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Halle Berry Made Oscars History When She Won Best Actress
SlashFilmStory 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