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Ahead of the 2025 Oscars, PEOPLE is looking back on moments from Academy Awards history. 'Moonlight' star Naomie Harris ...

What awards has Viola Davis been nominated for? Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Fences, Special Citations (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for , Outstanding ...

Her first PEOPLE cover, following her 2017 Oscar win for Fences, found Davis taking stock ... "Can you believe his heart?" Related: Viola Davis' Daughter Genesis Makes Rare Appearance as She ...

She went on to win ... Times Davis gave a rousing speech, an ode to artists, when she won the best supporting actress Oscar in 2017 for her performance in the film adaptation of “Fences.” ...

Following yesterday’s (January 24th) nomination announcement it was revealed that ultimate queen Viola Davis has made Oscar history as ... black woman EVER to win the Emmy for Outstanding ...

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play : Chris Chalk, was nominated but did not win. Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play: Viola Davis won. 2010 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Actor in a ...

Viola Davis accepts the award ... who's won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony award during their career. The celebrated actor has two Tonys, most recently for "Fences" in 2010, she won an Emmy ...

Viola Davis, born August 11, 1965, is an American actress and producer known for “The Help,” “Fences” and the TV series “How to Get Away With Murder.” She has been awarded an Oscar ...

But Viola Davis' hard-won, midlife rise to the very ... for it—is what marks her for greatness. Streep is an Oscar-winning actor ...