Sidney Poitier
- Biography
- Sidney Poitier was to Hollywood what Jackie Robinson was to major league baseball: simply put, the man who broke the color barrier. An actor, director, and producer, he forever altered the racial perceptions long held by both motion picture audiences ...
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- Born
- February 20, 1927
Awards
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
| Year | Result | Award | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Won | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Best Actor Lilies of the Field (2008) |
| 1963 | Won | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Best Actor Lilies of the Field (2001) |
Berlin International Film Festival
| Year | Result | Award | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Won | Berlin International Film Festival |
Silver Bear for Best Actor Lilies of the Field (2008) |
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
| Year | Result | Award | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Nominated | Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama In the Heat of the Night |
| 1965 | Nominated | Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama A Patch of Blue |
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