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  1. 5 days ago · Lilies of the Field, starring Sidney Poitier in his Oscar-winning role as Homer Smith, is an offbeat but quaint film released in 1963. Homer is on a road trip across Arizona where he encounters a group of women religious — nuns from Germany, Austria and Hungary.

  2. Jun 18, 2024 · Sidney Poitier, Bahamian American actor, director, and producer who broke the color barrier in the U.S. motion-picture industry by becoming the first African American actor to win an Academy Award for best actor (for Lilies of the Field [1963]) and the first Black movie star.

  3. 4 days ago · 1943–1944. Battles/wars. World War II. Sidney Poitier KBE ( / ˈpwɑːtjeɪ / PWAH-tyay; [1] February 20, 1927 – January 6, 2022) was a Bahamian–American actor, film director, and diplomat. In 1964, he was the first Black actor and first Bahamian to win the Academy Award for Best Actor. [2] He received two competitive Golden Globe Awards ...

  4. 4 days ago · With its uplifting message and remarkable acting from both Poitier and co-star Lilia Skala, Lilies of the Field is truly an inspiring cinematic gem. When traveling African-American handyman Homer Smith (Sidney Poitier) stops by a farm in rural Arizona, he is welcomed by a group of Roman Catholic nuns who have emigrated from Germany.

  5. 4 days ago · That moment came when Sidney Poitier was named ‘Best Actor’ for Lilies of the Field in 1963, which marked his second nomination. When he was shortlisted for the first time, Dorothy Dandridge was the only other Black star to have ever been recognised in a leading category, but the iconic star had already made history on the other side of the ...

  6. Jun 10, 2024 · Lilies of the Field 1963 ★★★½ Watched Jun 10 , 2024 Gib Killbaby’s review published on Letterboxd:

  7. 5 days ago · THE LILIES of the field that laugh and sway when tickled by the wafting summer breeze that jaunts and ambles up and down the day: they neither toil nor reap but live at ease each one knows its appointed task and season like little children know their poems by heart and declare them without guile or reason and so achieve perfection of their art