BONUS: The Oscars are Sunday and, as an L.A.-focused show, we gotta get into it somehow, right? Our friends with LAist Studios' Academy Museum pod are gonna help us out.
This episode looks back at the historic night in 2002 when Halle Berry became the first - and still only - Black woman to win the Academy Award for best actress.
The category has been one of the least diverse acting categories in the history of the ceremony. For this reason and others, Oscars Night 2002 holds particular historical significance.
Take a listen. If you like what you hear, you can catch more episodes here: https://laist.com/podcasts/the-academy-museum-podcast
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