Black Oscar: Best Actress in a Leading Role

African American actresses nominated by the Academy of Motion Picture, Arts & Sciences as Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role 1927-2009

 

 

Top: Dorothy Dandridge in Carmen Jones, Diana Ross in Lady Sings the Blues, Cicely Tyson in Sounder, Diahann Carroll in Claudine

 

Bottom: Whoopi Goldberg in The Color Purple, Angela Bassett in What's Love Got to Do with It?, Halle Berry in Monster's Ball, Gabourey Sidibe in Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire

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