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Twenty-four years after Halle Berry's historic Oscars win, Black women remain trapped in a ‘supporting role win hole’.  By Sahndra Fon Dufe On March 24, 2002, Halle Berry  became the first Black woman to win the Academy Award for Best Actress. In her tearful acceptance speech for Monster's Ball , she declared the moment was "for every nameless, faceless woman of color that now has a chance because this door tonight has been opened." Twenty-four years later, the door remains o

2026 Oscars: Black talent shines as Sinners and One Battle After Another lead with a record-breaking 16 and 13 nominations, respectively. Tunisia’s Voice of Hind Rajab becomes Africa’s sole representative. Full list below.  The nominations for all categories at the 98th Academy Awards have been announced in a ceremony hosted by actors Danielle Brooks and Lewis Pullman. Ryan Coogle r’s Sinners   broke the record for the most ever nominations for a single film at the Oscars wit

From left: Emma Stone, Cillian Murphy, Da'Vine Joy Randolph and Robert Downey Jr. presenting at 2025 Oscars The Academy of Motion Picture...