Joseph Gordon-Levitt has paid tribute to the late acting icon.

In a Twitter post, the Don Jon star wrote: “Sidney Poitier. An absolute legend. One of the greats.”

Elijah Wood has said “so long” to the late actor on Twitter.

The Lord of the Rings star wrote: “So long to the groundbreaking titan, Sidney Poitier.”

He accompanied the post with a black and white photograph of Poitier.

Marvel star Mark Ruffalo has shared a tribute post to Poitier on Twitter.

“Immediately dispelling the perverted, obscene, and misinformed notion of white supremacy in every beautifully human, artistic and dignified way = Sidney Poitier,” wrote Ruffalo.

The Hulk actor wrote his caption alongside a Twitter post by Martin Luther King Jr’s daughter Bernice King, in which she remembers Poitier as “powerful beyond the stage and screen”.

Academy Award-winner Viola Davis has shared a lengthy tribute to Poitier on Instagram.

“This is a big one. No words can describe how your work radically shifted my life. The dignity, normalcy, strength, excellence and sheer electricity you brought to your roles showed us that we, as Black folks, mattered!!!” she wrote.

The How to Get Away with Murder star continued: “It was an honor [sic] for my husband and I to share lunch with you at Spagos. You told us, ‘If your dreams do not scare you, they’re not big enough’!

“I put this quote on my daughter’s wall. Rest well Mr. Poitier. Thank you! Thank you for leaving a legacy. May flights of angels sing thee to thy rest.”

Bollywood star Anil Kapoor has remembered the late actor in a touching Twitter post.

“Sidney Poitier, my childhood idol, lifelong inspiration & star of some of my favourite films… Forever your fan & admirer… Rest in Peace,” wrote Kapoor.

The Slumdog Millionaire star accompanied the post with a photograph of himself together with Poitier.

“RIP to a true gentleman, legend, and the first African-American Academy Award winner for Best Actor Sidney Poitier,” wrote the former LA Lakers player.

Magic Johnson also shared two photographs of himself together with Poitier.

In 1964, Poitier made history when he won the Academy Award for Best Actor for Lilies of the Field, making him the first Black and Bahamian man to win the prize.

Other actors nominated in the category included Albert Finney for Tom Jones, Richard Harris for This Sporting Life, Rex Harrison for Cleopatra and Paul Newman for Hud.

At the ceremony, Poitier was greeted with rousing applause and cheers from the audience, with the actor clearly elated by the win.

Rosemary’s Baby star Mia Farrow paid tribute to Poitier on Twitter.

“Sidney Poitier – best of the best RIP,” wrote the actor.

Farrow accompanied her Twitter post with two images of Poitier, one in which he is being presented with the Medal of Freedom by Barack Obama in 2009.

Vampire Diaries star Paul Wesley has paid tribute to Sidney Poitier in a Twitter post shared with his 4.2 million followers.

“RIP Sidney Poitier. I read his autobiography years ago and it was quite the inspiration,” wrote the actor.

The Measure of a Man: A Spiritual Autobiography by Poitier was published in 2000.

Following news of Poitier’s death, fans are remembering the incredible story of how the late acting icon learnt to read.

In the 2004 biography of the star, Sidney Poitier: Man, Actor, Icon, author Aram Goudsouzian tells the extraordinary story of how Poitier learnt to read for his first ever foray into acting.