25 Firsts In Movie And TV History That Never Should Have Had To Be Milestones

by Hope Lasater via https://www.buzzfeed.com/

1. In 1940, Hattie McDaniel became the first Black person to win an Oscar. She won Best Supporting Actress for her work in Gone with the Wind. It was the 12th Academy Awards.

2. In 2014, Amber Ruffin became the first Black woman to write for a late-night network talk show in the US. She writes for Late Night with Seth Meyers.

3. In 1934, Josephine Baker became the first Black woman to star in a major motion picture. She starred in the French movie Zouzou.

4. In 2015, Viola Davis became the first Black woman to win the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, for her work on How to Get Away with Murder.

5. When Ava DuVernay directed A Wrinkle in Time in 2018, she became the first Black woman to direct a film with a budget over $100 million.

6. And when A Wrinkle in Time was released, DuVernay…

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