Hattie McDaniel won her Oscar in Best Supporting Actress for which film?

Hattie McDaniel won her Oscar in Best Supporting Actress for which film?

• A. Gone With the Wind
• B. The Color Purple
• C. Cleopatra
• D. The Help

Answer: (A)

Hattie McDaniel earned the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind. This ceremony in 1940 marked a historic moment, making her the first African American to win an Oscar. The film, released in 1939, is a Civil War–era epic, and McDaniel’s performance as Mammy is a memorable, warmth-filled cornerstone of the story. The other films listed are not the ones for which she won this award. The Color Purple and Cleopatra did not earn her the Oscar, and The Help is the film for which a different actress (Octavia Spencer) won Best Supporting Actress.

Hattie McDaniel earned the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind. This ceremony in 1940 marked a historic moment, making her the first African American to win an Oscar. The film, released in 1939, is a Civil War–era epic, and McDaniel’s performance as Mammy is a memorable, warmth-filled cornerstone of the story.

The other films listed are not the ones for which she won this award. The Color Purple and Cleopatra did not earn her the Oscar, and The Help is the film for which a different actress (Octavia Spencer) won Best Supporting Actress.