Halle Berry's Oscar Win Was One of Her "Biggest Heartbreaks"

cosmopolitan.com:

Monster's Ball. That night, Halle became the first Black woman to win her category and thought it would spell major change for the industry and pave the way for "every nameless, faceless woman of color." Sadly, no other Black woman has gone on to win Best Actress in the 18 years since Halle. “I thought Cynthia [Erivo, the star of Harriet] was going to do it last year.

I thought Ruth [Negga, nominated for 2016’s Loving] had a really good shot at it too. I thought there were women that rightfully, arguably, could have, should have," she told for the magazine's latest cover story. "I hoped they would have, but why it hasn’t gone that way, I don’t have the answer.”The Bruised director went on to open up about her win, which no longer feels as.