Whoopi Goldberg Covers Variety Oscars Issue
Inside this week’s issue of Variety:
This is the 30th anniversary of Whoopi Goldberg winning the
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for
Ghost
EGOT, winning an
Grammy for her comedy album
Whoopi Goldberg: Direct from Broadway, winning the
Oscar for
The Color Purple and
In the article,
▪️ She talks about the night she won her Oscar, which was 50 years after the last Black woman, Hattie McDaniel, won for
Gone With the Wind
▪️ She talks about the story behind her being cast in the film, her chemistry with Patrick Swayze, the post-awards-night blur and what she did, her thoughts on those who paved the way for her