Viola Davis
She won Best Supporting Actress for “Fences” (2006) where she plays the wife of a waste collector.
Mahershala Ali
Ali earned Best Supporting Actor for his performance in “Moonlight” (2016), playing the role of a drug dealer and surrogate father.
Mahershala Ali
He won his second Oscar — Best Supporting Actor — for his performance as a concert pianist in the “Green Book” (2018).
Regina King
King won her first Oscar award for Best Supporting Actress following her role in “If Beale Street Could Talk” (2018).
Daniel Kaluuya
For portraying civil rights activist Fred Hampton in “Judas and the Black Messiah” (2020), Kaluuya took home an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.
Will Smith
Smith earned an Oscar for Best Actor for his role in “King Richard” (2021) where he plays the dad of Serena and Venus Williams.
Ariana DeBose
DeBose made history as the first openly queer, Afro-Latina actress to win in the Best Supporting Actress category for her role as Anita in “West Side Story” (2021).
