Oscar nominations. First black actress to be nominated after previously winning. Best cinematographyeditBest Costume DesigneditBest DirectoreditBest Documentary FeatureeditBest Documentary Short SubjecteditBest Film EditingeditBest Music, Original ScoreeditBest Music, Original SongeditBest PictureeditBest Short Film Live ActioneditBest Sound MixingeditBest Writing Adapted ScreenplayeditBest Writing Original ScreenplayeditSpecial awardseditSpecial Awards. Year. Name. Award. James Baskett. Academy Special Award, for his characterization of Uncle Remus in Song of the South. Quincy Jones. Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. Sidney Poitier. Academy Honorary Award, for his extraordinary performances and unique presence on the screen and for representing the industry with dignity, style and intelligence. James Earl Jones. Academy Honorary Award, for his legacy of consistent excellence and uncommon versatilityOprah Winfrey. Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. Harry Belafonte. Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. Spike Lee. Academy Honorary Award, filmmaker, educator, motivator, iconoclast, artist. See alsoeditReferencesedit.