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Not to be confused with Sydney Tamiia Poitier. Sydney Tamiia Poitier (born November 15, 1973) is an American actress known for her work on television
Sidney Poitier

Poitier (left) with Harry Belafonte (center) and Charlton Heston (right) at the 1963 Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C
Born February 20, 1927 (1927-02-20) (age 81)
Cat Island, Bahamas
Years active 1943 - present
Spouse(s) Juanita Hardy (1950-1965)
Joanna Shimkus (1976-)

Sir Sidney Poitier, KBE (pronounced /ˈpwɑːtieɪ/; born February 20, 1927) is an Oscar, Golden Globe, BAFTA, and Grammy-winning Bahamian-American actor, film director, and author. Harold George Belafonte Jr (born March 1 1927 is an American musician actor and Social activist. Charlton Heston (born John Charles Carter; October 4 1923 &ndash April 5 2008) was an American Actor of The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was a large political rally that took place in Washington D Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cat Island is in the central Bahamas, and one of its districts, and boasts the nation's highest point Joanna Shimkus (born 10 October 1943 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada) is a Canadian former actress of Lithuanian The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA is a British charity that hosts annual awards shows for film television television craft video games and forms of animation The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The Bahamas, officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an independent sovereign English -speaking country consisting of two thousand Cays and The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created He broke through as a star in acclaimed performances in American films and plays, which, by consciously defying racial stereotyping, gave a new dramatic credibility for black actors to mainstream film audiences in the Western world.

In 1963, Poitier became the first black man to win the Academy Award for Best Actor—for his role in Lilies of the Field. Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to recognize Lilies of the Field is a 1962 book by William Edmund Barrett which was made into a 1963 film and adapted for the musical stage with the title The significance of this achievement was later bolstered in 1967 when he starred in three very well received films—To Sir, With Love, In the Heat of the Night, and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner—making him the top box office star of that year. The year 1967 in film involved some significant events It is widely considered as one of the most ground-breaking years in film To Sir with Love ( 1967) is a British film starring Sidney Poitier that deals with social and racial issues in an Inner city school In the Heat of the Night is a 1967 Film, based on the John Ball novel published in 1965 which tells the story of an African-American Guess Who's Coming to Dinner is a 1967 Comedy - Drama Film starring Spencer Tracy, Sidney Poitier, Katharine [1]

Poitier has directed a number of popular movies such as Uptown Saturday Night, and Let's Do It Again (with friend Bill Cosby), and Stir Crazy (starring Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder). For the Camp Lo album see Uptown Saturday Night (album Uptown Saturday Night is a 1974 Comedy Let's Do It Again is a 1975 film starring Sidney Poitier and Bill Cosby. William Henry Cosby Jr (born July 12 1937 is an American Comedian, Actor, Author, Television producer and Activist. Stir Crazy is a 1980 American Comedy film starring Gene Wilder & Richard Pryor as two men framed for a bank robbery and each ending Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor III ( December 1, 1940 &ndash December 10, 2005) was an American Comedian, Actor Gene Wilder (born Jerome Silberman; June 11 1933 In 2002, 38 years after receiving the Best Actor Award, Poitier was chosen by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to receive the Honorary Award, designated "To Sidney Poitier in recognition of his remarkable accomplishments as an artist and as a human being. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS) is a professional honorary organization ostensibly dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of Motion The Academy Honorary Award, instituted in 1948 for the 21st Academy Awards (previously called the Special Award) is given by the discretion of the "[2]

Since 1997 he has been the Bahamian ambassador to Japan. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar

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Biography

Early life

By Poitier's own account, he was born in Miami, Florida but spent his childhood in The Bahamas and later moved back to the United States. The Bahamas, officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an independent sovereign English -speaking country consisting of two thousand Cays and By other accounts, he was born at sea en route to Miami, Florida, where his Bahamian parents, Evelyn (née Outten) and Reginald James Poitier,[3] traveled to sell tomatoes and other produce from their farm on tiny Cat Island. The tomato ( Solanum lycopersicum, syn Lycopersicon lycopersicum) is a herbaceous usually sprawling plant in the Solanaceae or nightshade family Cat Island is in the central Bahamas, and one of its districts, and boasts the nation's highest point Poitier was born prematurely and was not originally expected to survive the boat ride; his birth was recorded in Miami (though he may not have been born there), as the vessel was already closer to Florida. He spent his early years on remote Cat Island, which had a population of 4,000 and no electricity.

