Viola Davis

Top Awards Go To 'la La Land,' Emma Stone, Affleck

... “This was a movie about love and I was luckily enough to fall in love while making it,” said Chazelle, speaking about his girlfriend and Oscars date, Olivia Hamilton. Though many expected the awards to be one long parade for “La La Land,” it didn’t play out that way. Barry Jenkins, the writer-director of “Moonlight” and Tarell Alvin Mc Craney, whose play it was based on, won for adapted screenplay. “All you people out there who feel like there isn’t a mirror out there for you, the academy has your back, the ACLU has your back and for the next four years we will not leave you alone, we will not forget you,” said Jenkins. Kenneth Lonergan, the New York playwright whose last film (“Margaret”) was beset by lawsuits and conflict, won best original screenplay. “I love the movies. I love being part of the movies,” said Lonergan, who then thanked his star. “Thank you Casey Affleck, Casey Affleck, Casey Affleck.”. Shortly later, in one of the night’s most closely watched categories, Casey Affleck won best actor — his first Oscar — for his soulful, grief-filled performance in “Manchester ...

Moonlight' And 'la La Land' Face Off For The Final Awards

... Gabourey Sidibe ("Precious") in 2010. This year, Ruth Negga of "Loving," is the eighth. In total, in almost 90 years of the Academy Awards, only 16 women of color have been nominated in the lead actress category. See them all below. Dorothy Dandridge, "Carmen Jones". Diana Ross, "Lady Sings The Blues". Cicely Tyson, "Sounder". Whoopi Goldberg, "The Color Purple". Angela Bassett, "What's Love Got to Do With It". Fernanda Montenegro, "Central Station". Catalina Sandino Moreno, "Maria Full of Grace". Penélope Cruz, "Volver". Quvenzhané Wallis, "Beasts of the Southern Wild". Ruth Negga, "Loving". Feb. 26, 2017, 8:42 p.m. Damien Chazelle wins best director for 'La La Land'. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times). Damien Chazelle won the best director Oscar for his film “La La Land,” a candy-colored musical romance starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone. At 32, Chazelle became the youngest person to win in the director category. Last year, his film “Whiplash” was nominated for five Oscars, including best picture. In an essay on musicals for The Times, Chazelle wrote, “I wanted to make a movie that would embrace the magic of musicals but root it in the rhythms and texture ...

Viola Davis And Mahershala Ali Win Best Supporting Oscars; Kimmel Trolls Damon All Night

... Sea.” But more recently, Denzel Washington seemed to be picking up steam thanks to a Screen Actors Guild Award for “Fences.”. It was Affleck who prevailed. “Dammit,” he said when he took the stage, as he got choked up. He first thanked his rival for the prize. “One of the first people who taught me how to act was Denzel Washington, and I just met him tonight,” Affleck said. “I wish I had something bigger and more meaningful to say,” he said at the end of his speech. “I’m just dumbfounded that I’m included.”. Share via Email. The inside track on Washington politics. Be the first to know about new stories from Power Post. Sign up to follow, and we’ll e-mail you free updates as they’re published. You’ll receive free e-mail news updates each time a new story is published. You’re all set. Share ...

Viola Davis’ 6 Best Awards Show Speeches

... Golden Globe After Five Nominations Over the Years. Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture goes to @violadavis ! #Golden Globes __link__/0 ABKj B 2 d 5 m. — Golden Globe Awards (@goldenglobes) January 9, 2017. After Viola won Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture for her work in Fences at the 2017 Golden Globes , she delivered an emotional acceptance speech. “This story screamed art and heart,” she told the crowd. “And it deserved to be told.”. #1: Viola Makes History for Black Women at Emmys 2015. Viola Davis Gives Powerful Speech About Diversity and Opportunity | Emmys 2015. At the 2015 Emmy Awards , Viola won the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for How to Get Away with Murder. The event marked the first ...

