Academy will replace Hattie McDaniel’s long-missing Oscar, then present it to Howard University

LOS ANGELES — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Tuesday, Sept. 26, that it will present a replacement for “Gone With the Wind” actress Hattie McDaniel’s long-missing Academy Award to Howard University.

McDaniel received not an Oscar statuette but a plaque, as was customary for supporting performance winners from 1936 to 1942. Though its whereabouts today are unknown, McDaniel’s award stands out in Academy history — it would be 51 years before another Black woman would win an acting Oscar. “Hattie McDaniel was a groundbreaking artist who changed the course of cinema and impacted generations of performers who followed her,” according to a statement from Jacqueline Stewart, director and president of the Academy Museum, and Academy CEO Bill Kramer. “We are thrilled to present a replacement of Hattie McDaniel’s Academy Award to Howard University. This momentous occasion will celebrate Hattie McDaniel’s remarkable craft and historic win.

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