Overview
- In a new profile with The Cut tied to her film Crime 101, Berry reflects that the Oscar did not shift the opportunities she received.
- She says directors questioned casting a Black woman, worrying a project would be labeled a “Black movie” that wouldn’t sell overseas.
- Berry remains the only Black woman to have won Best Actress since her 2002 triumph for Monster’s Ball.
- She told three‑time Oscar nominee Cynthia Erivo that awards should not be the measure of validation or expected to change one’s life.
- Providing personal context, Berry recalled a high‑school prom incident where she says a win was overruled because she was Black, shaping her outlook on recognition.