At the age of 10, Poitier traveled to Nassau with his family. Nassau is the Capital, largest city and commercial centre of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas. His family attended the Anglican and then the Catholic church, and Poitier was also involved with local voodoo traditions. Anglicanism is a tradition of Christian faith Churches in this tradition either have historical connections to the Church of England or have similar beliefs Catholic is an Adjective derived from the Greek adjective '' / 'katholikos' meaning "whole" or "complete". [4] As he got older, he displayed an increasing inclination toward juvenile delinquency. At the age of 15, his parents shipped him off to Miami to live with his older brother. At age 17, Poitier moved to New York City and held a string of menial jobs. The City of New York During this time, he was arrested for vagrancy after being thrown out of his housing complex for not paying rent, and decided to join the United States Army. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities.

Acting career

Poitier tried his hand at the American Negro Theater, where he was handily rejected by audiences. Determined to refine his acting skills and rid himself of his noticeable Bahamian accent, he spent the next six months dedicating himself to achieving theatrical success. On his second attempt at the theater, he was noticed and given a leading role in the Broadway production Lysistrata, for which he got excellent reviews. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located Lysistrata ( Attic Greek: Λυσιστράτη Lysistratê, Doric Greek: Λυσιστράτα Lysistrata) loosely translated to "she By the end of 1949, he had to choose between leading roles on stage and an offer to work for Darryl F. Zanuck in the film No Way Out (1950). Darryl Francis Zanuck ( September 5, 1902 &ndash December 22, 1979) was an Academy Award -winning producer, Writer No Way Out ( 1950) is a Black-and-white Film noir directed by Joseph L His performance in No Way Out as a doctor treating a white bigot was noticed and led to more roles, each considerably more interesting and prominent than most black actors of the time were getting, though still less so than those white actors routinely obtained.

Poitier's breakout role was as a member of an incorrigible high school class in the 1955 film Blackboard Jungle. Blackboard Jungle is a 1955 Social commentary film about teachers in an inner-city school At age twenty-seven, like most of the actors in the film, he was not a teenager. Poitier was the first male black actor to be nominated for a competitive Academy Award (for The Defiant Ones, 1958), and also the first to win the Academy Award for Best Actor (for Lilies of the Field in 1963). The Defiant Ones ( 1958) is a film which tells the story of two escaped prisoners who are shackled together one white and one black who must co-operate in order to The year 1958 in film involved some significant events Events February 16- " In the Money " by William Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to recognize Lilies of the Field is a 1962 book by William Edmund Barrett which was made into a 1963 film and adapted for the musical stage with the title (James Baskett was the first to receive an Oscar, an Honorary Academy Award for his performance as Uncle Remus in the Walt Disney production of Song of the South in 1948). James Baskett ( February 16, 1904 – July 9, 1948) was an Oscar winning American actor known for his portrayal of Uncle The Academy Honorary Award, instituted in 1948 for the 21st Academy Awards (previously called the Special Award) is given by the discretion of the Walter Elias Disney (December 5 1901 – December 15 1966 was a multiple Academy Award -winning American Film producer, director, Screenwriter Song of the South is a feature film produced by Walt Disney, released on November 12, 1946, by RKO Radio Pictures and based on the The year 1948 in film involved some significant events Events Laurence Olivier 's Hamlet becomes the

