PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- As we count down the days until the Oscars on March 10, a newly released book takes a look at the life of Hattie McDaniel, the first Black person to ever win an Academy Award.

Cynthia Erivo brought method dressing to the Oscars 2025 red carpet on Sunday ... stylist Jason Bolden shared on Instagram "is for Hattie McDaniel." "Hope this dress makes you proud," Bolden ...

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Berry said Black women need to stop “coveting” an Oscar because it is not “designed for us”. “The system is not really designed for us, and so we have to stop coveting that which is not for us,” she ...

Hattie McDaniel became the first Black actor to win an Oscar—and gave her speech from a segregated table, in a room that wasn’t built for her. “I sincerely hope I shall always be a credit to ...

Hattie McDaniel pushed boundaries for the Black community ... making her the first Black person to ever take home an Oscar. "My heart is too full to tell you just how I feel, and may I say thank ...

Wicked' star Cynthia Erivo had a 'Wicked' style moment on the 2025 Oscars red carpet on March 2. Erivo is nominated for Best Actress alongside Karla Sofía Gascón, Mikey Madison, Demi Moore and ...

Sixty years before Halle Berry’s emotional win for best actress, Hattie McDaniel made Oscar history as the first Black honoree, earning best supporting actress for “Gone With the Wind.” ...

The first Black actor to win an Oscar was Hattie McDaniel in 1939. McDaniel won the best supporting actress award for "Gone with the Wind," in which she played Mammy, a role that has since been ...

She also shared the dress was inspired by Hattie McDaniel, the first Black person, and first Black actress, to win an Oscar. “Moments like this don’t come along very often, and when they do ...