McDaniel, the first Black person to win an Academy Award, donated her Oscar to Howard University before her death. But the plaque mysteriously went missing, likely sometime around the 1960s or 1970s.
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) will replace a missing Oscar belonging to Hattie McDaniels, the first Black person to win the prestigious award.
A replacement for the Best Supporting Actress Oscar awarded to actress Hattie McDaniel for her role in "Gone With The Wind," missing for decades, will be donated to Howard University and unveiled Sunday.