LOS ANGELES (AP) — Viola Davis needs to make room in her trophy case. On Sunday she won the best supporting actress Oscar for "Fences," a role she originated in a Broadway revival seven years ago for ...

2010 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play Chris Chalk, 2010 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play Viola Davis 2010 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Music in a Play ...

Viola Davis has won the Oscar for best supporting actress at the 89 th annual Academy Awards, for her performance in "Fences." The win comes seven years after Davis won a Tony for the same role in the ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Viola Davis won her first Oscar on Sunday for her supporting role as a long-suffering housewife in the African-American family drama "Fences." Davis, 51, had swept awards ...

Viola Davis has captivated audiences with her portrayals of strong and complex characters. Now, Davis may bring home Oscar gold for her performance as Rose Maxson in "Fences." Davis first portrayed ...

Ironically, Davis' co-star and director, Denzel Washington, won his Best Actor Oscar in 2001 for the smaller role in "Training Day." That film's leading player, Ethan Hawke, contended in supporting ...

Davis was the favorite to win the award. — -- Viola Davis took home her first Oscar for best supporting actress this evening. In her speech, she stressed the importance of telling the stories of ...

Viola Davis has captivated audiences with her portrayals of strong and complex characters. Now, Davis may bring home Oscar gold for her performance as Rose Maxson in "Fences." Davis first portrayed ...

The actress reprised the role of Rose Maxson in the film adaptation of August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning play. Third time’s the charm for Viola Davis. The actress, who had been nominated twice ...