Berry won the best actress
Oscar in 2002 for Monster's Ball, becoming the first
African American woman to win this award.
Berry won an Emmy and a Golden
Globe in 1999 for Outstanding Lead Actress in a
Miniseries or a Movie for her portrayal of Dorothy
Dandridge in the HBO movie Introducing Dorothy Dandridge.
Interestingly, Dorothy Dandridge was the first African
American woman to be nominated for a best actress Academy
Award. Another similarity the two women shared was being
born in the same hospital.
Berry "won" a Razzie
for her infamously poor performance in 2004's Catwoman.
She made headlines by accepting her award in person, an
unusual gesture that was last performed by Tom Green in
2001. Berry accepted her award with dignity, saying,
"When I was a kid, my mother told me that if you could
not be a good loser, then there's no way you could be a good
winner" but adding "I hope to God I never see
these people again!" shortly afterward. At the podium,
she appeared with her Razzie in one hand, and her 2002 Oscar
in the other (see e.g. BBC News).
Halle Berry won The Hasty
Pudding Theatricals Woman of the year Award for year 2006.
Best
Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for TV
(nom)
Oprah
Winfrey's Their Eyes Were Watching God
2005
Golden
Globe
Best
Actress in a Miniseries or Movie (nom)
Oprah
Winfrey Presents: Their Eyes Were Watching God
2005
Emmy
Silver
Bear for Best Actress (win)
Monster's
Ball
2002
Berlin
International Film Festival
Best
Actress (win)
Monster's
Ball
2001
National
Board of Review
Best
Actress (win)
Monster's
Ball
2001
Academy
Silver
Berlin Bear for Best Actress (win)
Monster's
Ball
2001
Berlin
International Film Festival
Best
Actress (win)
Monster's
Ball
2001
Screen
Actors Guild
Best
Actress - Drama (nom)
Monster's
Ball
2001
Golden
Globe
Best
Actress (nom)
Monster's
Ball
2001
American
Film Institute
Best
Female Actor- Television Miniseries or Movie (win)
