Movies Black Academy Award Winners

[Ezekiel 25:17]

Not a lot of great black actors. Denzel is the best modern one I guess. I like Poitier. My first report in elementary school was on Poitier so got to see a lot of him when I was young and always stuck with me. But give me Danny Glover over all of them.

I mean, there are and could have been more, but the roles written for black actors in hollywoods peak eras were limited. Even Morgans role in Shawshank was intended for a white actor.

Denzel should have won for Malcolm X and that would have been my pick for #1 tbh.

Another one was Sam Jackson for Pulp Fiction. That role deserves a top 10 placement.

 

[ChickenBrother]

This. King Kong ain't got shit on this performance.

 

[Takes Two To Tango]

Denzel in Glory is exceptional. By far my favorite performances of his.

 

[Michaelangelo]

Denzel by any GOATed means

 

[LEWIS540]

 

[FyrFytr998]

Just gonna say this. Any decent actor could have pulled off Denzel’s character in Training Day. It was a good movie with good characters that didn’t need outstanding actors to pull off. It’s not really a stretch to play a modern day bad cop compared to playing a biographical role, or a period character from the past.

People romanticize Training Day too much.

 

[Spam On Rye]

I mean, there are and could have been more, but the roles written for black actors in hollywoods peak eras were limited. Even Morgans role in Shawshank was intended for a white actor.

Denzel should have won for Malcolm X and that would have been my pick for #1 tbh.

Another one was Sam Jackson for Pulp Fiction. That role deserves a top 10 placement.

Yeah it's not a large demographic so it makes sense that there's not too many to pick from. I'm not a Malcolm X fan and never saw the film but I 100% agree with Jackson in Pulp Fiction. Great role.

 

[RichardHarrow]

Most actors played a variation of themselves.
Whittaker really stretched himself to be Idi Amin in “ the last king of Scotland” so my vote goes for him.

 

[fingercuffs]

I've only seen Training Day and Monster's Ball.

 

[Sweater of AV]

Most actors played a variation of themselves.

 

[sleepwalk]

I can only imagine that Monique's performance was one of the harder ones to conjure up. It seems like it would be easier imagine yourself as anything but an abusive parent and foul human.

 

[sleepwalk]

Fucking double post.
Hate this format.

 

[Ezekiel 25:17]

Yeah it's not a large demographic so it makes sense that there's not too many to pick from. I'm not a Malcolm X fan and never saw the film but I 100% agree with Jackson in Pulp Fiction. Great role.

Malcolm X is in my opinion Denzels best role and the best for that year. He got mega robbed. Was a masterclass watching him go from a street hustler to convict to leader. He legit became Malcolm right down to his tonality.

 

[GoodBadHBK]

Malcolm X is in my opinion Denzels best role and the best for that year. He got mega robbed. Was a masterclass watching him go from a street hustler to convict to leader. He legit became Malcolm right down to his tonality.

I would have been ok with him winning if Pacino didn't get robbed in 74 for GF2

 

[Ezekiel 25:17]

I would have been ok with him winning if Pacino didn't get robbed in 74 for GF2

Ya, pacino did get robbed, but one robbery shouldnt merit another.

 

[JackWhite]

Denzel in Training Day is the obvious choice here.

But I actually voted for Jamie Foxx in Ray. Dude was nearly unrecognizable in that role.

 

[listrahtes]

Interesting how people view Whittaker. When young I enjoyed his movies like Ghost dog but watching more it's always near exact same performance. Him in the shield or with Jarmusch it's identical. Maybe he has movies that actually vary but imo he has close to zero range.

 

[I Am Legion]

Denzel in Glory was amazing. But Halle Berry has been my favorite crush for a long time, and when she showed that juicy rump and tittays in Monsters Ball, a tear came to my eye. God bless that woman.

 

[Kiniun]

Lead Actor

1. Sidney Poitier - Lilie's of the Field
2. Denzel Washington - Training Day
3. Jamie Foxx - Ray
4. Forest Whitaker - Last King of Scotland
5. Will Smith - King Richard


Lead Actress

1. Halle Berry - Monsters Ball



Supporting Actor

1. Louis Gossett Jr. - An Officer And A Gentleman
2. Denzel Washington- Glory
3. Cuba Gooding Jr - Jerry Maguire
4. Morgan Freeman - Million Dollar Baby
5. Mahershala Ali - Moonlight
6. Mahershala Ali - Green Book
7. Daniel Kaluuya - Judas And The Black Messiah



Supporting Actress

1. Hattie McDaniel - Gone With The Wind *First Black person to be nominated and first to win an Academy Award*
2. Whoopi Goldberg - Ghost
3. Jennifer Hudson - Dream Girls
4. Mo'Nique - Precious
5. Octavia Spencer - The Help
6. Lupita Nyong'o - 12 Years A Slave
7. Viola Davis - Fences
8. Regina King - If Beale Street Could Talk
9. Ariana DeBose - West Side Story
10. Da'Vine Joy Randolph - The Holdovers



What was your favourite Performance of the winners? Any snubs throughout the years you think deserved to win?

I think Sam Jackson should have won for Pulp Fiction, Laurence Fishbourne for Whats Love Got To Do With It, and Michael Clarke Duncan for The Green Mile. All from the 90s too.

 

[Spam On Rye]

Malcolm X is in my opinion Denzels best role and the best for that year. He got mega robbed. Was a masterclass watching him go from a street hustler to convict to leader. He legit became Malcolm right down to his tonality.

Yeah I might have to go back and give it a chance. I've never disliked anything he's done so couldn't hurt.