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The Film ProgrammeDavid OyelowoWinners of the BFI’s Black Star Poll

Favourite performances by a black actor in cinema and TV as voted for by the public

  • Sidney Poitier (In the Heat of the Night, 1967)
  • Pam Grier (Jackie Brown, 1997)
  • Michael K. Williams (The Wire, 2002-2008)
  • Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave, 2013)
  • Morgan Freeman (The Shawshank Redemption, 1994)

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