African Americans have, unfortunately, reaped the rewards of American society later than their white counterparts; the Academy Awards are no exception. The first African-American didn't win an Oscar until 1939 (Hattie McDowell for Best Supporting Actress in Gone With the Wind) and a limited amount of woman have ever won the Best Actress award - the subject of today's question. Off of Pocket Trivia: Movies Trivia - How many African American women have ever won the Academy Award for Best Actress? 1, 4, 7 or 10?