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My dad and Tony Curtiswere both nominated for Oscars

Sidney • 2022
My dad and Tony Curtis
were both nominated for Oscars

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My dad and Tony Curtis were both nominated for Oscars.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
00:38:36
Uploaded
Mar 26, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography
Production
Harpo Productions,Network Entertainment,Hudlin Entertainment

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Movie Summary

Follow the real life story of Sidney Poitier, the Oscar winner of 1964.
It was the first time a Black person had been nominated for an Oscar - Sidney 00:06
It was the first time a Black person had been nominated for ...
The fact that my dad came home with this plaque - Sidney 00:09
The fact that my dad came home with this plaque
The amount of media attention, - Sidney 00:10
The amount of media attention,
I mean, part of Sidney's beauty - Sidney 00:08
I mean, part of Sidney's beauty
I wanted to marry Sidney Poitier. You know what I mean? - Sidney 00:06
I wanted to marry Sidney Poitier. You know what I mean?
He was definitely my idea of what a perfect Black man would be. - Sidney 00:07
He was definitely my idea of what a perfect Black man would ...
And he understood what imagery is about, the power of imagery. - Sidney 00:07
And he understood what imagery is about, the power of imager...
I've seen everybody sort of melt in his presence. - Sidney 00:06
I've seen everybody sort of melt in his presence.
He was so elegant, so statuesque. - Sidney 00:06
He was so elegant, so statuesque.
He was, like, "wow." Movie stars should be "wow." - Sidney 00:06
He was, like, "wow." Movie stars should be "w...
I did Raisin in the Sun in 1959. So I got to know Sidney pretty well. - Sidney 00:06
I did Raisin in the Sun in 1959. So I got to know Sidney pre...
Every Black person had read Raisin in the Sun - Sidney 00:09
Every Black person had read Raisin in the Sun
Sidney had bought me a mink coat or something. - Sidney 00:06
Sidney had bought me a mink coat or something.
So I took it back to the store, and I got the money - Sidney 00:08
So I took it back to the store, and I got the money
And I was the largest investor - Sidney 00:07
And I was the largest investor
The first act intermission, when the curtain went down, - Sidney 00:06
The first act intermission, when the curtain went down,
By the time we got to the second intermission, - Sidney 00:11
By the time we got to the second intermission,
A breath of fresh air, a scream, a "Bravo!" - Sidney 00:07
A breath of fresh air, a scream, a "Bravo!"
I knew for certain that I was meant to be an actor - Sidney 00:08
I knew for certain that I was meant to be an actor
After all the doubts that had accumulated - Sidney 00:19
After all the doubts that had accumulated