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Halle Berrywants more Black women recognized by the Academy, full stop.
“White man, Black man, white woman, Black woman.
But she’s sick of remaining the only Black woman at the top.
Halle Berry at the 2002 Oscars.Credit:TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty
“I hope this year someone stands next to me.
I hope it happens because I’m tired of occupying that space alone,” she said.
Her first film was also her first big break, inSpike Lee’s provocative 1991 romantic satireJungle Fever.
Zoe Saldana and Cynthia Erivo.Pascal Le Segretain/Getty; Maya Dehlin Spach/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty
“This moment is forDorothy Dandridge, Lena Horne,Diahann Carroll.
It’s for the women that stand beside me,Jada Pinkett,Angela Bassett,Vivica A. I knew it was bigger than me.
But even if it’s not, I was chosen in that moment to be a beacon of possibility.
And I do think it served that purpose.”
Gascon’s costar,Zoe Saldana, is nominated for Best Supporting Actress.
