Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame

The Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame, Inc. ( BFHFI ) was founded in 1973 in Oakland.

It supports and promotes black film projects and preserves the contributions of African American artists, whether they act in front of or behind the camera. The nonprofit organization also supports screenings of films by and about people of African descent and awards annually in February the Oscar Micheaux Award at the Paramount Theatre in Oakland.

Prize winners (selection)

1973

• Clarence Muse (1889-1979)
• Gordon Parks (1912-2006)

1974

• Katherine Dunham (1909-2006)
• Stepin Fetchit ( Lincoln Perry ) ( 1902-1985 )
• Paul Robeson (1898-1976)

1975

• Ruby Dee (1924 - )
• Hall Johnson (1888-1970)
• Abbey Lincoln (1930-2010)
• Hattie McDaniel (1895-1952)
• Butterfly McQueen (1911-1995)
• Fredi Washington (1903-1994)

1976

• Louise Beavers (1902-1962)
• Diahann Carroll (1935 - )
• Oscar Micheaux (1893-1951)
• Brock Peters (1927-2005)
• Melvin Van Peebles (1932 - )

1977

• Maidie Norman (1912-1998)
• Cicely Tyson (1933 - )

1978

• Benny Carter (1907-2003)
• Nicholas Brothers
• Nina Mae McKinney (1913-1967)
• Sidney Poitier (1927 - )

1979

• Etta Moten Barnett (1901-2004)

1980

• Ivan Dixon (1931-2008)
• William Greaves (1926 - )

1984

• Billy Dee Williams (1937 - )

1986

• Madame Sul -Te -Wan (1873-1959)

1987

• Sammy Davis, Jr. (1925-1990)
• Scatman Crothers (1910-1986)
• Jeni Legon (1916 - )
• Ernie Morrison (1912-1989)

1990

• Suzanne de Passe (1948 - )
• Danny Glover (1946 - )

1991

• Michael Schultz (1938 - )
• August Wilson (1945-2005)

1993

• Madeline Anderson
• Rosalind Cash (1938-1995)

1995

• William D. Alexander (1916-1991)

2006

• Hattie McDaniel (1895-1952)