Sidney Poitier was an actor and director, known for his contributions to cinema and his role in advancing racial equality in Hollywood. He received several accolades throughout his career, including the first black actor to win the prestigious international film award at the Venice Film Festival for Something of Value, in 1957. He was also the first African-American to be nominated for a "Best Actor" Academy Award for The Defiant Ones, in 1958, the first…