Black History and The Oscars
We all know that _______ __________ was the first African American Actor/Actress to receive an oscar for her supporting performance in the movie "______ ______ ______ _________". However ______________ _____________ was the first African American starlet to receive a Best Actress nomination for the movie "____________ _________" in ______.
The year The Godfather won for Best Picture, two African American Actresses were both nominated for Oscars. _________ _______ for the movie "________ _______ ____ ________" and ____________ __________ for the movie "____________." In the this film African American co-star ________ _________ also received a Best Actor nomination.
Two years earlier ______ _______ _______ was nominated for the recreation of his Broad way role in the movie version of "_____ _________ ________ ________."
Five years later he co-starred with _____________ ____________ (hint Mrs. Vic Damone) who was nominated that year for her title role in the movie "_________________."
The late _________ ___________ received his Oscar for the movie "___________" after performing it live at the Dorothy Chandler Pavillion on the night of the Oscar ceremony.
____________ _______________was nominated for a Supporting Oscar for his role as a pimp in the Christopher Reeve film "__________ ___________." Since that time he has won an Oscar for the movie "____________ ____________ ___________" as well as being nominated for performances in three other movies, "___________________", "_________ ______ __________", and "__________________ _________________."
In _______ at the age of 23 years old _______ _______________ was the youngest person ever nominated for Best director and the first Africa American to be nominated for the his film "_________ ___ ____ _________."
This actor _________ was nominated for Oscars for playing two real life men ______________ __ and _____________ "_________________" __________ but he won his Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal of a ruthless cop in the movie "______________ ______" along with ____________ ___________ who won her Oscar for her portrayal of a Southern woman experience tragic lost in the movie "______________ _______".
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