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On March 20, 1948, Baskett received an Academy Honorary Award for his performance as Uncle Remus. [10] He was the first African-American male actor to earn an Academy Award. Additionally, Baskett was the last adult actor to receive an Honorary Oscar for a single performance. [11]
Feb 22, 2019 · While Baskett was not nominated for an Academy Award for his role, gossip columnist Hedda Hopper lobbied the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to award Baskett an honorary Oscar.
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Jan 17, 2007 · James Baskett receives Oscar from Ingrid Bergman, 1948. James Baskett, the first male African American to win an Academy Award, was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on February 16, 1904.
Academy Awards, USA. 1948 Winner Honorary Award. Song of the South. For his able and heart-warming characterization of Uncle Remus, friend and story teller to the children of the world, in Walt Disney's Song of the South.
- February 16, 1904
- July 9, 1948
Jul 9, 2020 · In this March 20, 1948, photo, Jean Hersholt, from left, president of Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, congratulates James Baskett, second African American to win an Oscar, for...
Feb 5, 2014 · To James Baskett for his able and heart-warming characterization of Uncle Remus, friend and story teller to the children of the world in Walt Disney’s Song of the South. To Bill and Coo, in which artistry and patience blended in a novel and entertaining use of the medium of motion pictures.
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Baskett received an Academy Award for his portrayal of Uncle Remus on March 20, 1948. Though not nominated for the award, gossip columnist Hedda Hopper lobbied the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to give Baskett an honorary Oscar.
