BY EDOARDO MESITI This year marks two milestones for the late actress and radio personality Hattie McDaniel (1895-1952). Firstly, were she still alive, June 10 would have been her 100th birthday. Secondly, it has been 75 years since she became the first African-American to win an Oscar. She earned the prize for her performance as Mammy, a housemaid, in the […]
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Breaking news | March 3
Cate Blanchett arrives at the 2014 Academy Awards. Photo: Disney|ABC Television Group/flickr BY HUGH WIDJAYA, CHLOE TAYLOR AND PETER SANKOH Blanchett wins Best Actress Cate Blanchett has won the Oscar for Best Actress at the 2014 Academy Awards, held Monday in California. Blanchett is the first Australian woman to win the award, for her […]