Changes in Film & TV Since IMDb's Birth in 19904 of 8
Black actors get more critical recognition: In all the years before 1990, black actors received Oscar nominations only 24 times; in the 25 years since 1990 that number has rocketed to 39. (Photo: Making Oscar history, Halle Berry won Best Actress for Monster's Ball and Denzel Washington won Best Actor for Training Day at the 74th Academy Awards. 2001 was the first time that African-American performers had taken home both of the year’s top acting awards.)
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