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From chilling villains to heartbreaking figures and charming scene-stealers, these performances ... a hauntingly unpredictable Joker in The Dark Knight or Viola Davis’s poignant and powerful Fences ...

Swank has won two Academy Awards: one for her role in "Boys Don't Cry" in ... character. Davis won her first Oscar after three nominations for her role as Rosa Lee Maxson in "Fences." ...

At the 97th Academy Awards on Sunday, a whole new class of winners were minted. This year's crop of nominated films, which were largely well-liked by critics, came from around the world — and ...

The Majestic Theater celebrates playwright August Wilson with a 40th anniversary production of his Pulitzer and Tony Award winning play, "Fences." ...

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 ...

Director Francis Ford Coppola, actor Viola Davis, director Paul Feig and and ... flawlessly when other performers didn’t nail the scene. “He was a great one. He was a great actor.” ...

Best actress contenders arguably get more of the Oscar spotlight, but the supporting actress category at the Academy Awards always gives us scene-stealing ... winners like Viola Davis and Anne ...

Him deciding to hold up the flag for the charge is one of the most iconic scenes in late ‘80s cinema ... in August Wilson’s Pittsburgh Cycle, Viola Davis plays a wronged but loyal wife.