Halle Berry Says Winning an Oscar 'Didn't Necessarily Change the Course of My Career'

Halle Berry doesn’t believe that winning an Oscar altered her career trajectory.

The 59-year-old actress won for Best Actress in Monster Ball at the 2001 Academy Awards.

During a new profile piece with The Cut, Halle said she once told Cynthia Erivo—who has been nominated for three Oscars, “You god—n deserve it, but I don’t know that it’s going to change your life. It cannot be the validation for what you do, right?”

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Reflecting on her own win...