She was amazing, and I completely agree. From the very start of the movie she stood out to me.

Hattie McDaniel was nothing short of amazing, and the scene mentioned by genplant29 takes my vote for one of the most emotional scenes in the movie. Perhaps in any movie.

I found this very interesting (and pretty heartbreaking) article about her. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/oscars-first-black-winner-accepted-774335

That's a great article, Sue. Thanks for sharing it!

Here's the text of Miss McDaniel's very touching 29 Feb. 1940 Oscar acceptance speech:

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, fellow members of the motion picture industry and honored guests: This is one of the happiest moments of my life, and I want to thank each one of you who had a part in selecting me for one of their awards, for your kindness. It has made me feel very, very humble; and I shall always hold it as a beacon for anything that I may be able to do in the future. I sincerely hope I shall always be a credit to my race and to the motion picture industry. My heart is too full to tell you just how I feel, and may I say thank you and God bless you.

I like also her brother Sam a lot, and have seen him in a number of old movies.

genplant29--

This is off-topic, but I just wanted to congratulate you-- I see you have been promoted to a Moderator!

Congratulations! TMDB is lucky to have you.

Thanks so much, north!

It came out of the blue, for sure. Travis contacted me the other day and asked if I'd be interested. I responded that I'll be happy to, as long as I can keep just sticking to the usual type stuff that I all along have been doing. Like he said, "just keep doing what you're doing."