The statistic presents distribution of winners from the best acting categories at the Academy Awards from 1928 to 2015, by ethnicity. It was found 98.9 percent of all "Best Actress" winners have been white, the one percent of all winners from other ethnicities is represented by Halle Berry who won the "Best Actress" award in 2002.
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Time. (January 20, 2016). Distribution of acting category winners at the Academy Awards from 1928 to 2015, by ethnicity [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 26, 2026, from /statistics/321257/ethnicity-distribution-academy-award-acting-winners/
Time. "Distribution of acting category winners at the Academy Awards from 1928 to 2015, by ethnicity." Chart. January 20, 2016. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed July 26, 2026. /statistics/321257/ethnicity-distribution-academy-award-acting-winners/
Time. (2016). Distribution of acting category winners at the Academy Awards from 1928 to 2015, by ethnicity. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 26, 2026. /statistics/321257/ethnicity-distribution-academy-award-acting-winners/
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Distribution of acting category winners at the Academy Awards from 1928 to 2015, by ethnicity [Graph], Time, January 20, 2016. [Online]. Available: /statistics/321257/ethnicity-distribution-academy-award-acting-winners/