Halle Berry Made Oscars History When She Won Best Actress

Story by staff@slashfilm.com (Witney Seibold)

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Halle Berry's historic Oscar win for 'Monster's Ball' stands alone as Hollywood still awaits the next BIPOC to break the Best Actress glass ceiling.

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Berry's 2002 win as the first Black woman to receive the Best Actress Oscar remains the lone achievement in 95 years of Academy Awards history.
Industry insiders are baffled that no other BIPOC performer has matched Berry's feat, with high-profile contenders like Viola Davis and Yalitza Aparicio falling short in recent years.

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Halle Berry, Monster's Ball