He acted in the first production of A Raisin in the Sun on Broadway in 1959, and later starred in the film version released in 1961. A Raisin in the Sun is a play by Lorraine Hansberry that debuted on Broadway in 1959 Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located The year 1959 in film involved some significant events Events The Three Stooges make their 180th and last short film The year 1961 in film involved some significant events Events Last Year at Marienbad ( L'année dernière He also gave memorable performances in The Bedford Incident (1965), A Patch of Blue (1965) co-starring Elizabeth Hartman and Shelley Winters; Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967); and To Sir, with Love (1967). The Bedford Incident is a Cold War Film from 1965 starring Richard Widmark and Sidney Poitier, and co-produced by The year 1965 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U A Patch of Blue is a 1965 film directed by Guy Green about the relationship between an African American man Gordon (played by Sidney Mary Elizabeth Hartman ( December 23, 1943 – June 10, 1987) was an American Actress, best known for her performance Shelley Winters (August 18 1920 &ndash January 14 2006 was an American actress who appeared in dozens of films as well as on stage and television Guess Who's Coming to Dinner is a 1967 Comedy - Drama Film starring Spencer Tracy, Sidney Poitier, Katharine The year 1967 in film involved some significant events It is widely considered as one of the most ground-breaking years in film To Sir with Love ( 1967) is a British film starring Sidney Poitier that deals with social and racial issues in an Inner city school Poitier played Virgil Tibbs, a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania detective in the 1967 film In the Heat of the Night and its two sequels: They Call Me Mister Tibbs (1970) and The Organization (1971). Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə In the Heat of the Night is a 1967 Film, based on the John Ball novel published in 1965 which tells the story of an African-American "Mr Tibbs" redirects here For the fictional butler see the article on The BFG. The year 1970 in film involved some significant events Events February 11 - The film The Magic Christian The year 1971 in film involved some significant events Events February 8 - Bob Dylan 's hour long documentary

Directorial career

Poitier has directed several films, the most successful being the Richard Pryor-Gene Wilder comedy Stir Crazy, which for years was the highest grossing film directed by a person of African descent. Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor III ( December 1, 1940 &ndash December 10, 2005) was an American Comedian, Actor Gene Wilder (born Jerome Silberman; June 11 1933 His feature film directorial debut was the western Buck and the Preacher in which Poitier also starred in alongside Harry Belafonte. Harold George Belafonte Jr (born March 1 1927 is an American musician actor and Social activist. Poitier replaced original director Joseph Sargent. Joseph Sargent (born 22 July 1925, Jersey City, New Jersey) is an American Film director. The trio of Poitier, Cosby, and Belafonte reunited again (with Poitier again directing) in Uptown Saturday Night. For the Camp Lo album see Uptown Saturday Night (album Uptown Saturday Night is a 1974 Comedy Poitier also directed Cosby in Let's Do It Again, A Piece of the Action, and Ghost Dad. A Piece of the Action is a 1977 film starring Sidney Poitier and Bill Cosby. Ghost Dad is a 1990 Comedy film directed by Sidney Poitier and starring Bill Cosby, in which a widower's Spirit

Personal life

Poitier was first married to Juanita Hardy from April 29, 1950 until 1965. Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He has been married to Joanna Shimkus, a Canadian-born former actress of Lithuanian descent, since January 23, 1976. Joanna Shimkus (born 10 October 1943 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada) is a Canadian former actress of Lithuanian Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania (Lietuvos Respublika is a Country in Eastern often referred to as Northern Europe or in the Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He has four children by his first marriage and two children by his second marriage, all girls. His fifth daughter is actress Sydney Tamiia Poitier. Sydney Tamiia Poitier (born November 15, 1973) is an American actress known for her work on television

He has written three autobiographical books, This Life (1980), The Measure of a Man: A Spiritual Autobiography (2000) and Life Beyond Measure - letters to my Great-Granddaughter (2008). The year 1980 in literature involved some significant events and new books The Measure of a Man A Spiritual Autobiography is an autobiographical work by Sidney Poitier. The second one became an Oprah's Book Club selection. Oprah's Book Club is a book club segment of the American Talk show The Oprah Winfrey Show, highlighting books chosen by host

Later Life

In April 1997, Poitier was appointed as ambassador of the Bahamas to Japan, where he served for the next 10 years. Since 1998, he has been a Member of the Board of Directors of The Walt Disney Company.

