Halle Berry reflects on being the only Black Woman to win best actress Oscar: “I’m still saddened by It”

​Halle Berry continues to express her disappointment with the lack of progress in diversity at the Academy Awards. She remains the only Black woman to have won the Best Actress Oscar, a milestone she achieved in 2002 for her performance in Monster’s Ball. Over 20 years later, no other Black woman has received this honor, which Berry finds deeply disheartening. In a recent interview with Marie Claire, she shared her frustration, saying, “I’m still eternally miffed that no Black woman has come behind me for that Best Actress Oscar, and I’m continually saddened by that year after year.”