Sidney Poitier (/ ˈpwɑːtjeɪ / PWAH-tyay; [1] February 20, 1927 – January 6, 2022) was a Bahamian-American actor, film director, activist, and diplomat. In 1964, he was the first black …

One of these films, The Defiant Ones (1958), earned Poitier his first Academy Award nomination as Best Actor. Five years later, he won the Oscar for Lilies of the Field (1963), the first African …

Hollywood icon Sidney Poitier was the first African American to win an Academy Award for Best Actor, receiving the honor in 1964 for his performance in 'Lilies of the Field.'

Sidney Poitier was a 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 …

Sidney Poitier was a pioneering Bahamian-American actor, director, and author, celebrated for breaking racial barriers in Hollywood and opening doors for future generations of actors.

Poitier, being the first African American man to win the Academy Award for Best Actor, successfully dismantled racial barriers in Hollywood amidst widespread discrimination both on …

Sir Sidney Poitier was an acting legend who starred in “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” and became the first Black actor to win an Academy Award for best actor, for his performance in …

More than an actor (and Academy Award winner), Sidney Poitier is an artist. A writer and director, a thinker and critic, a humanitarian and diplomat, his presence as a cultural icon has long...

First Black Actor to Win Academy Award. Key Activist for Civil Rights. Sources. At a 1992 banquet sponsored by the august American Film Institute (AFI), a bevy of actors, filmmakers, and …

Born February 20, 1927, Sidney Poitier's pioneering career has had a tremendous impact on American culture. In the early '50s, he was the top and virtually sole African-American film …