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 ...

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.

Hattie McDaniel ... at the time. McDaniel went on to win the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress that year, making her the first Black person to ever take home an Oscar.

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He told personal stories about his family, giving some insight into McDaniel's historic Oscar win, and presented a new perspective to her rise to fame. “When people talk about Hattie McDaniel ...

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.” ...

Find out more at the Young Reporter website. Hattie Mcdaniel, born in 1893 was the first African American to win an Oscar in 1940. Her Oscar which she gave away in her last will and testament in ...

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 ...

The latter won all 11 of its nominations back in 2004. The first Black person to win an Oscar was Hattie McDaniel in 1940, who received the award in a segregated hotel, according to the Hollywood ...

Cynthia Erivo brought method dressing to the Oscars 2025 red carpet on Sunday in Los Angeles ... and a ball skirt — a look that her stylist Jason Bolden shared on Instagram “is for Hattie McDaniel.” ...