Sidney Poitier KBE (/ˈpwɑːtjeɪ/ PWAH-tyay; February 20, 1927 – January 6, 2022) was a Bahamian and American actor, film director, and diplomat. In 1964, he was the first Black actor and first Bahamian to win the Academy Award for Best Actor.
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Both an esteemed actor and a respected humanitarian, Sidney Poitier received an Academy Award for Best Actor for Lilies of the Field (1963) and an Honorary ...
He became the first Black actor to win the Academy Award for Best Actor for Lilies of the Field (1963). He also received a Grammy Award, two Golden Globe Awards ...
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Apr 13, 2023 · Sidney Poitier became the first Black actor to win an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in the movie, “Lilies of the Field”.
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Mar 8, 2024 · Having already picked up the Golden Globe the month earlier, Sidney Poitier won the Oscar for Best Actor, receiving it from Anne Bancroft, who ...
Jan 12, 2022 · His author bio read, “Sidney Poitier was the first—and remains the only—African-American actor to win the Academy Award for Best Actor for his ...
Jun 17, 2022 · Sidney Poitier, First Black Man to Win Best Actor Oscar and a Titan of Cinema, Dead at 94.
Jan 7, 2022 · At the height of the civil rights movement in 1964, Sidney Poitier became the first Black man to win an Oscar for best actor.