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On his second best actor nomination, Sidney Poitier became the first Black actor to win the Academy Award for best actor. “It is a long journey to this moment,” Poitier said, accepting his statuette. A Black actor would not win the category again for almost 40 years.
Gregory Peck – 1963
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Mockingbird marked Peck’s fifth Oscar nomination. When asked how he felt about being nominated again—after failing to win four times—he replied “I feel like a male…
