Slideshow tribute to Sidney Poitier. 2024.

Slideshow tribute to Sidney Poitier. 2024.

Sidney Poitier KBE (/ˈpwɑːtjeɪ/ PWAH-tyay;[1] February 20, 1927 – January 6, 2022) was a Bahamian–American actor, film director, and diplomat. In 1964, he was the first Black actor and first Bahamian to win the Academy Award for Best Actor.[2] He received two competitive Golden Globe Awards, a BAFTA Award, and a Grammy Award as well as nominations for two Emmy Awards and a Tony Award. In 1999, he was ranked among the "American Film Institute's 100 Stars".[3][4] Poitier was one of the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood cinema.

Poitier was granted an honorary knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II in 1974.[12][13] He received numerous honors including the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1982, the Kennedy Center Honor in 1995, Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 1999, and the Honorary Academy Award in 2002.[14] In 2009, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama.[15] In 2016, he was awarded the BAFTA Fellowship for outstanding lifetime achievement in film.[13] From 1997 to 2007, he was the Bahamian Ambassador to Japan.

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