Although the first black actor/actress was awarded an Oscar in 1939, there have been many talented African Americans who have won that award since then. Which Oscar award winning, black actor/actress was the best in their performances?
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Denzel Washington
Training Day, Best Leading Actor, 2001; Glory, Best Supporting Actor, 1989
Forest Whitaker
The Last King of Scotland, Best Leading Actor, 2006
Hattie McDaniel
Gone with the Wind, Best Supporting Actress, 1939
Jamie Foxx
Ray, Best Leading Actor, 2004
Louis Gossett, Jr.
An Officer and a Gentleman, Best Supporting Actor, 1982
Morgan Freeman
Million Dollar Baby, Best Supporting Actor, 2004
Octavia Spencer
The Help, Best Supporting Actress, 2011
Sidney Poitier
Lilies of the Field, Best Leading Actor, 1963
Whoopi Goldberg
Ghost, Best Supporting Actress, 1990
Lupita Nyong'o
12 Years a Slave, Best Supporting Actress, 2013