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Who was the first African American to win the NBA MVP award?
Bob pettit
Who was the first African American music star to get a award from the president?
Michael jackson.
Who was the 1st African American to win an Academy Award 4 best actor?
Sidney Poitier was the first African-American to win a Best Actor award for his performance in "Lilies of the Field" (1963).
Who was the first African American woman to win the field surprise award?
Cicely Tyson
Who were the first African American players for each Major League Baseball team?
Click on the 'African American Firsts in MLB' to find out who each team's first African American player was and other facts.
Who was the first African American to win baseball's most valuable player award?
jackie robinson
Who was the first African-American to win a Golden Globe Award?
The first African American to win a Golden Globe Award was Sidney Poitier. He won it in 1964 for his performance in 'Lilies of the Field.'
Who was the first African American to win a Golden Globe Award?
The first African American to win a Golden Globe Award was Sidney Poitier. He won it in 1964 for his performance in 'Lilies of the Field.'
Who was the first African American man to receive an Oscar?
James Baskett was the first African-American man to receive an academy award. He was given an Honorary Academy Award for his portrayal of Uncle Remus in Song of the South(1946)Sidney Poitier was the first African American man to win an academy award. He was nominated for the Best Actor award, and he won for his role in Lilies of the Field(1963).Louis Gossett, Jr. was the first African-American to win the Best Supporting Actor award. He won for his role in An Officer and a Gentleman (1982).
Which african-american won an Academy Award for Gone With the Wind?
Hattie McDaniel was the first African American to win the Academy Award for best-supporting actress in Gone With The Wind (1939)
Who was the first African American music star to get a award from the president?
Michael jackson.
Who was the first African American to win the NBA MVP award?
Bob pettit
Who was the first African-American to win an Emmy Award in 1959?
Harry Belafonte.
Who was the first American-African performer to win an Emmy award?
Harry Belafonte.
Who was the 1st African American to win an Academy Award 4 best actor?
Sidney Poitier was the first African-American to win a Best Actor award for his performance in "Lilies of the Field" (1963).
Who was the first African American to win an academy aword in a movie?
Hattie McDaniel was the first African-American performer to win an Academy Award. She won the Best Supporting Actress Award for her performance as Mammy in "Gone With the Wind" (1939).
Who was the first African American to win a tony award?
In 1950, Juanita Hall became the first African-American woman to win a Tony Award in the supporting actress category. She won the award for her performance as Bloody Mary in South Pacific.In 2004, Phylicia Rashad became the first African-American woman to win a Tony Award in lead actress category. She won the award for her performance of the hardened matriarch Lena Younger in the revival of Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun.
