Emmy Predictions: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
The 2022 Emmys race for Best Actress in a Limited Series is dominated by people who took on roles based on real life women.
Viola Davis
Viola Davis Hits Back at ‘Hurtful’ ‘First Lady’ Reactions: Critics ‘Serve Absolutely No Purpose’
“It gives them an opportunity to be cruel,” said Davis, whose performance as Michelle Obama in the Showtime series has drawn jeers.
Viola Davis: Casting Directors Said I Wasn’t ‘Classically Beautiful’ Enough to Play Romantic Lead
Davis recalled that even some fellow Black actors thought she wasn’t pretty enough to pull off “How to Get Away with Murder,” for which she’s won Emmy and SAG awards.
‘The First Lady’ Review: Michelle Pfeiffer Is MVP of Showtime’s Clunky Presidential Anthology
We’re left with a glitzy, star-studded, ill-defined viewpoint of what it means to be First Lady.
‘The First Lady’ Trailer: Gillian Anderson, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Viola Davis Take on the White House
Viola Davis plays Michelle Obama, while Michelle Pfeiffer shows Betty Ford’s descent into alcoholism.
Sharon Stone Warns Against Idolizing Meryl Streep: ‘There Are Other Actresses Equally as Talented’
“Viola Davis is every bit the actress Meryl Streep is,” Stone said. “Emma Thompson. Judy Davis. Olivia Colman. Kate Winslet, for fuck’s sake.”
Anonymous Oscar Ballots 2021: Two Producers Go All In on ‘Nomadland’ and ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’
They agree on many of the major categories.
SAG Awards Film Winners Analysis: What the Night of Upsets Means for the Oscars
More often than not, SAG Award winners repeat at the Oscars. Will Sunday night’s spoilers have a chance?
Oscars 2021: Best Actress Predictions
Is the frontrunner Viola Davis or Carey Mulligan? This campaign is changing fast.
Viola Davis Is Now the Most-Nominated Black Actress in Oscars History
Davis and Andra Day both landed in the Best Actress race, making it only the second time in Oscars history where two Black women will compete in the category in the same year.
‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ Review: Boseman and Davis Energize a Faithful August Wilson Adaptation
August Wilson’s play comes to vivid life in a Netflix adaptation that owes much to its dynamic performers.
Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman Lead Netflix’s ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ to the Oscars
Actors will love Oscar winner Davis as the blues singer of the title, and never-nominated Boseman as her restless, go-getter trumpeter
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