Halle Barry Recalls Her Historic Best Actress Oscar Win - The New York Times

Since she won best actress for “Monster’s Ball,” no other Black woman has taken the prize, a fact she calls “heartbreaking.”

Halle Berry had all but counted herself out. It was a cool March night in Hollywood in 2002, and she was just excited to have been nominated for her first Academy Award, in the best actress category… [+1081 chars]

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