Actor and director Sidney Poitier on the set of the movie 'Lilies of the Field' for which he won the Academy Award for best actor Legendary actor Sidney Poitier, who broke barriers in 1963 as the ...

Oprah Winfrey, Reginald Hudlin and three of Sidney Poitier’s daughters sit down with TODAY’s Sheinelle Jones to discuss Poitier’s rise to stardom during the civil rights era and how he paved the way ...

Sidney Poitier came to America from the Bahamas when Jim Crow laws were in effect and racial segregation was a painful daily reality. As the first Black man to win an Oscar, he challenged that reality ...

“Sidney,” a documentary tribute to the trailblazing Black movie star Sidney Poitier, was produced by Oprah Winfrey, and it leans far more toward one-dimensional inspiration than insight. Important ...

“He approached his life as a role model and a mentor,” says Derik Murray of the film, which premieres on AppleTV+ on Sept. 23. By Etan Vlessing Canada Bureau Chief Sidney, the sweeping doc about the ...

The Gotham Film & Media Institute has set the late actor, filmmaker and activist Sidney Poitier for the Icon Trbute at the 32nd annual Gotham Awards, taking place live and in person at NYC’s Cipriani ...