Now that Oscar season is upon us, a deluge of commentary is sure to crop up on the Web about the various disappointments: the black actors who weren't nominated, those who were nominated but weren't deserving, and the default (legitimate) argument that there just aren't enough quality roles for black actors. We at Shadow & Act thought it would be fun to take a few steps back and look at the past 20+ years of black Oscar winners and evaluate whether an Oscar is all that it's cracked up to be, especially if you're black in Hollywood. What is it really worth in terms of a black actor's career? What kind of political minefield must one...
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