Viola Davis Won An Oscar And Gave An Amazing Speech. No One Is Surprised

... Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play. In her acceptance speech, Davis said that Wilson “exhumed and exalted the ordinary people.” She also thanked her co-star and director Denzel Washington. “Oh captain, my captain,” she told Washington, “thank you for putting two entities in the driving seat: August and God. And they served you well.”. She was previously nominated for her supporting role in the 2008 film “Doubt” and for best actress for the 2011 film “The Help.”. As noted by Washington Post reporter Dan Zak, the win makes Davis the 23 rd member of an exclusive group of actors who have won a competitive Emmy, Tony and Oscar for performance. Davis is also the first African American to earn that distinction, as well as the first African American actress to receive three Oscar nominations. As she has garnered critical acclaim for her stage, film and television performances, Davis has also earned a reputation for making powerful awards show speeches. “You cannot win an Emmy for roles that simply are not there,” she said in 2015 when she became the first black woman to win the award for lead actress in a ...

Let's Put Viola Davis' Speech In Perspective

... with a sincere plea for everyone in the room to reach out to one person they disagree with — and an acknowledgment of his fantastic Fake News Feud with Matt Damon. “We’ve known each other since I was the fat one,” quipped Kimmel. Prior to that crack, Kimmel had a little fun with “Hacksaw Ridge” nominee Mel Gibson. “There’s only one ‘Braveheart’ in the room, and he’s not going to unite us either,” said Kimmel. Kimmel also made jokes about Matt Damon passing on acting in “Manchester by the Sea” and giving the role to his childhood friend Casey Affleck, and going on to make “The Great Wall,” a “ponytail” movie “that went on to lose $80 million”; Jeff Bezos and Amazon; and the fact a lot of people have yet to see “Moonlight” and “Elle.”. As for the “highly overrated” Meryl Streep, Kimmel noted she’s been “phoning it in” in movies from “The Deer Hunter” to “Sophie’s Choice.” Easy pickings, but good stuff. After “O. ...

Watch Viola Davis's Emotional Oscars Acceptance Speech

... statement from Raed al Saleh, head of the White Helmets: "We are so grateful that this film has highlighted our work to the world. Our organization is guided by a verse in the Koran: 'To save one life is to save all of humanity.' We have saved more than 82,000 civilian lives.". Statement read on behalf of Raed Al Saleh, head of the White Helmets: "Work on the side of life." #Oscars __link__/Bh JZPKld OH. — ريم الحرمي (@Reem_Al Harmi) February 27, 2017. Viola Davis's Emotional Acceptance Speech. Viola Davis won the Supporting Actress Oscar for her role in Fences. In her speech (which, thankfully, no one from the production attempted to cut short) she thanked her family and extolled the virtues of art (and August Wilson) for giving voice to regular people. "People ask me all the time, what kind of stories do you want to tell, Viola? The stories of the people who dreamed big and never saw those dreams to fruition. People who fell in love and lost," she said. "Here's to August Wilson, who exhumed and exalted the ordinary people." Watch it all below. . @violadavis #Oscars acceptance speech: Artists "the only ...

For Viola Davis, Picking Out An Oscar Dress Is Like Going To The Dentist

... said, he sort of sums up what we were after [this awards season].”. Ah, yes, her Oscar dress. Stewart is tight-lipped about the designer of the frock—other than excluding Kors from the mix. All she’ll say is that the dress is a “continuation of our sort of story.” She then repeated, “Yeah, I mean, we’re sticking to the story, so to speak.” She did note that, while everything was mapped out from the get-go, each garment has been custom-made, and, as of earlier this week, Stewart was still waiting for items to come in. “Even though we know what we’re doing, conceptually, we have some choices and, believe it or not, they’re arriving late,” she said. For Stewart, a veteran of the red carpet at this point, the actual day of the Oscars is not particularly stressful, though, as the key decisions have already been made at that point. “It’s not chaotic. The day of is when ...