Black Actresses at the Oscar: Supporting Role

Black Actress at the Oscar, Supporting Role 1936-2008, originally uploaded by oscary2008.

Black Actresses at the Oscar Supporting Roles from 1936 to 2008:

African American actresses nominated by the Academy of Motion Picture, Arts and Sciences for Best Performance by an Actress in Supporting Roles.

Top row: Hattie Mcdaniel (Gone with the Wind), Ethel Waters (Pinky), Juanita Moore (Imitation of Life), Beah Richards (Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?).

Second Row: Carol Channing (Thoroughly Modern Mellie), Alfre Woodard (Cross Creek), Margaret Avery & Oprah Winfrey (The Color Purple).

Third Row: Whoopi Goldberg (Ghost), Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Secrets & Lies), Queen Latifah (Chicago), Sophie Okonedo (Hotel Rwanda).

Fourth Row: Jennifer Hudson (Dreamgirls), Ruby Dee (American Gangster), Viola Davis (Doubt), Taraji P. Henson (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button).

Photo uploaded to Flickr.com by oscary2008 on 25 Jan 09, 7.21PM PST & text edited from notes.