Useless Trivia of the Week

     Many people believe that Halle Berry was the first African American woman to win an Oscar.  Not true.  While she was the first to win "Best Actress", she was not the first black woman to be nominated for the award and win it; nor was Denzel Washington the first African American to earn a golden statue either.  The first African American ever to be nominated for and win an Academy Award was Hattie McDaniel for Gone with the Wind in 1940.  She won Supporting Actress for playing Mammy, the O'Hara family house servant and nanny.  It's been ten years since I have seen that movie, but she was one character I remembered the most.  That alone should tell you how wonderful her role was.

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