15 Great Black Performances Completely Overlooked By The Oscars
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Deron Dalton
Sidney Poitier, A Raisin in the Sun, A Patch of Blue, In the Heat of the Night
Poitier starred in many films — most of them Oscar-worthy and box office hits. But since, his win Oscar for Lilies of the Field in 1964 and a previous nomination for The Defiant Ones in 1959, he was never nominated again. WHAT??!!! He would later win an honorary Oscar in 2002 with Halle Berry and Denzel Washington winning in the lead categories. Mmm hmm… By the way, an honorary Oscar is usually a consolation prize for, “we (the academy) screwed you in the past. Take this instead.” Regardless, he definitely deserved it.
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