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Apr 3, 2017 · Mark Rylance presents Viola Davis with the Oscar® for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in "Fences" at the 89th Oscars® in 2017.
Mar 15, 2021 · March 15, 2021, 8:40 AM. 2:38. Viola Davis stars as Ma Rainey in the 2020 film, "Ma Rainey's...Show More. Show More. David Lee/Netflix. Viola Davis made history when the 2021 Oscar nominations were announced on Monday. The actress received a best actress nomination for "Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom," which marked her fourth Oscar nomination.
Audiences across the United States and internationally have admired her for her work- including her celebrated, Oscar-nominated performances in The Help (2011), Doubt (2008), and her Oscar winning performance in Fences (2016). In 2015, Davis won the Emmy Award for...
Nov 19, 2022 · 1, 2. If she wins for “Woman King,” Davis would be the first Black woman to receive multiple acting Academy Awards, and just the second to win a lead Oscar. 21. Awards seasons since Halle...
Feb 23, 2021 · Feb 23, 2021 12:10pm PT. Viola Davis on the Prospect of Becoming the Most Nominated Black Actress in Oscars History. By Angelique Jackson. Everett Collection. With her critically acclaimed...
Mar 15, 2021 · March 15, 2021 7:14 AM PT. Viola Davis’ best actress Oscar nomination Monday for her work in “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” makes her the most nominated Black actress in the history of the...
Feb 27, 2017 · On Sunday she won the best supporting actress Oscar for “Fences,” a role she originated in a Broadway revival seven years ago for which she won a Tony Award. Davis played long-suffering Rose Maxson opposite Denzel Washington as her husband Troy, a couple living in 1950s Pittsburgh whose marriage eventually falls apart.