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The 29 black artists who have won Oscars (29 images)

Filmmaker Spike Lee and actress Jada Pinkett Smith have vowed to boycott this year's Academy Awards after black actors and filmmakers were snubbed in nominations. In the Oscars' 88-year history, 29 black artists have won.



Jamie Foxx -- 2004
Jamie Foxx won the Best Actor Oscar for his role in "Ray" at the 77th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Calif. on February 27, 2005. That year Foxx was also nominated for Best Supporting Actor for "Collateral." Photo by Laura Cavanaugh/UPI
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Sidney Poitier -- 1963
Sidney Poitier, seen in a 2007 file photo, became the first African-American male to win an Oscar for Best Actor for his role as Homer Smith in 1963's "Lilies of the Field." Photo by Laura Cavanaugh/UPI
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Forest Whitaker -- 2006
Forest Whitaker won the Best Actor Oscar at the 79th Academy Awards in 2007. Whitaker and his wife Keisha (R) are seen as they arrive to the Vanity Fair post-party at Morton's in West Hollywood on February 25, 2007. Photo by Gary C. Caskey/UPI
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Halle Berry -- 2001
Actress Halle Berry, seen in a 2002 file photo, became the first African-American to win a Oscar for Best Actress for her work in "Monster Ball". Photo by Ezio Petersen/UPI
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