163K views · 10K reactions | For his 1963 portrayal of an itinerant...

436K views · 8.8K reactions | Sidney Poitier was the first Black actor to be nominated in the Best Actor Category for THE DEFIANT ONES ('58). Five years later he was up for the same nomination for his performance in LILIES OF THE FIELD ('63), making history again as the first African American to win the award. #31DaysOfOscar | Turner Classic Movies: TCM | Facebook

“Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: … If God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?” —Matthew 6:28, 30 How has music helped you to feel peace during difficult times? #ComeFollowMe #TabChoir | The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Sidney Poitier Lilies Of The Field, 1963, and The Oscar Lilies of the Field is a 1963 American comedy drama film adapted by James Poe from the 1962 novel of the same name by William Edmund Barrett, and stars Sidney Poitier, Lilia Skala, Stanley Adams, and Dan Frazer. It was produced and directed by Ralph Nelson. Release dates: June 1963 (Berlin Film Festival) Produced by: Ralph Nelson | Because We Love Classic Cinema

118K views · 4.9K reactions | On April 13, 1964, Sidney Poitier became first black man to win Academy Award for Best Actor for 'Lilies of the Field.' He said, "It is a long journey to this moment." It was and still is. | The Root | Facebook