African Americans and the Oscar : decades of struggle and achievement /
This book profiles all the nominees and recipients of the coveted award in the acting, writing, and directing categories, beginning with the first: Hattie McDaniel's Best Supporting Actress win in 1939 for her role in Gone with the Wind. Each entry, organized chronologically and by name, provid...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lanham, Md. :
Scarecrow Press,
2008.
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Edición: | 2nd ed. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1939 Hattie McDaniel, Gone with the Wind 1
- 1946 James Baskett, Song of the South 5
- 1949 Ethel Waters, Pinky 7
- 1954 Dorothy Dandridge, Carmen Jones 9
- 1958 Sidney Poitier, The Defiant Ones 11
- 1959 Juanita Moore, Imitation of Life 13
- 1963 Sidney Poitier, Lilies of the Field 16
- 1967 Beah Richards, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner 19
- 1969 Rupert Crosse, The Reivers 21
- 1970 James Earl Jones, The Great White Hope 23
- 1972 Diana Ross, Lady Sings the Blues 25
- 1972 Cicely Tyson, Sounder 27
- 1972 Paul Winfield, Sounder 29
- 1974 Diahann Carroll, Claudine 31
- 1981 Howard E. Rollins Jr., Ragtime 33
- 1982 Louis Gossett Jr., An Officer and a Gentleman 35
- 1983 Alfre Woodard, Cross Creek 37
- 1984 Adolph Caesar, A Soldier's Story 39
- 1985 Margaret Avery, The Color Purple 41
- 1985 Whoopi Goldberg, The Color Purple 43
- 1985 Oprah Winfrey, The Color Purple 45
- 1986 Dexter Gordon, 'Round Midnight 47
- 1987 Morgan Freeman, Street Smart 49
- 1987 Denzel Washington, Cry Freedom 51
- 1989 Morgan Freeman, Driving Miss Daisy 53
- 1989 Spike Lee, Do the Right Thing 55
- 1989 Denzel Washington, Glory 58
- 1990 Whoopi Goldberg, Ghost 61
- 1991 John Singleton, Boyz N the Hood 63
- 1992 Jaye Davidson, The Crying Game 66
- 1992 Denzel Washington, Malcolm X 68
- 1993 Angela Bassett, What's Love Got to Do with It? 71
- 1993 Laurence Fishburne, What's Love Got to Do with It? 73
- 1994 Morgan Freeman, The Shawshank Redemption 75
- 1994 Samuel L. Jackson, Pulp Fiction 77
- 1996 Cuba Gooding Jr., Jerry Maguire 80
- 1996 Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Secrets & Lies 83
- 1997 Spike Lee, 4 Little Girls 86
- 1999 Michael Clarke Duncan, The Green Mile 88
- 1999 Denzel Washington, The Hurricane 91
- 2001 Halle Berry, Monster's Ball 94
- 2001 Will Smith, Ali 97
- 2001 Denzel Washington, Training Day 99
- 2002 Queen Latifah, Chicago 101
- 2003 Djimon Hounsou, In America 102
- 2004 Jamie Foxx, Collateral 104
- 2004 Jamie Foxx, Ray 106
- 2004 Morgan Freeman, Million Dollar Baby 108
- 2005 Don Cheadle, Hotel Rwanda 111
- 2005 Terrence Howard, Hustle & Flow 114
- 2005 Sophie Okonedo, Hotel Rwanda 116
- 2006 Djimon Hounsou, Blood Diamond 117
- 2006 Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls 119
- 2006 Eddie Murphy, Dreamgirls 122
- 2006 Will Smith, The Pursuit of Happyness 125
- 2006 Forest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland 128
- Filmographies 131
- Appendix A African American Oscar Nominees (Non-Acting/Directing/Writing) 165
- Appendix B Overlooked Worthy Performances by African American Actors 167
- Appendix C African American Performers of Nominated Songs at Oscar Ceremonies, A Select List 169.