I'll be the first to admit, I used to follow Oscar season semi-religiously - I tried to see every movie nominated, pre-printed and pre-predicted the official ballot, and spent all of Oscar night glued to my TV. But in recent years, as I've become more aware of racism and sexism in the film industry, I've put less importance on following the popular films and their related awards.
With the controversy this year around the all-white list of nominees - check out this article on Forbes for more context - I've decided to make this post about the POC actors and actresses who've won or been nominated.
Please let me know in the comments if I've missed any names! I'm using Wikipedia and Google to research. And an * indicates a winner.
Best Actress First Names
Dorothy
Diana
Cicely
Diahann
Whoopi
Angela
Halle *
Gabourey
Viola
Quvenzhané
Merle
Fernanda
Salma
Catalina
Best Actor First Names
Sidney *
James
Paul
Dexter
Morgan
Denzel *
Laurence
Will
Jamie *
DonTerrence
Forest *
Chiwetel
Yul *
Ben *
Edward
José *
Anthony
Demián
Dan
Graham
Best Supporting Actress First Names
Hattie *
Ethel
Juanita
Carol
Beah
Alfre
Margaret
Oprah
Whoopi *
Marianne
Dana (Queen Latifah)
Sophie
Jennifer *
Ruby
Viola
Taraji
Mo'Nique *
Octavia *
Lupita *
Miyoshi *
Meg
Jennifer
Shohreh
Rinko
Hailee
Susan
Rita *
Mercedes *
Rosie
Katy
Norma
Adriana
Bérénice
Best Supporting Actor First Names
Rupert
Howard
Louis *
Adolph
Morgan *
Denzel *
Jaye
Samuel
Cuba *
Michael
Djimon
Jamie
Eddie
Barkhad
Sessue
Mako
Pat
Haing *
Ben
Ken
Thomas
José
Anthony *
Andy
Benicio *
I'm disappointed in the Oscars but not surprised, which is pretty sad. I was pleasantly surprised about the Carol nominations though, and they seem to be the only good thing that's come out of it this year. But onto the names! So many good ones.
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Viola
Merle
Fernanda
Ruby
Octavia
Meg
Shohreh
Rinko
Mercedes
Bérénice
Morgan
Forest
Yul
Anthony
Rupert
Louis
Samuel
Thomas
Anthony
Benicio