OSCAR-WINNER Sidney Poitier disclosed in ... for his memorable performance in "The Lilies of the Field." He had previously been nominated for the Academy Award for his role in "The Defiant Ones." ...

Lilies of the Field Made on a modest budget and filmed entirely on location in Arizona, Lilies reveals Sidney Poitier as an actor with a sharp sense of humor. He is a journeyman laborer, touring ...

Lilies of the Field is a kind hearted film that led to Sidney Poitier becoming the first black actor to win an Academy Award for Best Lead Actor. The film stars Poitier as Homer Smith, a jack-of ...

Sidney Poitier, who broke through racial barriers as the first Black winner of the best actor Oscar for his role in "Lilies of the ... directing at the 86th Academy Awards in Hollywood, California ...

(AP Photo/Matt Sayles) NEW YORK (AP) — Sidney Poitier, the groundbreaking actor and enduring inspiration who transformed how Black people were portrayed on screen, became the first Black actor to win ...

When film star Sidney Poitier ... and grief. Poitier was after all the first black man to win an Oscar. He won the Academy award for Best Actor for his role in Lillies of the Field (1963).