Black Oscar Winners 2019
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At the 2019 Academy Awards The Culture really showed up and showed out, making history multiple times so check out our list of the black creatives that won Oscars this year.
Mahershala Ali
Best Supporting Actor – Green Book.
Ali became only the second black actor (Denzel Washington being the first) to become a two-time Academy Award winner.
Hannah Beachler
Best Production Design – Black Panther
Hannah Beachler also made history with her win, becoming the first Black person ever to win the award for Best Production Design.
Ruth E. Carter
Best Costume Design – Black Panther
Carter became the first Black woman to win an Oscar for Costume Design for her now iconic work on Black Panther.
Regina King
Best Supporting Actress – If Beale Street Could Talk.
Regina King continued her awards season roll and won her first Oscar taking home the award for Best Supporting Actress for her passionate performance in If Beale Street Could Talk.
Spike Lee
Best Adapted Screenplay – BlacKkKlansman
Lee, a true legend in The Culture finally won his first-ever Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for BlacKkKlansman, a long overdue honor.
Peter Ramsey
Best Animated Feature – Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.
Ramsey made history as he became the first Black director to ever win an Oscar for Best Animated Feature for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.
Check out some of our other Black Hollywood lists:
- The New Black Hollywood A-List
- Every Black Creator on The Hollywood Reporter Power 100 List
- Best Black Biopics
Written by @TalentedMrFord