
For many actors out there, being honored with an Academy Award is the dream. This year's Oscar nominations have made this a possibility for many artists, including a number of people of color. Halle Berry made history as the first Black woman to win Best Leading Actress back in 2002 for Monster's Ball. But she recently got honest about how pulling off that W didn't actually change her life and career much.
Berry has been open about her disappointment in still being the only Black woman to win Best Actress at the Academy Awards. Still, her teary-eyed speech remains an iconic part of film history. While speaking with The Cut, the star of the X-Men movies got real about what happened after she took home an Oscar. In her words: