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'Screen Queens Rising': Halle Berry Reveals Why She's Heartbroken 20 Years After Oscar Win (Exclusive)

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Halle Berry, Tessa Thompson, Debbie Allen, Jackée Harry, Marla Gibbs and Regina Hall.In ET's exclusive clip, Berry reflects on her legacy as the first Black woman to win the Academy Award for Best Actress in 2002 and how, 20 years later, she remains the only Black woman to have won the award.

In the clip,  co-anchor T.J. Holmes recites Berry's acceptance speech, highlighting the hope the 55-year-old actress held for future women of color in the industry.«For every nameless, faceless woman of color who now has a chance because this door has been opened tonight.

You said that 20 years ago, has that come to fruition?» he asks Berry.«I've been asked this question so many times as if I should have the answer, but I don't.

But I will say this, I do feel completely heartbroken that there's no other woman standing next to me in 20 years,» the actress and director responds. «I thought, like everybody else, that night meant a lot of things would change.

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