Halle Berry asks if her Oscar win ‘changed anything’ for black women in Hollywood

Halle Berry displays on being the primary and solely Black lady to win the Oscar for Finest Actress within the Apple TV+ documentary Quantity One on the Name Sheet. 

Berry’s win for her position in Monster’s Ball in 2002 has not been adopted by one other Black actress taking dwelling the award.

“It is pressured me to ask myself, did it matter?” Berry asks. “Did it actually change something for girls of coloration? For my sisters? For our journey?”

The documentary highlights the dearth of illustration, showcasing a montage of Black actresses dropping out to white girls on the Oscars. Regardless of 15 Black actresses being nominated, none have gained moreover Berry.

Berry remembers considering that 2021 could be the 12 months a Black actress would win, with Andra Day and Viola Davis each nominated for stellar performances. Nonetheless, Frances McDormand took dwelling her third Oscar for Nomadland.

“The system is just not actually designed for us, and so we now have to cease coveting that which isn’t for us,” Berry provides. “As a result of on the finish of the day, it is ‘How can we contact the lives of individuals?’ and that basically is what artwork is for.”

Taraji P. Henson and Whoopi Goldberg additionally categorical their incredulity over the dearth of Black Finest Actress Oscar winners within the documentary.

“Wait a minute, none of us had been adequate?” Goldberg asks. “No one? In all of those folks, no person?’ … What are we lacking right here? It is a dialog folks have yearly.”

Henson means that the trade might not see Black girls as leads, as an alternative awarding them supporting actress awards.

“I do not suppose the trade actually sees us as leads, you understand?” she says. “They offer us supporting [actress awards] like they provide out sweet canes. That simply — I do not know what to do with that. As a result of what are you saying to me?”