List of Black Academy Award Winners and Nominees - Best Actress in A Supporting Role

Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Year Name Film Role Status Milestone
1939 Hattie McDaniel Gone with the Wind Mammy Won First black person (male or female) to win an Academy Award;
First black person (male or female) to be nominated for Best Acting;
First black actress to win Best Supporting Actress;
Oldest black actress to win an Academy Award (age 44).
1949 Ethel Waters Pinky Pinky's Granny Nominated Second black person to be nominated for an Academy Award.
1959 Juanita Moore Imitation of Life Annie Johnson Nominated
1967 Beah Richards Guess Who's Coming to Dinner Mrs. Prentice Nominated
1983 Alfre Woodard Cross Creek Geechee Nominated
1985 Margaret Avery The Color Purple Shug Avery Nominated Second time that multiple black actresses received Best Supporting Actress nominations;
First time that multiple black actresses received nominations for the same film.
Oprah Winfrey Sofia Nominated
1990 Whoopi Goldberg Ghost Oda Mae Brown Won First black actress to receive two acting nominations overall;
Second Black Actress to win Best Supporting Actress.
1996 Marianne Jean-Baptiste Secrets & Lies Hortense Cumberbatch Nominated First British black actress to receive an Academy Award nomination. Also the first black person (male or female) born outside the United States to receive an Academy Award nomination in an acting category.
2002 Queen Latifah Chicago Matron Mama Morton Nominated First female hip hop artist to be nominated for an Academy Award.
2004 Sophie Okonedo Hotel Rwanda Tatiana Rusesabagina Nominated Second British black actress to receive an Academy Award nomination.
2006 Jennifer Hudson Dreamgirls Effie White Won First black actor (male or female) to win an Academy Award for a debut film performance;
Youngest black actress to win or be nominated for Best Supporting Actress;
Youngest black actor (male or female) to win an Academy Award (age 25);
First film to feature black nominees for both Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress;
First Black Actress to win an Academy Award for a musical film.
2007 Ruby Dee American Gangster Mama Lucas Nominated Oldest black actress to be nominated for an Academy Award (age 83).
2008 Viola Davis Doubt Mrs. Miller Nominated Third time two black women were nominated in the same category.
Taraji P. Henson The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Queenie Nominated
2009 Mo'Nique Precious Mary Lee Johnston Won Second film to feature black nominees for both Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress. Fourth Black actress to win in this category.
2011 Octavia Spencer The Help Minny Jackson Won Third film to feature black nominees for both Best Actress and Supporting Actress. Fifth Black actress to win in this category.

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