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Halle Berry, currently promoting her new heist action film "Crime 101," reflected in an interview with The Cut magazine that her historic Oscar win, which made her the first Black woman to receive the Best Actress award, ultimately did little to advance her career.
Berry admitted, "That Oscar didn't fundamentally change my career trajectory. Right after winning, I thought scripts would be delivered to my doorstep. While I was incredibly proud, the morning after, I was still a Black woman, and some directors would still question: 'If I cast a Black woman, what does that mean for the story? Do I also need to cast a Black man to pair with her? Then it becomes a Black film, and Black films don't sell overseas.'"
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However, Berry also emphasized, "But I always knew that an Oscar doesn't prove I'm the best actress, just like a Razzie doesn't prove I'm the worst." She optimistically stated, "As a Black woman, I'm almost sixty now, but I can still make films in this industry, doing what I love. I feel like I've already won a lot."
Berry also mentioned that she once spoke to fellow Black actress and Tony Award winner Cynthia Erivo, who has been nominated for an Oscar twice. She told Erivo, "You absolutely deserve these honors, but I don't know if it will change your life, because it can't be the sole validation of your achievements, right?"
Berry has publicly discussed the aftermath of her Best Actress Oscar win multiple times. She has expressed regret that she remains the only Black woman to win Best Actress. She also once mistakenly believed that the award would open up numerous career opportunities, only to find those hopes quickly dashed, leaving her somewhat bewildered.