Hattie McDaniel was remembered by Mo’Nique in her Oscar dress and speech. Hattie McDaniel won the Oscar for Gone with the Wind.

She was the first African-American in 1940 to be nominated and win an Oscar for that memorable character “Mammy”.

Backstage, after winning for Precious, Mo’Nique told press: “The reason why I have on this royal blue dress is because it’s the color that Hattie McDaniel wore in 1940 when she accepted her Oscar.

“The reason why I have this gardenia in my hair, it is the flower that Hattie McDaniel wore when she accepted her Oscar. So for you, Miss Hattie McDaniel, I feel you all over me.”