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Q: What are the names of the four African-American actors who have won the Academy Award for "Best Actor in a Leading Role"? (Bonus: Can you name the films that they won it for?) A: The four African-American actors that have won the Academy Award for "Best Actor in a Leading Role" and the films that they won them for are: 1963: Sidney Poitier, Lilies of the Field 2001: Denzel Washington, Training Day 2004: Jamie Foxx, Ray 2006: Forest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland	Read our comparison Netflix vs. Blockbuster
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Q: What are the names of the seven African-American actresses that have been nominated for the Best Actress in a Leading Role Academy Award? (Hint: Only one of them has won it.) A: Dorothy Dandridge, Diana Ross, Cicely Tyson, Diahann Carroll, Whoopi Goldberg, Angela Bassett and Halle Berry. Halle Berry is the only African-American actress to win this award for a leading role. She won it in 2001 for Monster’s Ball. Hattie McDaniel is the first African-American woman to win an acting Academy Award, but it was for Best Supporting Actress in Gone with the Wind. The dates and film roles that these actresses were nominated are as follows: 1954: Dorothy Dandridge, Carmen Jones 1972: Diana Ross, Lady Sings the Blues 1972: Cicely Tyson, Sounder 1974: Diahann Carroll, Claudine 1985: Whoopi Goldberg, The Color Purple 1993: Angela Bassett, What’s Love Got to Do With It? 2001: Halle Berry, Monster’s Ball

Q: What are the names of the four African-American actors who have won the Academy Award for "Best Actor in a Leading Role"?

Q: What are the names of the seven African-American actresses that have been nominated for the Best Actress in a Leading Role Academy Award? (Hint: Only one of them has won it.)