| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | |||||
| Year | Name | Film | Role | Status | Milestone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Rupert Crosse | The Reivers | Ned | Nominated | First Black Actor to be nominated for Best Supporting Actor |
| 1981 | Howard Rollins | Ragtime | Coalhouse Walker Jr. | Nominated | |
| 1982 | Louis Gossett, Jr. | An Officer and a Gentleman | Gunnery Sergeant Emil Foley | Won | First black actor to win Best Supporting Actor. |
| 1984 | Adolph Caesar | A Soldier's Story | Sgt. Waters | Nominated | |
| 1987 | Morgan Freeman | Street Smart | Fast Black | Nominated | First time that multiple black actors received Best Supporting Actor nominations. |
| Denzel Washington | Cry Freedom | Steve Biko | Nominated | ||
| 1989 | Denzel Washington | Glory | Pvt. Trip | Won | First black actor to receive two Best Supporting Actor nominations. |
| 1992 | Jaye Davidson | The Crying Game | Dil | Nominated | First black actor to receive an Academy Award nomination for a debut film performance. Also the first Black British actor to receive an Academy Award nomination. |
| 1994 | Samuel L. Jackson | Pulp Fiction | Jules Winnfield | Nominated | |
| 1996 | Cuba Gooding, Jr. | Jerry Maguire | Rod Tidwell | Won | Youngest black male actor to win an Academy Award (age 29). |
| 1999 | Michael Clarke Duncan | The Green Mile | John Coffey | Nominated | |
| 2003 | Djimon Hounsou | In America | Mateo | Nominated | First black actor born outside the United States (specifically in Benin) to receive an Academy Award nomination. |
| 2004 | Morgan Freeman | Million Dollar Baby | Eddie 'Scrap-Iron' Dupris | Won | Oldest black actor to win an Academy Award (age 67). |
| Jamie Foxx | Collateral | Max | Nominated | First black actor to receive two acting nominations in the same year. | |
| 2006 | Djimon Hounsou | Blood Diamond | Solomon Vandy | Nominated | |
| Eddie Murphy | Dreamgirls | James 'Thunder' Early | Nominated | First film to feature black nominees for both Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress. | |
Read more about this topic: List Of Black Academy Award Winners And Nominees
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