LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Whoopi Goldberg wins Oscar

Genre

News report; Vox pop

TX Date

27 Mar 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:02:04

Description

Paul Woodley reports on actress Whoopi Goldberg winning the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Ghost, becoming the first black woman to win an Oscar and on her rags to riches story. Includes Whoopi Goldberg’s acceptance speech; reaction form residents of her childhood neighborhood in New York.

Contributors

Paul Woodley; Whoopi Goldberg

Keywords

USA; Actors; Awards; New York; Oscars; Whoopi Goldberg

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