Hattie McDaniel in 1939's epic Civil War drama, 'Gone With the Wind.' McDaniel, who received a Best Supporting Actress nomination for her performance, made history at the 12th Academy Awards by becoming the first African American to be nominated and to win an Oscar. | The Academy

Hattie McDaniel (1893-1952). She made history as the first African American to win an Academy Award for her iconic role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind (1939), breaking racial barriers in Hollywood. | Hollywood Unscripted

Hattie McDaniel's Oscar win helped change the course of Hollywood forever. | ATTN:

Meet Hattie McDaniel, the first Black Academy Award winner. In the latest SeeHer Story, Katie Couric highlights the actress behind the controversial role of Mammy in Gone with the Wind, who wasn’t allowed to attend the Oscar ceremony because of the color of her skin. https://peoplem.ag/31469AN | People

Black History Month Fun Fact #4: Fay Bainter presenting Hattie McDaniel the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in "Gone With The Wind" at the 12th Academy Awards, 1940 - 1st African American to win the Oscar. #POWERFUL The Academy Kern High Network | Golden Valley KHSD

Hattie McDaniel was an actress and comedian most known for her role of "Mammy" in Gone With The Wind (1939). For this performance, she would become the first African American to ever win an Oscar. However, the 1940 Academy Awards were held at Cocoanut Grove, a hotel with a strict 'no-blacks" policy. McDaniel was instructed to sit at a small table set against a far wall, not at the Gone With the Wind table — where Producer David O. Selznick sat with Olivia de Havilland and his two Oscar-nominated