Here are all the Black actors and actresses who have won Oscars

Mildred Europa Taylor March 01, 2023

Forest Whitaker

Whitaker received Best Actor for playing Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in “The Last King of Scotland” (2006).

Jennifer Hudson

Hudson won Best Supporting Actress for her role as Effie White in “Dreamgirls” (2006). The win was the first for a Black actress in a musical film.

Mo’Nique

She received an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Mary Lee Johnston in “Precious” (2009).

Octavia Spencer

Spencer won Best Supporting Actress for her role as a maid in “The Helper” (2011).

Lupita Nyong’o

For her role as enslaved girl Patsey in “12 Years A Slave” (2013), Nyong’o won Best Supporting Actress.

Last Edited by:Mildred Europa Taylor Updated: March 1, 2023

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