Halle Berry says Oscars not ‘designed’ for Black women: ‘We have to stop coveting’

Film industry and women 50-plus discrimination

The 95-year history of the film industry’s Oscars awards has persistent and sizable gender gaps in 50-plus actors being nominated for and winning Academy Awards. “While the 50-plus gender gap is shrinking among winners of Best Actor/Best Actress, it has grown among winners of Best Supporting Actor/Best Supporting Actress”, Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media says in a report. The Institute concludes that the industry needs more stories that…

Halle Berry says Oscars not ‘designed’ for Black women: ‘We have to stop coveting’

Monster’s Ball star is only Black woman to win best actress Oscar in 97-year-old history of Academy Awards

»The system is not really made for us«: Halle Berry is still the only black woman who has been honored with the Oscar as the best leading actress. She has a sobering advice for her colleagues.

Halle Berry Reflects on Being the Only Black Best Actress Oscar Winner: “Did It Really Change Anything for Women of Color?”

Halle Berry is opening up about being the first and only Black woman to have won the best actress Oscar and if it really changed anything.

Why Did Halle Berry Say Oscars Is 'Not Designed' For Black Women?

Halle Berry just admitted that she sees her groundbreaking 2002 Oscar win for 'Monster’s Ball' as a mistake, and believes that Black actresses should stop 'coveting' Oscar Awards, now.   At the age of 58, Berry remains the only Black woman to have won Best Actress in the Oscars’ history of nearly 100 years. This year, Cynthia Erivo’s 'Wicked' nomination made history, marking the first time a woman of colour was nominated for the award more than …

The acclaimed American actress, Halle Berry, received an Oscar Award for "Monster's Ball" in 2002. With this award, the performer became the first African-descendant woman to win an Oscar and, in fact, to date, remains the only one in this category. Berry spoke of this same subject in the documentary "Number One on the Call Sheet", claiming for the injustice of this event. Halle Berry and the Oscar Awards In the nearly 100 years that have existe…