Borrowed from a comment thread on Ricky Gervais’ Facebook page:
“Just for fun, let’s take a look at the African American nominees and winners in the top 5 categories over the last 20 years,, shall we…
Best Picture:
2014 – Selma – produced by Oprah Winfrey
2013 – 12 Years a Slave – directed by Steve McQueen – WON
2012 – Django Unchained – produced by Reginald Hudlin
2009 – Precious – directed by Lee Daniels
2009 – The Blind Side – produced by Broderick Johnson
*McQueen and Daniels also won Best Director
Best Actor:
2013 – Chiwetel Ejiofor – 12 Years a Slave
2012 – Denzel Washington – Flight
2009 – Morgan Freeman – Invictus
2006 – Will Smith – The Pursuit of Happyness
2006 – Forest Whitaker – Last King of Scotland – WON
2005 – Terrence Howard – Hustle & Flow
2004 – Don Cheadle – Hotel Rwanda
2004 – Jaimie Foxx* – Ray – WON
2001 – Will Smithe – Ali
2001 – Denzel Washington – Training Day – WON
1999 – Denzel Washington – The Hurricane
Best Actress:
2012 – Quvenzhané Wallis – Beasts of the Southern Wild
2011 – Viola Davis – The Help
2009 – Gabourey Sidibe – Precious
2001 – Halle Berry – Monster’s Ball – WON
Best Supporting Actor:
2013 – Barkhad Abdi – Captain Phillips
2006 – Eddie Murphy – Dream Girls
2006 – Djimon Hounsou – Blood Diamond
2004 – Jamie Foxx – Collateral
2004 – Morgan Freeman – Million Dollar Baby – WON
2003 – Djimon Hounsou – In America
1999 – Michael Clarke Duncan – The Green Mile
1996 – Cuba Gooding, Jr. – Jerry Maguire – WON
Best Supporting Actress:
2013 – Lupita Nyong’o – 12 Years a Slave – WON
2011 – Octavia Spencer – The Help – WON
2009 – Mo’Nique – Precious – WON
2008 – Taraji P. Henson – Benjamin Button
2008 – Viola Davis – Doubt
2007 – Ruby Dee – American Gangster
2006 – Jennifer Hudson – Dreamgirls – WON
2004 – Sophie Okonedo – Hotel Rwanda
2002 – Queen Latifah – Chicago
1996 – Marianne Jean-Baptiste – Secrets & Lies