"Now it’s been 20 years and no one has, and so every time Oscar time comes around, I get very reflective and I think, 'Well maybe this year, maybe this year,'" Berry said. Halle Berry Lays the Smack Down After LisaRaye McCoy Suggests She's Bad in Bed She was followed by Viola Davis, Quvenzhane Wallis, Ruth Negga and Cynthia Erivo for a total of five Black nominees since Berry's win. In fact, it wouldn't be until Gabourey Sidibe's nomination in 2009 for "Precious" that a Black woman would even be recognized again in the category. Instead, subsequent winners included Nicole Kidman, Charlize Theron, Hilary Swank, Reese Witherspoon, Helen Mirren, Marion Cotillard, Kate Winslet, Sandra Bullock, Natalie Portman, Meryl Streep, Jennifer Lawrence, Cate Blanchett, Julianne Moore, Brie Larson, Emma Stone, Frances McDormand, Olivia Colman and Renee Zellweger. "The heartbreak I have is because I really thought that night meant that very soon after that, other women of color, Black women, would stand beside me," she told the Mirror on Saturday. Now, Berry looks back on that moment with a tinge of sadness. "This award is for every nameless, faceless woman of colour that now has a chance because this door tonight has been opened." "This moment is so much bigger than me," she said on the Oscar stage nearly 20 years ago. Why Halle Berry Says Her Best Actress Oscar Is One of Her 'Biggest Heartbreaks'
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