Sidney Poitier

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Born: 2/20/1927

Biography: Sidney Poitier was to Hollywood what Jackie Robinson was to major league baseball: simply put, the man who broke the color barrier. An actor, director, and producer, he forever altered the racial perceptions long held by both motion picture audiences and executives, rising t …

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Nov

Robert Pattinson's Dream? To Make His Own Movies

12:55 PM Source: VH1

control over which films they got to make and take the creative decisions away from c…

Nov

Oprah Winfrey on Precious: Don't Expect to "Enjoy" It

1:50 PM Source: E! Online

Director Lee Daniels insists he never thought that his new movie, Precious , would ha…

Oct

Blige, Saadiq sing a 'Precious' song

8:09 PM Source: The Hollywood Reporter

"He said, 'I know you have it in you.' I finally got to the point where the very next…

Sep

Film: Scenic Routes:Shock Corridor

1:31 AM Source: The A.V. Club

Once upon a time, this installment of Scenic Routes was going to star a gaggle of hom…

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ActorAll Actor Credits

The Organization [Movie] as Virgil Tibbs

2008

The Greatest Story Ever Told [Movie] as Simon of Cyrene

2008

Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project [Movie]

2007

Pressure Point [Movie] as Doctor

2006

Tell Them Who You Are [Movie]

2005

The Defiant Ones [Movie] as Noah Cullen

2005

DirectorAll Director Credits

Uptown Saturday Night [Movie]

2002

Ghost Dad [Movie]

1990

Fast Forward [Movie]

1984

Hanky Panky [Movie]

1982

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Year
Result
Award
Movie

1967
Won
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
In the Heat of the Night

1965
Won
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
A Patch of Blue

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