Article 57YTH Halle Berry Expresses Disappointment in the Best Actress Oscar Category and Its Continued Lack of Diversity

Halle Berry Expresses Disappointment in the Best Actress Oscar Category and Its Continued Lack of Diversity

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In 2002, Halle Berry became the first Black woman to win an Academy Award for Best Actress, thanks to her work in the film Monster's Ball. In the speech, she thanked Dorothy Dandridge, Lena Horne and Diahann Carroll for paving the way for her, and said she hoped that every nameless, faceless woman of color" watching...

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