Halle Berry says Oscars not ‘designed’ for Black women: ‘We have to stop coveting’
- Halle Berry stated that the Academy Awards are not designed for Black women, saying, 'We have to stop coveting that which is not for us.'
- Only 13 Black women have been nominated for the Oscar since its inception in 1929, highlighting ongoing disparities in representation.
- Berry remains the only Black woman to win the Best Actress Oscar in the 97-year history of the awards.
- Viola Davis and Whoopi Goldberg raised concerns about Hollywood's recognition of Black women in lead roles, questioning the Academy's lack of recognition for Black actresses.
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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 on being the only Black woman to win Best Actress Oscar: “The system is not designed for us”
Halle Berry has opened up about being the only Black woman to win the Best Actress Oscar in the history of the Academy Awards. READ MORE: Oscars 2025 winners In the new Apple TV+ documentary, Number One On The Call Sheet, Berry opens up about what happened since she won the Best Actress Oscar in 2002 for her role in Monsters Ball. Since her win, no other Black women have won the award. “It’s forced me to ask myself, did it matter?” Berry says i…
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.
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