As the 94th Academy Awards ceremony takes place today, GBN takes a look at all the Black Oscar firsts, from Hattie McDaniel's inaugural win in 1940 for Best Supporting Actress to 2020 winners Mia Neal and Jamaica Wilson in the Make-Up and Hairstyling category.

To learn more about Black Academy Award winners and nominees, read Black Oscars: From Mammy to Minny, What the Academy Awards Tell Us About African Americans by Frederick Gooding, Jr. and check out these sources:

• https://www.oscars.org/oscars

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