Minority Oscar Winners in Major Acting Categories: José Ferrer

Updated September 9, 2022 | Infoplease Staff

Jennie Wood

1. Hattie McDaniel 2. JosÃ© Ferrer 3. Anthony Quinn 4. Rita Moreno 5. Sidney Poitier 6. Sacheen Littlefeather 7. Louis Gossett, Jr. 8. Whoopi Goldberg 9. Mercedes Ruehl 10. Cuba Gooding, Jr. 11. Benicio del Toro 12. Halle Berry & Denzel Washington 13. Jamie Foxx & Morgan Freeman 14. Forest Whitaker 15. Jennifer Hudson 16. Javier Bardem 17. Penelope Cruz 18. Mo'Nique 19. Octavia Spencer 20. Lupita Nyong'o

JosÃ© Ferrer: Best Actor in a Leading Role for Cyrano de Bergerac, 1950; JosÃ© Ferrer became the first Puerto Rican-born actor to win an Oscar. Ferrer was also nominated in 1948 for Joan of Arc, and for Moulin Rouge in 1952.; Photo source: AP Photo

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