![]() Despite 780 total acting nominations and 152 winners since Poitier's Oscar, only four of those winners have been black, and all were recognized for supporting roles: Louis Gossett Jr. (Hattie McDaniel won a supporting actress award for Gone With the Wind in 1939.) And in the 38 Academy Award ceremonies since Poitier's breakthrough, no other black actor or actress has won for a lead role. The numbers tell the story: Until Sidney Poitier won the Oscar for best actor in 1963 for Lilies of the Field, no black actor or actress had ever won an Oscar for a lead role. ![]() And most troubling, they say, is the lack of black studio and network executives, who would have the power to help change the face of the industry. ![]() Although actors tend to draw most of the attention, those concerned with black representation in films say the dearth of black directors, producers, writers and behind-the-scenes workers is just as important. ![]()
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