You Got Robbed!

The Oscars are upon us. It's time to kick back, grab some popcorn and yell at the TV screen. Will Precious get snubbed by the Academy? Well, if so, it'll be in good company. Here are some of the biggest Oscar flubs for nominated black stars.

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  Robbed: Juanita Moore

  Best Supporting Actress in 1959

  Imitation of Life [11]

  Remember how Miss Lora (Lana Turner) cried over Annie’s (Juanita Moore) death bed? And how Mahalia Jackson sang “Trouble of the World [12]” at her funeral?

  Winner: Shelley Winters, The Diary of Anne Frank

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  Robbed: The Color Purple

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  Best Supporting Actress in 1985, Whoopi Goldberg

  “I'm poor, black, I might even be ugly, but dear God, I'm here. I'm here.”

  Winner: Geraldine Page in The Trip to Bountiful

  Best Supporting Actress in 1985, Margaret Avery and Oprah Winfrey

  It’s a toss-up here. Shug or Miss Sofia?

  Winner: Angelica Huston, Prizzi’s Honor

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  Robbed: Morgan Freeman

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  Best Actor in 1989

  Driving Miss Daisy [13]

  Daisy: What are you doing?

  Hoke: I’m tryin’ to drive you to the sto’.

  Winner: Daniel Day-Lewis, My Left Foot

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  Robbed: Do the Right Thing

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  Best Original Screenplay in 1989

  Buggin’ Out: “Hey, Sal, how come they ain't no brothas on the wall?”

  Winner: Tom Schulman, Dead Poets Society

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  Robbed: John Singleton

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  Best Director in 1991

  Boyz in the Hood

  Winner: Jonathan Demme, Silence of the Lambs

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  Late Bloomer

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  Best Actor in 1992

  Denzel Washington, Malcolm X

  Yes, Denzel finally got his due in 2006. But, it shouldn't have taken that long.

  Winner: Al Pacino, Scent of a Woman

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  Robbed: What's Love Got to Do With It?

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  Best Actor and Actress in 1993

  Laurence Fishburne and Angela Bassett

  “My husband and I just had a fight. I'm supposed to open at the Academy tonight. I have 36 cents and a Mobil card, and if you just give me a room, I swear I will pay you back.”

  Winner: Tom Hanks in Philadelphia

  Winner: Holly Hunter in The Piano

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  Third Time's a Charm?

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  Best Actor in 2001 and 2006

  Will Smith has been nominated twice for Best Actor—Ali (2001) and The Pursuit of Happyness (2006). Both times he lost out to another black actor. Sorry, Will!

  2001 Winner: Denzel Washington, Training Day

  2006 Winner: Forest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland

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  Toss-Up!

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  Best Actor in 2004

  Don Cheadle, Hotel Rwanda

  Winner: Jamie Foxx, Ray

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  Robbed: Sophie Okonedo

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  Best Actress in 2004

  Hotel Rwanda

  Hotel Rwanda is one of those hard-to-watch movies [14]. But, Okonedo loses herself in this role and falls into the character.

  Winner: Cate Blanchett, The Aviator

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  Toss-Up: Viola or Taraji?

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  Best Supporting Actress in 2008

  Viola Davis in Doubt
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  Taraji P. Henson in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button [16]

  Winner: Penelope Cruz in Vicky Cristina Barcelona [17]

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  The Root's Honorary Oscar

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  Best Supporting Actor in 2006

  Eddie Murphy, Dreamgirls

  Only because this is the funniest we've seen Eddie Murphy in years!

  Winner: Alan Arkin, Little Miss Sunshine