Karla Sofia Gascón's nomination for best actress ushers in the latest chapter in a long history of breaking barriers at the ...

Erivo’s stylist, Jason Bolden, wrote on Instagram Stories that the dress is meant to be a homage to legendary actress Hattie McDaniel. “Hope this dress makes you proud, love Jason and Cynthia ...

DENVER — Hattie McDaniel, the first Black actor to win ... career as Mom Beck in "The Little Colonel," starring the child actress Shirley Temple. In 1939, she earned the role as Mammy in the ...

WICKED star Cynthia Erivo pays tribute to trailblazing icon Hattie McDaniel as she stuns in a velvet green gown at the 2025 Oscars. Erivo, 38, is nominated for Best Actress for her role as Elphaba ...

Did you know that Hattie McDaniel was the first African-American performer to win an Oscar? Hattie McDaniel won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Gone With The Wind ...

And Erivo fittingly paid homage to Hattie McDaniel, the first Black woman to win an Oscar (for her role in Gone With the Wind) as she stepped out on the red carpet.

On February 29th, 1940 Hattie McDaniel won the Academy Award for best supporting actress for her role as Mammy in the 1939 film, “Gone with the Wind.” McDaniel was the first black actor to ...

She also shared the dress was inspired by Hattie McDaniel, the first Black person, and first Black actress, to win an Oscar. “Moments like this don’t come along very often, and when they do ...

With the announcement of the 97th Academy Awards nominations, one selection has proved to be the most historic – and controversial. Celebrated for her work in “Emilia Pérez,” Karla Sofia ...