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4 days ago · Poitier gained stardom for his leading roles in films such as The Defiant Ones (1958) for which he made history becoming the first African American to receive an Academy Award for Best Actor nomination. Additionally Poitier won the Silver Bear for Best Actor for his performance.
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.
4 days ago · Sidney Poitier has won the hearts of over 700 movie fans who have come together to rank his impressive filmography from best to worst. As an iconic and trailblazing actor, he's broken down barriers for Black actors in Hollywood and paved the way for future generations.
17 hours ago · In 1967, trailblazing Academy Award winner Sidney Poitier gave one of his most inspiring performances in the Best Picture Oscar winner, In the Heat of the Night, as Virgil Tibbs, who falls prey to ...
Jun 18, 2024 · Sidney Poitier, a trailblazing actor, director, and cultural icon, is celebrated for his groundbreaking achievements as a Black and Caribbean American artist. Poitier became the first Black actor to win the Academy Award for Best Actor for Lilies of the Field (1963).
Jun 20, 2024 · Sidney Poitier, here interviewed on 'Woman's Hour' in 1961, talks about family life, his Bahamian roots and his first steps towards becoming an actor.
Jun 14, 2024 · Son of the soil, Academy Award winner, trailblazing pioneer Sir Sidney Poitier was bred a native Cat Islander. He was born in the United States during a weekend trip his parents, James and Evelyn Poitier, made to Miami to sell their tomato crop.
