Halle Berry is "saddened" that no other Black star has won the Best Actress Academy Award since her.
Halle Berry is "eternally miffed" that no Black woman has won the Best Actress Oscar since her.
The 58-year-old Hollywood star became the first Black woman to win the accolade at the Academy Awards in 2002 for her role in 'Monster's Ball', and admits she is "continually saddened" that 22 years on, she remains the only one.
She told Marie Claire: “I’m still eternally miffed that no Black woman has come behind me for that Best Actress Oscar, I’m continually saddened by that year after year.
“And it’s certainly not because there has been nobody deserving.”
The 'Catwoman' star hailed the successes of Black actresses Andra Day, 39, and Viola Davis, 59, and insisted a "soaring career" is far more important to her than any award.
She said: “Would I rather have awards or a kicka**, robust, soaring career as a Black woman? I’d take the kicka**, soaring career over an award any day."
Halle has always been clear about what she wants from her career, but she admits she's been "loosey goosey" about her relationships - until she manifested her latest romance with 54-year-old musician Van Hunt.
She said: “I created my career. I was intentional about that. I knew what I was going to do, and I did it.
“But I had never been that intentional with my relationships. I was loosey goosey with that. You have to be clear with the universe [or] any old thing will find you.”
She added: “The minute I started to feel like I understood myself and what I had been doing wrong, Van’s brother, who I had known for many years, came to me and said, ‘you should meet my brother.’”
Halle has been married three times before to David Justice from 1993 until 1997, Eric Benét from 2001 until 2005, and Olivier Martinez from 2013 until 2016.
The actress has daughter Nahla Ariela, 16, with ex-partner Gabriel Aubry, and son Maceo-Robert, 10, with her third husband.
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