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11 Epic Oscar Speeches From Black Actors That Will Move You to Tears
11 Epic Oscar Speeches From Black Actors That Will Move You to Tears
Halle, J-Hud, Jamie Foxx and more.
The 89th Annual Academy Awards are just days away, and with stars like Viola Davis, Mahershala Ali and Denzel Washington up for some of the night's biggest awards, it is sure to be an exciting night for Black Hollywood.
While it has been several years since we've seen a Black star accept one of the most coveted awards in Hollywood, that drought will certainly end on Sunday.
To honor this year's nominees, we are looking back at our favorite Oscar acceptance speeches of all time to get ready for Hollywood's big night.
- Hattie McDaniel
- Geoffrey Fletcher
- Sidney Poitier
- Halle Berry
- Whoopi Goldberg
- Jamie Foxx
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- Lupita Nyong'o
- Octavia Spencer
- Forest Whitaker
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- Mo'Nique
- Jennifer Hudson
Catch up on every Black film that has been nominated for an award in this year's Academy Awards with BET Breaks above.
(Photo from left: TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images, Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
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