Halle Berry’s three-decade career is nothing short of legendary, with her starring roles in numerous films that have earned her numerous awards, including an Oscar for Best Actress. Berry understands there’s more to her profession than winning awards, even though that history-making moment was a turning point in her life.
However, Berry is still upset and has expressed her disappointment at being the only black performer to win an Oscar trophy for Best Actress. Since winning Best Actress for Monster’s Ball in 2002, only one other woman of color has won a Best Actress Oscar (Michelle Yeoh for Everything Everywhere All at Once).
In an interview with Mary Caligari, Berry said, “I’m still always upset that no black woman has won an Oscar for Best Actress after me, and I’m upset about that year after year. And it’s definitely not because no one deserved it.”
The Bruised actress added, “It’s definitely not because nobody deserves it.” Berry went on to mention two performances that were Oscar-worthy: Viola Davis’s in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and Andra Day’s in The United States vs. Billie Holiday , both of whom were nominated.
In an interview with Variety in October 2020, Berry also mentioned Ruth Negga in 2016’s Loving and Cynthia Erivo in 2019’s Harriet as actors who should have won Oscars for their respective roles.
Berry said in an interview with Variety that her win is still one of the biggest heartbreaks for her because, as she said in her acceptance speech, it never created opportunities for other black women to win at the Oscars.
Berry most recently starred opposite Mark Wahlberg in Netflix’s The Union. Berry and Mark Wahlberg most recently appeared together in Netflix’s The Union. The film is available to stream now. Next, she’ll return to the big screen in the film Never Let Go, starring Stephanie Lavigne and Anthony B. Jenkins, which premieres September 20.
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