Berry is the only Black woman to ever win the award. She won for her performance in Monster's Ball in 2001.
would be a major understatement. Since the Oscars were founded in 1929, only 23 Black people have won across all four acting categories, and the numbers really aren’t better in the other categories either.
“The morning after, I thought, ‘Wow, I was chosen to open a door.’ And then, to have no one… I question, ‘Was that an important moment, or was it just an important moment for me?'” she said. “Just because I won an award doesn’t mean that, magically, the next day, there was a place for me. I was just continuing to forge a way out of no way.”, part of the issue is that it’s so hard for movies by Black creators to get seen by the Academy at all.
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