In 2002, Halle Berry made history by becoming the first black "Best Actress" for her role as Leticia Musgrove in Monster’s Ball. She delivered an emotional and memorable acceptance, thanking the people of color who paved the way for her such as Hattie McDaniel, the first African American actress being nominated and winning in a supporting role, and Sidney Poitier, first to win 'Best Actor', in 1963. On that same night Denzel Washington followed Poitier,…