Source: Courtesy of United Artists
25. First Black performer to win Best Actor
> Winner: Sidney Poitier, Lilies of the Field
> Year: 1963
Source: Courtesy of United Artists
24. First crime film to win Best Picture
> Winner: In the Heat of the Night
> Year: 1967
Source: Courtesy of United Artists
23. First X-rated movie to win an Oscar
> Winner: Midnight Cowboy (later re-rated to R)
> Year: 1969
Source: Courtesy of Warner Bros.
22. First science fiction film to be nominated for Best Picture
> Winner: A Clockwork Orange
> Year: 1971
Source: Courtesy of Warner Bros.
21. First horror film nominated for Best Picture
> Winner: The Exorcist
> Year: 1973
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