Viola Davis continued her march to the Oscars by snagging a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance By A Female Actor In A Leading Role. Her co-star in The Help, Octavia Spencer won Best Supporting Actress. Black Arts: Urban Film Festivals Throughout the Nation Davis beat out Meryl Streep, Tilda Swinton, Glenn Close and […]
The 2012 Golden Globe Awards went down this weekend and while few celebs were actually up for an award, they made sure to hit the parties and red carpets anyway, dressed their best. Check out what Paula Patton, Mary J. Blige, Diddy, Kim Kardashian, Tracee Ellis Ross and more wore on the big day! Mary […]
Viola Davis is the Critics Choice! “The Help” actress scored a win for “Best Actress” last night during the awards ceremony, which was held at the Hollywood Palladium. “I am absolutely so humbled,” said Davis. “I wanted to be somebody. I wanted to dream big and make a mark somehow, and that’s something absolutely that […]
Nominations for the 69th Golden Globe Awards were announced this morning with leading nominees including Viola Davis (The Help), Idris Elba (Luther). As expected, The Help swept the nominations field with a total of five nods, including Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Drama nominations for Octavia Spencer and Jessica Chastain. The Help is also […]
Viola Davis and her husband, actor Julian Tennon, are officially parents. “The Help” star is now a first time mom as she’s have just adopted a baby girl named Genesis, her rep tells Us Weekly. This is Davis and Tennon’s first child together. Tennon also has two adult children. What’s next on the agenda for […]
Much of the east coast is a mess after Hurricane Irene, but that didn’t stop the maids of “The Help” from cleaning up at the box office. For the second week in a row, ‘The Help’ was No. 1, with an estimated $14.3 million, fending off newcomers ‘Colombiana,’ ‘Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark’ and […]
Viola Davis covers the August 2011 issue of ESSENCE Magazine as “Hollywood’s Best-Kept Secret.” The actress (of “Doubt” and “Law Abiding Citizen” fame) is currently starring in the upcoming film “The Help,” based on the best-selling book. Inside, she talks about the struggles black women face, especially as a dark-skinned woman in the industry. “As […]
