Actor who in 1964 became the first black person to win an Academy Award for Best Actor (6,7) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SIDNEYPOITIER Actor who in 1964 became the first black person to win an Academy Award for Best Actor (6,7) (13)
7% SHREK First movie to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature (5) New York Times Apr 30, 2026
7% POITIER Bahamian-American who. in 1964. became the first Black actor to win the Oscar for Best Actor (7) (7)
7% SIDNEY The first Black actor to win the Academy Award for Best Actor, _ Poitier (6) (6)
6% OSCAR Academy Award (5)
6% HAMS Actors who exaggerate (4) Commuter Apr 15, 2026
6% MAHERSHALAALI First Muslim actor to win an Academy Award (13) New York Times Jul 13, 2024
6% JAVIERBARDEM The first Spanish actor to win an Academy Award (6,6) (12)
6% OSCARS Best Actor awards (6) Universal Jul 31, 2017
6% EMILJANNINGS Winner in 1929 of the first Academy Award for Best Actor (12)
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