The documentary also honors Oscar winners Hattie McDaniel and Halle Berry ... “The gratitude that one feels… that can be intense,” she adds, welling up with tears. “Because you feel that there’s a ...

The documentary also honors Oscar winners Hattie McDaniel and Halle Berry ... welling up with tears. “Because you feel that there’s a generational thing happening here and that you’re ...

What it’s about:“The Queen of Sugar Hill” is a fictional portrait of Hattie McDaniel, the Hollywood actress who would become the first Black person to win an Oscar. The story picks up after ...

The journey began with Hattie McDaniel’s groundbreaking win for Gone with the Wind in 1940. “They give us supporting actress awards like they give out candy canes,” says Taraji P.