Cynthia Erivo brought method dressing to the Oscars 2025 red carpet on Sunday ... stylist Jason Bolden shared on Instagram ...

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(CNN)-- On a winter evening in early 1940, Hattie McDaniel became the first black performer to win an Oscar, a best supporting actress honor for her performance as Mammy, the servant in "Gone With ...

Hattie McDaniel, the first Black actor to win an Oscar, started her career path to celebrity stardom in Colorado. Her family moved to Fort Collins in the early 1900s and then to Denver ...

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 ...

The Oscars has a long and great tradition of causing a media storm, so here are some its most memorable moments. Hattie McDaniel was also the first black woman in the US to sing on the radio.

In 1940, Wichita native Hattie McDaniel became the first Black performer to win an Oscar. This weekend, a Wichita event recognized her work to change the representation of Black actors in Hollywood.