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Davis she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her film role as suffering mother and wife in the period drama Fences (2016). She was Oscar-nominated for her portrayals as Mrs. Miller in the religious drama Doubt (2008), a maid in the deep south in the drama The Help (2011), and the title role in drama Ma Rainey's Black Bottom ...
Academy Awards, USA. 2021 Nominee Oscar. Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role. Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. 2017 Winner Oscar. Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role. Fences. 2012 Nominee Oscar. Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role.
Feb 27, 2017 · As a teary-eyed Davis accepted the Oscar at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, she achieved what's known as the triple crown of the industry by adding that honor to her past Emmy and Tony awards...
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Her role as lawyer Annalise Keating in the ABC legal thriller drama series How to Get Away with Murder (2014–2020) won her the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, making her the first black actress to do so.
Mark Rylance presents Viola Davis with the Oscar® for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in "Fences" at the 89th Oscars® in 2017.Subscribe for more ...
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Mar 15, 2021 · Davis became an Oscar winner in 2017 for Fences, joining the likes of Hattie McDaniel, Whoopi Goldberg, Jennifer Hudson, Mo'Nique, Octavia Spencer, Lupita Nyong'o and Regina King as one of...
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Feb 23, 2021 · Davis currently shares the record for the most nominated Black actress in the history of the Academy Awards, tied with close friend Octavia Spencer with three nods apiece. Both women have a ...