Slideshow: Most memorable African-American Oscar moments

SLIDESHOW - Here are some of the magic moments where black performers got recognition through Hollywood's highest honor...

Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

There has been a lot of talk about the lack of diversity among this year’s Oscar nominees. Some have faulted the dearth of quality black films as the cause. Regardless of the reasons — the Grio decided to look back at African-American success at the Oscars as opposed to failures. Here are some of the magic moments where black performers got recognition through Hollywood’s highest honor.

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