Black Oscars
From Mammy to Minny, What the Academy Awards Tell Us about African Americans
Zusammenfassung
A timely exploration of Oscar-nominated Black actors and the complicated legacy of the Academy Awards.
In Black Oscars: From Mammy to Minny, What the Academy Awards Tell Us about African Americans, Frederick W. Gooding Jr. draws on American, African American, and film history to reflect on how the Oscars have recognized Black actors from the award’s inception to the present. Starting in the 1920s, the chapters provide a thorough overview and analysis of Black actors nominated for their Hollywood roles during each decade, with special attention paid to the winners. Historical patterns are scrutinized to reveal racial trends and open the question of whether race relations have truly changed substantively or only superficially over time.
Given the Oscars’ presence and popularity, it begs the question of what these awards reflect and reinforce about larger society. In the meticulously-researched Black Oscars, we see how the Academy Awards are an indispensable guide to understanding race in mainstream Hollywood and beyond.
Schlagworte
Hollywood African Americans Oscar Micheaux Oscars Moonlight Morgan Freeman Steve McQueen Sidney Poitier Viola Davis Whoopi Goldberg Years a Slave Denzel Washington Ethel Waters Barry Jenkins Best Actor Winners Best Actress Winners 12 Years Blaxploitation Academy Awards Halle Berry Hattie McDaniel Louis Gossett Jr- i–xx Preface i–xx
- 229–240 Conclusion 229–240
- 241–242 Appendix A 241–242
- 243–244 Appendix B 243–244
- 245–250 Appendix C 245–250
- 251–254 Appendix D 251–254
- 255–276 Notes 255–276
- 277–292 Bibliography 277–292
- 293–296 Index 293–296
- 297–300 About the Author 297–300