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SIDNEYPOITIERActor who in 1964 became the first black person to win an Academy Award for Best Actor (6,7)
POITIERBahamian-American who. in 1964. became the first Black actor to win the Oscar for Best Actor (7)
ELBERoyal treatment: Mr. Elba, dashing actor who in 2016 chose his mum to escort him to Buckingham Palace to receive the honor of membership in the Order of the British Empire
CHRISPINEActor who, in 2009, began playing Captain James T. Kirk in the 'Star Trek' movies franchise: 2 wds.
BARTYActor who, in 1957, founded the advocacy group Little People of America, Billy ___ (b.1924 - d.2000)
SIDNEYActor and director Poitier, the first black person to win an Oscar for best actor
JEANAUGUSTINEThe Honourable ___ ___ (Member of the Order of Canada who in 1993 became the first Black woman elected to the House of Commons)
MAHERSHALAALIFirst Muslim actor to win an Academy Award
ASHEAs he became the first black person to win the US, Wimbledon and Australian tennis championships
CHRISTIANBALEActor who won the 2019 Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy for the film Vice: 2 wds.
CATEBLANCHETTOnly person to win an Oscar for playing an Oscar-winning actress
GIBSONAlthea _, tennis player who was the first black person to win a Grand Slam title (6)
BUNCHERalph _, UN diplomat and first black person to win the Nobel Peace Prize in 1950 (6)
ATWELLWinifred _, the first black person to have a No. 1 hit in the UK Singles Chart (6)
WINIFREDATWELLThe first black person to have a No 1 hit in the UK Singles Chart
BRYANCRANSTONBreaking Bad actor who won two Tony Awards for Best Actor: 2 wds.
FRANKLANGELLASuperman Returns actor who won two Tony Awards for Best Actor: 2 wds.
JAVIERBARDEMThe first Spanish actor to win an Academy Award (6,6)
ONEALYoungest person ever to win an Academy Award (she won it for Paper Moon), Tatum ...
NEWMANPaul ___ actor who won the Academy Award for Best Actor for the movie The Color of Money in 1986