The African-American Film Critics Association Awarded Viola Davis the 2021 Icon Award
Viola Davis accepted the Icon Award from the African-American Film Critics Association for her work in Netflix’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. The film was directed by George C. Wolfe and also starred Chadwick Boseman, who was awarded best actor during the two-hour private virtual broadcast.
Davis thanked Boseman, her fellow cast members, Netflix and its top executives Ted Sarandos and Scott Stuber, as well as her fans when accepting the award.
“It’s been the ride of my life to have this career,” Davis stated. “I have been blessed and fortunate in every single way to be able to literally give you all the human beings, the black and brown human beings that I’ve embodied and to give them to you and to help you to feel less alone through their stories. I will continue to leave a legacy of hope, of life, of humor, of pathos, of humanity for as long as God will have me here.”
Honored to receive the Icon Award last night! Thank you @theaafca!! 🙏🏿💛 pic.twitter.com/VUaSDKfGA1
— Viola Davis (@violadavis) April 8, 2021
Davis also won a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role and NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture for her role as Ma Rainey in the film.
Viola Davis received an Icon Award the same night that she invented the color yellow! 💛 #Icon https://t.co/2r9XZS18QQ
— FangirlingWhileBlack (@BlackFangirling) April 8, 2021
Judas and the Black Messiah was named best picture. Shaka King was awarded as breakout director. Daniel Kaluuya won best supporting actor for his portrayal of Fred Hampton. Dominique Fishback won best supporting actress for her role as Deborah Johnson. Regina King, the director from One Night in Miami, was honored with the best director. Writer Kemp Powers won the best screenplay. The film also won the best ensemble.
Congratulations to all of the winners and nominees for their recent film success. The full list of winners can be found here.
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