‘Hattie’s Come Home’: Pioneering ‘Gone With the Wind’ Winner Saluted with Replacement Oscar Presentation at Howard University
variety.comPaul Harris WASHINGTON, D.C. — It was the first Oscar ever awarded to a Black actor: The plaque presented to actress Hattie McDaniel in 1940 for her iconic supporting role in the landmark 1939 film “Gone With the Wind.” Following McDaniel’s death in 1952, the award was bequeathed to D.C.’s Howard University, where it was a prized possession — until it mysteriously disappeared a decade later.
But at last, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented a replacement plaque on Oct. 1 to Howard University’s Chadwick A.
Boseman College of Fine Arts. The ceremony billed as “Hattie’s Come Home” was a moving tribute to the artist’s life and legacy.
Participants included Jacqueline Stewart, president of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, and Teni Melidonian, executive VP of Oscars strategy at AMPAS.
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