Filmography

Actor

Year Film Role Other notes
1947 Sepia Cinderella Extra uncredited
1949 From Whence Cometh My Help Himself documentary
1950 No Way Out Dr. No Way Out ( 1950) is a Black-and-white Film noir directed by Joseph L Luther Brooks
1951 Cry, The Beloved Country Reverend Msimangu
1952 Red Ball Express Cpl. Cry the Beloved Country is a 1951 Drama film directed by Zoltan Korda. The Red Ball Express was an enormous Convoy system created by Allied forces to supply their forces moving through Europe following the breakout from the D-Day Andrew Robertson
1954 Go, Man, Go! Inman Jackson
1955 Blackboard Jungle Gregory W. Go Man Go! is a 1954 Sports film starring Dane Clark, Sidney Poitier and The Harlem Globetrotters. Blackboard Jungle is a 1955 Social commentary film about teachers in an inner-city school Miller
1956 Good-bye, My Lady Gates
1957 Edge of the City Tommy Tyler Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
Something of Value Kimani Wa Karanja
Band of Angels Rau-Ru
The Mark of the Hawk Obam
1958 Virgin Island Marcus
The Defiant Ones Noah Cullen BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama
1959 Porgy and Bess Porgy Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
1960 All the Young Men Sgt. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role has been presented to its winners since 1952 and actors of all nationalities are Band of Angels is a 1957 romantic Drama film set in the American South before and during the American Civil War. The Defiant Ones ( 1958) is a film which tells the story of two escaped prisoners who are shackled together one white and one black who must co-operate in order to The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role has been presented to its winners since 1952 and actors of all nationalities are The Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture - Drama was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in 1951 Porgy and Bess is a 1959 movie based on George Gershwin 's opera of the same name. The Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in All the Young Men is a 1960 Feature film starring Alan Ladd and Sidney Poitier. Eddie Towler
1961 A Raisin in the Sun Walter Lee Younger Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama
Paris Blues Eddie Cook
1962 Pressure Point Doctor (Chief Psychiatrist)
1963 The Long Ships Aly Mansuh
Lilies of the Field Homer Smith Academy Award for Best Actor
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama
Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
1965 The Bedford Incident Ben Munceford
The Greatest Story Ever Told Simon of Cyrene
A Patch of Blue Gordon Ralfe Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama
The Slender Thread Alan Newell
1966 Duel at Diablo Toller (contract horse dealer)
1967 To Sir, with Love Mark Thackeray
In the Heat of the Night Det. A Raisin in the Sun is a 1961 Drama film starring Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee, Diana Sands, Roy Glenn, and The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role has been presented to its winners since 1952 and actors of all nationalities are The Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture - Drama was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in 1951 Paris Blues is a 1961 American feature film It stars Sidney Poitier as expatriate jazz musician Eddie Cook and Paul Newman as trombone-playing Ram Bowen The Long Ships is a 1964 British - Yugoslavian adventure film directed by Jack Cardiff and vaguely based on the Swedish novel Lilies of the Field is a 1962 book by William Edmund Barrett which was made into a 1963 film and adapted for the musical stage with the title Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to recognize The Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture - Drama was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in 1951 The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role has been presented to its winners since 1952 and actors of all nationalities are The Bedford Incident is a Cold War Film from 1965 starring Richard Widmark and Sidney Poitier, and co-produced by The Greatest Story Ever Told is a United Artists 1965 film about the life of Jesus, directed by George Stevens (with some scenes A Patch of Blue is a 1965 film directed by Guy Green about the relationship between an African American man Gordon (played by Sidney The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role has been presented to its winners since 1952 and actors of all nationalities are The Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture - Drama was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in 1951 Duel at Diablo is a 1966 western film starring James Garner and Sidney Poitier. To Sir with Love ( 1967) is a British film starring Sidney Poitier that deals with social and racial issues in an Inner city school In the Heat of the Night is a 1967 Film, based on the John Ball novel published in 1965 which tells the story of an African-American Virgil Tibbs Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner Dr. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role has been presented to its winners since 1952 and actors of all nationalities are The Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture - Drama was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in 1951 Guess Who's Coming to Dinner is a 1967 Comedy - Drama Film starring Spencer Tracy, Sidney Poitier, Katharine John Wade Prentice
1968 For Love of Ivy Jack Parks
1969 The Lost Man Jason Higgs
1970 King: A Filmed Record. For Love of Ivy is a 1968 romantic comedy film directed by Daniel Mann. . . Montgomery to Memphis Narrator documentary
They Call Me MISTER Tibbs! Virgil Tibbs
1971 Brother John John Kane
Not Me Boss!!
The Organization Detective Lieutenant Virgil Tibbs SFPD Homicide
1972 Buck and the Preacher Buck
1973 A Warm December Matt Younger
1974 Uptown Saturday Night Steve Jackson
1975 The Wilby Conspiracy Shack Twala
Let's Do it Again Clyde Williams
1977 A Piece of the Action Manny Durrell
1979 Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist Narrator short subject
1988 Shoot to Kill Warren Stantin
Little Nikita Roy Parmenter
1992 Sneakers Donald Crease
1994 A Century of Cinema Himself documentary
1996 Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick Himself documentary
1997 The Jackal FBI Deputy Director Carter Preston
2001 Ralph Bunche: An American Odyssey Narrator documentary
2004 Tell Them Who You Are Himself documentary

