Hattie McDaniel was an African-American actress, singer-songwriter, and comedian. Before she won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind, she made her ...

(Original Caption) 3/2/1940- Los Angeles, CA: Actress Hattie Mc Daniel is shown with the statuette she received for her portrayal in “Gone With The Wind.” The award was for Best Supporting Role by an ...

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences says it will now replace a long lost Oscar awarded to Hattie McDaniel during the 12th Academy Awards in 1940 for best supporting actress for her role as ...

This week, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that it will finally replace Hattie McDaniel’s long-missing Oscar. McDaniel made history when she became the first Black actor to ...

Cynthia Erivo brought method dressing to the Oscars 2025 red carpet on Sunday in Los Angeles. The “Wicked” star, who will open this year’s Academy Awards alongside Ariana Grande, arrived at the ...

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - On this day, Dec. 15, 1939, the award-winning film “Gone with the Wind” premiered in Atlanta, Georgia. The film follows the story of Scarlett O’Hara, a daughter of a plantation ...

The Dichotomy of Hattie McDaniel, written, produced, and directed by Vincent Victoria, delves into the life and legacy of Hattie McDaniel, the first African American to win an Academy Award. This ...

When someone wins an Oscar, we expect their careers to take off and reach unthinkable heights, and although this is the case for many of our favorite actors and actresses, being Black in the industry ...

Writer/director Vincent Victoria titled his feature film “The Dichotomy of Hattie McDaniel” to make a point about the woman who in 1940 became the first Black actor to win an Academy Award. “I wanted ...