Halle Berry made history by becoming the first Black woman to win the Academy Award for Best Actress in 2002.
She's shared a deeply honest reflection on what that moment truly meant for her at the time, but her statements are raising eyebrows for fans across the board.
The superstar spoke about the fact that despite her major achievement, winning the Oscar didn't propel her into a pool of opportunities she had once thought about.
She expected that this award would bring a giant wave of diverse and high-profile roles, but found that many directors and studios continued to treat her using a racial bias lens.
The actress also shed light on her winning the historic Oscar, but that did not change her, adding how she was still 'black' the next morning.
Berry even shared more about how the systemic barriers that she faced didn't disappear with that trophy. Many decision-makers were hesitant to cast Black actresses in top roles due to outdated beliefs about the types of films that would do well around the globe.