20 Beautiful Black Celebrities of All Complexions

Black Hollywood's most beautiful celebs in different hues.

Best Actor: Michael B. Jordan - Michael B. Jordan's dramatic performance of Oscar Grant in the days leading up to his murder by a trigger-happy officer in Fruitvale Station led to this nomination. (Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)

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Michael B. Jordan - (Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)

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Amber Rose - (Photo: SPW / Splash News)

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Amber Rose - (Photo: SPW / Splash News)

Best Actress: Angela Bassett - Angela Bassett scored a worthy nomination after her matriarchal performance in Black Nativity. (Photo: Mike Windle/Getty Images)

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Angela Bassett - (Photo: Mike Windle/Getty Images)

Eva Marcille: October 30 - This new moom looks great at 30.(Photo: RA, PacificCoastNews)

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Eva Marcille - (Photo: RA, PacificCoastNews)

Yaya Alafia on starring in Lee Daniels’s The Butler:  - "This is definitely the largest cast, the biggest names [I’ve worked with]. There are these Oscar winners and I’m just really happy.” (Photo: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)

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Yaya Alafia - (Photo: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)

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Solange Knowles - (Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

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Solange Knowles - (Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

Michael Ealy - @michaelealy: "'The grand jury gave up their lives.' Mike Brown's life was taken from 153 ft. I guess after 6 bullets he was still a threat. 6 more." (Photo: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images)

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Michael Ealy - (Photo: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images)

Lance Gross on Hollywood for Black actors:  - “This is an awesome time for people of color, especially with shows like Scandal…” (Photo: Angela Weiss/Getty Images)

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Lance Gross -  (Photo: Angela Weiss/Getty Images)

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Beyonce Knowles - (Photo: Ian Gavan/Getty Images)

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Beyonce Knowles - (Photo: Ian Gavan/Getty Images)

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Naturi Naughton - (Photo :Alberto Rodriguez/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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Naturi Naughton - (Photo :Alberto Rodriguez/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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Omari Hardwick - (Photo: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images)

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Omari Hardwick - (Photo: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images)

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Meelah Williams - (Photo: Prince Williams/FilmMagic)

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Meelah Williams - (Photo: Prince Williams/FilmMagic)

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Nicole Beharie: January 3 - The Sleepy Hollow actress hits the big 3-0 this week.(Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

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Nicole Beharie - (Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

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Chadwick Boseman - Chadwick Boseman wasn’t a household name before he took on the iconic role of Jackie Robinson in the film 42. But after his stirring, galvanizing human performance of the legendary athlete that broke baseball's color barrier, the South Carolina native definitely created a name for himself. Boseman will tackle another legendary icon for his feature film follow-up as the lead in the biopic of The Godfather of Soul, James Brown. (Photo: Fernando Leon/Getty Images)

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Chadwick Boseman - (Photo: Fernando Leon/Getty Images)

Paying Respect - Idris Elba, who stars as Nelson Mandela in the acclaimed film Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, heads into a National Service of Thanksgiving to celebrate the life of the South African civil rights leader at Westminster Abbey in London.  (Photo: Stephen Lock / i-Images, PacificCoastNews)

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Idris Elba - Idris Elba(Photo: Stephen Lock / i-Images, PacificCoastNews)

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Gabourey Sidibe: May 6 - The Oscar-nominated actress, who gave a stirring speech at the Ms. gala recently, is on top of the world at 31. (Photo: Mike Coppola/Getty Images for Good Shepherd Services)

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Gabourey Sidibe - (Photo: Mike Coppola/Getty Images for Good Shepherd Services)

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Charles Michael Davis: December 1 - The Orginals actor hits the big 3-0. (Photo: Imeh Akpanudosen/Getty Images)

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Charles Michael Davis - (Photo: Imeh Akpanudosen/Getty Images)

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Keke Wyatt - (Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

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Keke Wyatt - (Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

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Lupita Nyong'o - (Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

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Lupita Nyong'o - (Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

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