Director

Year Film
1972 Buck and the Preacher
1973 A Warm December
1974 Uptown Saturday Night
1975 Let's Do it Again
1977 A Piece of the Action
1980 Stir Crazy
1982 Hanky Panky
1985 Fast Forward
1990 Ghost Dad

Television

Year Title Role Other notes
1991 Separate but Equal Thurgood Marshall Nominated - Emmy Award
Nominated - Golden Globe
1995 Children of the Dust Gypsy Smith
1996 To Sir, with Love II Mark Thackeray
1997 Mandela and De Klerk Nelson Mandela Nominated - Emmy Award
1998 David and Lisa Dr. "Mr Tibbs" redirects here For the fictional butler see the article on The BFG. Virgil Tibbs is a fictional character who is one of the two leading male characters in John Ball 's 1965 Novel In the Heat of the Night The Organization is a 1971 film starring Sidney Poitier as Virgil Tibbs. For the Camp Lo album see Uptown Saturday Night (album Uptown Saturday Night is a 1974 Comedy The Wilby Conspiracy is a 1975 thriller Film directed by Ralph Nelson and written by Rodney Amateau, based on the Let's Do It Again is a 1975 film starring Sidney Poitier and Bill Cosby. A Piece of the Action is a 1977 film starring Sidney Poitier and Bill Cosby. Paul Robeson Tribute to an Artist is a 1979 short Documentary film directed by Saul J Shoot to Kill (also known internationally as Deadly Pursuit) is an Adventure thriller Movie released in 1988 starring Little Nikita is a 1988 film featuring River Phoenix and Sidney Poitier. Sneakers is a 1992 caper Film directed by Phil Alden Robinson ( Field of Dreams) and written by Robinson A Century of Cinema is a 1994 documentary directed by Caroline Thomas about the art of filmmaking (coinciding with cinema's 100th anniversary "The Jackal" redirects here For other uses see Jackal (disambiguation The Jackal is a 1997 Suspense For the Camp Lo album see Uptown Saturday Night (album Uptown Saturday Night is a 1974 Comedy Let's Do It Again is a 1975 film starring Sidney Poitier and Bill Cosby. Stir Crazy is a 1980 American Comedy film starring Gene Wilder & Richard Pryor as two men framed for a bank robbery and each ending Hanky Panky is a 1982 Comedy film that stars Gene Wilder and Gilda Radner. Fast Forward is a 1985 dance film directed by Sidney Poitier. Ghost Dad is a 1990 Comedy film directed by Sidney Poitier and starring Bill Cosby, in which a widower's Spirit The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner To Sir with Love II ( 1996) is an American Television movie, a Sequel to the 1967 British film, To David and Lisa ( 1962) is a low-budget Film directed by Frank Perry, often cited as one of his best works Jack Miller
1999 The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn Noah Dearborn
Free of Eden Will Cleamons
2001 The Last Bricklayer in America Henry Cobb

Awards and recognition

Awards
Preceded by
Henry Fonda
for 12 Angry Men		 BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
1958
for The Defiant Ones		 Succeeded by
Jack Lemmon
for Some Like It Hot
Preceded by
Gregory Peck
for To Kill a Mockingbird		 Academy Award for Best Actor
1963
for Lilies of the Field		 Succeeded by
Rex Harrison
for My Fair Lady
Preceded by
Gregory Peck
for To Kill a Mockingbird		 Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama
1964
for Lilies of the Field		 Succeeded by
Peter O'Toole
for Becket
Preceded by
Gene Kelly		 Cecil B. DeMille Award
1982		 Succeeded by
Laurence Olivier
Preceded by
Kirk Douglas		 AFI Life Achievement Award
1992		 Succeeded by
Elizabeth Taylor
Preceded by
Jack Cardiff, Ernest Lehman		 Academy Honorary Award
2002
with Robert Redford		 Succeeded by
Peter O'Toole

See also

References

  1. ^ Sidney Poitier. MSN Encarta.
  2. ^ Sidney Poitier awards: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Awards database - Oscars. org.
  3. ^ Sidney Poitier Biography (1927-)
  4. ^ The religion of Sidney Poitier, actor

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